10 Questions: The off-season prediction game

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.


List any other crazy predictions you like

Click to read more...

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
I say Ference passes it to Taylor Hall this off-season.

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
1. Todd McLellan (The best coach available, skillset is perfect for our team makeup)
2. Dave Tippett (Solid structurally, knows how to teach team-defence, may be able to lure Burke)

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.
3. Dylan Strome
4. Noah Hanafin

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?
Will keep their own 1st, and move the Pens 1st for either a goaltender (Anderson) or a defenceman

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?
No. I believe Nikitin will be bought out.

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)
I predict one of Miller or Pakarinen to start on our 3rd line.

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?
No.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.
1. Craig Anderson
2. Cam Talbot
3. Jonathon Bernier

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)
1. Mike Green
2. Shawn Matthias
3. Carl Soderberg
4. Scott Upshall
5. Zbynek Michalek

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.
1. Cody Eakin
2. Martin Hanzal
3. Jared Cowen

 

[Cloned]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

Ference.

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

Todd McLellan, Darryl Sutter.

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

Hanifin, Marner.

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

No. Pittsburgh's will get traded.

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

Yes.

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

Miller, Davidson.

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

Draisaitl yes, Nurse no.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

Niemi, Enroth, Neuvirth.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

Roy, Franson, Santorelli, Bartkowski, Prosser. (Darkhose: Sekera)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

Bogosian, Dwight King, Brandon Sutter

Answers above.

 

[Jumptheshark]

So you did not like my thread

 

[Paralyzer008]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.


List any other crazy predictions you like

1. It will still be Andrew Ference.

2. Todd McLellan and Bruce Boudreau

3. Noah Hanifin and Dylan Strome

4. They will keep both first rounders.

5. They will keep both Ference and Nikitin.

6. Brandon Davidson

7. Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl will both be on the opening night roster.

8. Cam Talbot, Cam Ward, Martin Jones

9. Derek Roy, Matt Beleskey, Patrik Hersley, Shawn Matthias, Chris Stewart

10. Dion Phaneuf, Jay Bouwmeester, Tyler Bozak

I'm not endorsing any of these to occur. Just possible Oiler moves.

 

[Kolja]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
Ference, tho I'd prefer RNH

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
McLellan or Hitchcock

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

Hanifin, Strome

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

Pits gets traded for D

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

Yes

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

None

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

Drai, not Nurse

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

Raanta, Niemi or Lehtonen. Finns all the way.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

Roy, Oduya, Martin, Jackman, Stafford

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

Seabrook

List any other crazy predictions you like

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

1. Eberle. I'm not sure why I have this feeling, but I think he somehow fits.

2. Hitchcock and todd mclellan

3. Debrusk and Meloche( I wasn't sure how to interpret this question. I saw it as third and fourth selection for the Oilers)

4. I think they keep it.

5. I think Ference will be traded.

6. Pitlick and Miller. They add a lot of speed to the line-up.

7. Neither will be on the roster.

8. Neuvirth, Niemi, and Cam Ward

9. Mike Green, Derek Roy, Jordan Leopold, Methot, Justin Williams

10. Phaneuf, Ellis, Larsson(NJ)

 

[McIce Whole]

I'll give it a shot.

1. Andrew Ference
2. Todd Mclellan and Mike Babcock (long shot but if we strike out on these guys, Nelson is back IMO)
3. Noah Hanifin and Dylan Strome
4. They keep both
5. Yes they will
6. None
7. No they won't
8. Craig Anderson, Cam Talbot and Cam Ward
9. Derek Roy, Mike Green, Curtis Glencross, Paul Martin and Cody Franson
10. Dion Phaneuf, Jared Cowen, Brent Seabrook

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

So you did not like my thread

I was just more interested in hearing posters predictions of the entire offseason, especially free agency.

 

[Tarus]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

Ference, they aren't going to humiliate him by stripping the C.

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

Buchburger
Messier

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

Provorov(6 foot tall offensive D from the WHL), Crouse(big left winger, Mact adores wingers)

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

Oilers will go full on Toronto Maple Leaf, and trade the Pitts pick for a mediocre goaltender

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

Yes. Can't give away top four defensemen, now can we?

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

Yakimov in the 4th line center role

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

Yep, without a doubt.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

Craig Anderson is the safe bet, but it could also be one of two guys who are currently grossly overrated backups on good teams, could be any of them.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

Mike Green(7.5 - 8 mill per year)
Micheal Frolik(4.5 mill per year)
Joel Ward(3.5 mill)
Martin Erat(2.5 mill)
Shawn Horcoff(2 mill)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

Tough one, since he'll probably trade for a goaltender with the Pittsburgh pick and call the offseason a smashing success.

