Proposal: Rumors and Proposals Thread | Free Agency Underway

[Paralyzer]

Are you serious? Now we're talking about trading off Strome because people think he'll bust? Has anyone heard of 'give the kid a break'? This offseason is getting WAAAAAY out of hand...

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Hemksy would have been nice... oh well...
Stay the course Chia!! Making the playoffs wont be easy..

Well, he doesn't have to do anything because he can hide under the guise that the contracts must come first and nothing can be done until they're done. He can take as much time as possible, do nothing, sit on this roster where we're hoping on career years from every player to make sure we're in a competitive spot come April and if it fails - well, his hands were tied.

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Are you serious? Now we're talking about trading off Strome because people think he'll bust? Has anyone heard of 'give the kid a break'? This offseason is getting WAAAAAY out of hand...

Exactly and to be fair he's already a bust.

 

[jeg]

With potential bonuses and Draisaitls cap hit can't see us grabbing much of a piece however I'm intrigued by Pirri, he seems to be a goal scorer, RW/C, anyone know how his foot speed is? He seems like a low risk high reward player if he clicks with either McDavid or Draisaitl
Also would try Vanek and chaisson

For D I liked what I seen from Jokipakka, Calgary fan friends (term used loosely lol) really liked him as well and couldn't see why they moved him
Fransen makes the most sense
Nesterov also interesting but not a sure thing

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

Strome is better than Zach Smith so it would be a downgrade. Mid round pick is a magic bean.

I'd like Desharnais re-signed actually... perfect 4th line filler with some talent.

Jokinen would be a good addition.

Strome is more talented than Zach Smith and has more upside, but Smith fills his role on the team better than Strome fills his role.

I don't want Desharnais back he gets pushed off the puck way too easy and while he is a bit feisty, he isn't as feisty or as fast as he was when he was younger and isn't pesky enough to make up for his short comings, I'd consider him a net negative in driving possession.

I'm for Jokinen and I'm guessing we can get him for $1.25M on a 1 year deal, I know Chia is holding back on NHL UFA signings for fear of an offer-sheet on Drai, but that cap-hit is low enough that I don't think it puts us in jeopardy.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'd love to get Jussi Jokinen. I think he has tons of versatility and can basically play anywhere in the line-up and not look out of place, plus help us win points in the shootout. I think he would bring a lot of value to the team, and wouldn't (or shouldn't) break the bank. He would be the perfect signing, really. I'd be happy with just signing him, and maybe one more D signing for depth, then I'd be happy with the team going into the season -- assuming Drai gets signed, of course.

 

[McVirginOil]

I don't like the supposed Oilers approach in giving the younger, inexperienced players more undeserved time.

It'd be 100 times better if Oilers signed a couple of UFAs for one year and see if the players like Benning, Nurse, Pulju can push them down the lineup

If they can, then great, well deserved

If not then we have a failsafe if their development is being held back

If Chia signs Jagr/Campbell/Franson (not all of them) for a year I'll instantly forgive him.

 

[Spawn]

I don't like the Oilers approach in giving the younger, inexperienced players more undeserved time.

It'd be 100 times better if Oilers signed a couple of UFAs for one year and see if the players like Benning, Nurse, Pulju can push them out of the line up

If they can, then great, well deserved

If not then we have a failsafe if their development is being held back

I agree with you regarding Pulju. And I think we should have tried to upgrade the defense. But more so an upgrade on Russell. I think Nurse and Benning have both shown enough in the NHL that they deserve bottom pairing roles.

 

[bobbythebrain]

I don't like the supposed Oilers approach in giving the younger, inexperienced players more undeserved time.

It'd be 100 times better if Oilers signed a couple of UFAs for one year and see if the players like Benning, Nurse, Pulju can push them down the lineup

If they can, then great, well deserved

If not then we have a failsafe if their development is being held back

If Chia signs Jagr/Campbell/Franson (not all of them) for a year I'll instantly forgive him.

Look for trades on 1 year contracts imo. Chia said he has some worked out. I think it just comes down signing Leon first, and the amount he will get

 

[tv14]

A couple names that I find intriguing still available:

Jokinen
Vanek
Campbell
King
Wingels (T-Mac connection)
Nesterov

 

[Seachd]

A couple names that I find intriguing still available:

Jokinen
Vanek
Campbell
King
Wingels (T-Mac connection)
Nesterov

Wingels signed with Chicago.

 

[McGoMcD]

I'd love to get Jussi Jokinen. I think he has tons of versatility and can basically play anywhere in the line-up and not look out of place, plus help us win points in the shootout. I think he would bring a lot of value to the team, and wouldn't (or shouldn't) break the bank. He would be the perfect signing, really. I'd be happy with just signing him, and maybe one more D signing for depth, then I'd be happy with the team going into the season -- assuming Drai gets signed, of course.

Was also thinking this. He is 1 year away from 60 points. The guy can play a two way game, and do it all. Great buy low opportunity. Get him in for 2 mill a year.

 

[AVE MAN]

Jagr will be wanting 6+ I imagine now.

I want 6+ too but I think neither one of us are going to get it.

