Proposal: Rumour and Proposals Thread: The Deadline is Coming

[McDNicks17]

LTIR and the cap gets so complex.

With the 24 days/10 games mark coming up could they put those two players on LTIR retroactively and get some of the space back from the fact they’ve had to carry so many extra players on the roster because of injuries?

It won't technically gain them any cap space, but the cushion will let them use the space taken up by the injury replacements.

I think it opens up about $3.1M from Benson, Cave, Lagesson and Bouchard since right now both they and the player they're replacing count against the cap.

 

[Raab]

Plays center also. Awhile back I was talking to a Sabres fan and he felt that he just needed confidence and to get his man strength to succeed. I'd make that trade.

Yep, I’d try him at LW as well. Feel his game would look better there.

 

[Faelko]

find a comfy spot on Robidas Island for Neal - cap issue solved

That Island is starting to get crowded these days. Haha

 

[Raab]

That’s not coming this season, or likely the offseason. Once again almost every team needs this and when they have it they don’t trade it. Have faith in Bouchard.

Pretty well every team is looking for the same things. And I have no faith in a rookie dman going into this years playoffs.

 

[KlefDown]

GMKH having a presser in about 40 mins. hmmmm wonder what it's about

 

[SK13]

Pretty well every team is looking for the same things. And I have no faith in a rookie dman going into this years playoffs.

Why not? Currently the rookies on our team are better than the veterans they replace and not one of them has that skill ceiling.

 

[spot]

Toronto is desperate, right?

Larsson for Kapanen and their conditional 1st. Flip Kapanen and to Ari for Hall (gives Arizona some capspace). Send Toronto's cond.1st + Russell (cap purposes) to NJD for Severson.

Done.

I think that we would be better off keeping Kapanen and his manageable cost controlled contract. We do not need Hall at 10 million/per year. Also Larson>Kapanen for this years playoffs (if we make it). This deal would be an off season deal once our rookies have proven themselves more and cap implications forces such a trade.

 

[SK13]

GMKH having a presser in about 40 mins. hmmmm wonder what it's about

It was known that he was planning on a state of the union after a trip to Europe around this time. He canceled on the trip, I believe, but I pretty much think this is the "this is what we're thinking on deadline" update that other GMs are having lately.

 

[KlefDown]

hoping for the best but expecting the worst

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Pretty well every team is looking for the same things. And I have no faith in a rookie dman going into this years playoffs.

Bouchard won’t play likely, I was mostly talking about next year. Klefbom and Russell will be back before playoffs which will be a nice help to our back line. However, I imagine Russell likely has lost his 3LD spot to Jones. But we’ll see.

 

[gordonhught]

GMKH having a presser in about 40 mins. hmmmm wonder what it's about

Shutting Connor down for the season. Leg procedure imminent?

That or a statement that the Oilers will not be heavily involved in making any roster changes (no meaningful additions or subtractions) before the trade deadline.

 

[backhandsauce]

Presser,

Special rule in CBA that allows us to do a K Russell extension, 4x4

 

[Sanchez]

I hope there is no setback on McDavid's injury; hopefully the presser is about the trade deadline and state of team.

 

[gordonhught]

Presser,

Special rule in CBA that allows us to do a K Russell extension, 4x4

This is baloney.

 

[McDNicks17]

McDavid is retiring and taking over as General Manager.

 

[LaGu]

I think that we would be better off keeping Kapanen and his manageable cost controlled contract. We do not need Hall at 10 million/per year. Also Larson>Kapanen for this years playoffs (if we make it). This deal would be an off season deal once our rookies have proven themselves more and cap implications forces such a trade.

Keep Kapanen and flip the 1st for Severson... I think we're ok down the RW though, that's why I'd go for a LW. And Hall is Hall.

Anyhow, it was a bit of a joke. Thought it would have been fun to end up with Hall and Severson for Larsson (considering the cost of acquiring Larsson).

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I hope there is no setback on McDavid's injury; hopefully the presser is about the trade deadline and state of team.

he was just on the ice this morning, I sincerely hope it’s not bad McDavid news. The team has played their hearts out without him but they’re undermanned.

 

[Oil Dood]

Shutting Connor down for the season. Leg procedure imminent?

That or a statement that the Oilers will not be heavily involved in making any roster changes (no meaningful additions or subtractions) before the trade deadline.

Need him and Klef both back.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

he was just on the ice this morning, I sincerely hope it’s not bad McDavid news. The team has played their hearts out without him but they’re undermanned.

Don’t even scare me.

 

[duul]

If it's about Connor, it will genuinely be the saddest time I've ever been right about something. Hopefully it's just one of these pre-deadline overviews like you've all mentioned already.

 

[gordonhught]

Don’t even scare me.

Probably the wrong thread, but people are naive if they think that McDavid will never need a knee operation before his hockey career ends. He is young and has at least 10-15 years left. At some point, he is going to miss significant time recovering from some sort of reconstructive procedure.

Just not sure of the timing. I do not think it will be now. Probably in the next 5 years.

 

[Faelko]

This can’t be good news...

 

[awesomo]

GMKH having a presser in about 40 mins. hmmmm wonder what it's about

We have an acquisition.

Connor Mcdavid is a nice addition to our line up

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

This can’t be good news...

I was thinking an injury update, probably good news for McDavid, more news about Klefbom and possibly bad news for Krussell and Neal. That's my guess.

 

[SK13]

ALMOST. EVERY. GM. IS. SPEAKING. TO. THE. MEDIA. BEFORE. THE. DEADLINE. THIS. WEEK.

I guess we can't rule out a setback, but that'd be strange considering he was just going hard on the ice like 90 minutes ago.