I predict Oilers get Iginla for 1 year at a decent price, a few weeks before the start of camp. He still has a decent shot, is tough and it's time to bring him home.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I want 6+ too but I think neither one of us are going to get it.

I predict Oilers get Iginla for 1 year at a decent price, a few weeks before the start of camp. He still has a decent shot, is tough and it's time to bring him home.

I know that many feel that he's done, but I'd like to give him a chance to win a cup here. He could also teach Puljujarvi and Slepyshev a ton in terms of how to get open for shots.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I don't like the supposed Oilers approach in giving the younger, inexperienced players more undeserved time.

It'd be 100 times better if Oilers signed a couple of UFAs for one year and see if the players like Benning, Nurse, Pulju can push them down the lineup

If they can, then great, well deserved

If not then we have a failsafe if their development is being held back

If Chia signs Jagr/Campbell/Franson (not all of them) for a year I'll instantly forgive him.

What I've learned from Chia when he signed Russell in early October last year is he's never content with the roster
I think they sign a veteran forward or defenseman for cheap later into the summer, maybe in the fal

 

[Del Preston]

I think we'll see a UFA signing or a trade once the McDavid/Draisaitl contracts are done.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

A couple of people mentioned Vanek and I just want to chime in on him, his numbers were great in Detroit and far less impressive for Florida, Detroit gave him butter soft minutes, like as sheltered as a player can possibly be, more sheltered than most rookies entering the league are. Florida used him more like an everyday top 6 player and the results were far worse.

I'm not going to hate on the idea of getting him, cause I think there is value in a guy who can be put against the dregs of the league and just pound the holy hell out of them, but I think we should be mindful he has a limited skill set and significant flaws, to get the most out of him he has to be deployed in a specific way. If anyone thought we could saddle him up with Nuge on a tough minute line and expect it to work out well, I just want to dispel that myth.

 

[tv14]

Wingels signed with Chicago.

Oh strange, I was looking at capfriendly's UFA list while making that list. Looks like the list just isn't totally updated yet!

 

[LTIR]

Komarov is a Chiarelli player... would be ideal as Pouliot replacement... expiring contract...mentor for Puljujarvi. ..
Get him and Jokinen both...Finvasion!

 

[BarDownBobo]

Slepyshev scored 10 points last year. He's in no way a guy you lean on in either of those roles. If he earns his way on, fine. But he has shown nothing at this level to inspire confidence in the idea of him in a scoring role.

Listening to Chia's press conference on July 1 lead me to believe that management and coaching are going to give Slepy an opportunity to grab a much larger role this year. He kinda went out of his way to mention how much they liked his game in the playoffs, and how they felt he had shown a lot of growth through the season. I think he'll be in a top 9 role for sure, and if I were to guess I'd say he'll be playing with Looch and one of Drai/RNH/Strome.

 

[McSuper]

I don't like the supposed Oilers approach in giving the younger, inexperienced players more undeserved time.

It'd be 100 times better if Oilers signed a couple of UFAs

for one year and see if the players like Benning, Nurse, Pulju can push them down the lineup

If they can, then great, well deserved

If not then we have a failsafe if their development is being held back

If Chia signs Jagr/Campbell/Franson (not all of them) for a year I'll instantly forgive him.

And if a team offer sheets Draisaitl and Chia did have the cap space to match I bet you would be one of the fans saying he should have waited fire him .

Fans are so fickle . Last year everyone ( maybe a few of us weren't ) Yell and whining about Chia made us worst . Relax Chia is a proven winner the team had been so mach better since he took over . Just because you don't see how the puzzle will fit together doesn't mean Chia hasn't made the right moves . Fans on here wanted Eberle left unprotected . Chia trades him for a younger guy with upside and the same fans calls for his head . LOL

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

From what chia said It sounded like we are going to make 2 trades aaaaand jones, bear, Mantha, Paigin, Puljujarvi, slepyshev won't be involved.

Any ideas?

 

[Jumptheshark]

I think we'll see a UFA signing or a trade once the McDavid/Draisaitl contracts are done.

Yep.

The moment they sign the clock starts on the nuge trade and until that happens we are in devils limbo

 

[MoneyGuy]

Say goodbye to McDavid and Drai...and a competitive team.

Strike the word "competitive."

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Well so far you've called me simple, dumb, etc. lol.

Yet I don't see much for an argument from you other than you are going to boo and complain more about the contract if he doesn't score for a couple weeks and that the Oilers should trade him because that is bad.

Perhaps they should try to get Eberle back so that people will buy more tickets? After all, according to you, it wasn't because he was pretty much useless, it's because the team needed 20 million this year to sign Drasiatl?

Your "narrative" is changing. Now it's not "perception" it is your "reality". Well, I'm certainly not going to change your reality so I guess we will leave it at that.

Again, I don't want them to trade Draisaitl, but being prepared for all the BS that will come.

It's about more then fans, because the agents and players here about the narrative too. The other part of, being too expensive to be competitive, also means well they're too expensive to pay you, you want to play there?

It could (and probably will) snowball, trading Draisaitl allows you to get infront of it.