 

[OilerFan4Life]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
Taylor Hall
2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
Ken Hitchcock if the Blues get bounced early again and Todd McLellan
3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.
3. Dylan Strome, 4. Mitch Marner
4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?
Yes although I think there's a chance they trade up using the Pittsburgh pick and another piece to get a player they covet in the 10-13 range.
5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?
No. I believe one will be gone.
6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)
Tyler Pitlick count? If so, him.
7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?
No. Both will start in the AHL.
8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.
1. Cam Talbot, 2. Jimmy Howard, 3. Kari Ramo
9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)
1. Mark Letestu, 2. Kyle Brodziak, 3. Jay Beagle, 4. David Moss, 5. Mike Green
10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.
1. Kevin Klein, 2. Artem Anisimov, 3. Niklas Grossman

List any other crazy predictions you like

 

[syz]

2. Dave Tippett (Solid structurally, knows how to teach team-defence, may be able to lure Burke)

Burke doesn't want to coach anymore (looking at a Toronto management gig) and Tippett is apparently the worst possible choice for a young team (hence why he's leaving a rebuilding Arizona).

 

[Beerfish]

It's a developmental year with a target of only marginal progress so who cares?

 

[Perfect_Drug]

This is easy:

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
Ference

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
- Unproven coach with no NHL experience
- Kelly Buchburger

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.
- Hanafin
- Strome

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?
Keep Both
Will try to move the Pens for a #3/4 Dman, or another backup goalie.

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?
Yup

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)
Miller

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?
Yup. Both. Not an Oiler season without at least 2 rookies.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.
As usual, we won't get a legit NHL starter. Just grab an NHL backup, and hope they can be a starter:
- Lindback
- McKenna
- Clemmensen

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer):
Obtain depth forwards, and depth Dmen for ridiculous sums of money, and try to play them high up on the roster:
- Ryan Malone
- TJ Galiardi
- Patrick Eaves
- Jordan Leopold
- Keith Ballard

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.
Get some depth wingers or 5/6 Dmen from Coyotes or Columbus, thinking we are outsmarting everyone.. then play them way higher up:
- Jack Skille
- Jeremy Morin
- Craig Cunningham

 

[Digger12]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.


List any other crazy predictions you like

1. Eberle

2. McLellan, Babcock (only if they fluke into McDavid)

3. Provorov, Strome (which completely contradicts my previous prediction of the Oilers picking Hanifin, but whatever. Because reasons.)

4. Will keep both, but just barely as there'll be tons of temptation to deal that Pittsburgh pick.

5. No. Ference will stay, Nikitin will be traded.

6. Miller, Hunt (as a 7th dman only)

7. Draisaitl will start the year in OKC, Nurse will surprise and start the year in the NHL. Both will be full time Oilers by season's end.

8. Jones, Enroth, Talbot

9. Derek Roy, Mike Green, Glencross, Matthias, Franson

10. Phaneuf (ugh), Anisimov, Fowler

Crazy Prediction #1: Kevin Lowe will leave the team for medical reasons

Crazy Prediction #2: Bogdan Yakimov and Martin Marincin will be traded

Crazy Prediction #3: They will draft Tkachev in the 3rd or 4th round

Crazy Prediction #4: The Oilers will NOT be out of the playoffs by end November

Crazy Prediction #5: Greg Chase and Kyle Platzer will get a couple NHL games next year

 

[misfit]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

Andrew Ference.

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

Todd McLellan
Dave Tippet

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

3. Hanifin
4. Strome

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

Yes. The Pittsburgh pick will be dangled, just like the last two years, but they won't get an offer good enough to move it. They make the pick and take a F if they go D with the #3/4, and vice versa.

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

Yes.

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

Miller.

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

Draisaitl yes, Nurse no.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

Niemi
Neuverth
Anderson

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

Roy
Franson
Stafford
Diaz
Ribeiro

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

Seidenberg
Klein
Burns

List any other crazy predictions you like

Potentially trading for Brent Burns is probably crazy enough for me.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
Should be Nuge, but it will be Hall

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
1) Todd McClellan being most likely
2) Long shot, but Babcock

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.
3)Hanafin
4) Strome

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?
No, Pitt's first will be packaged with Marincin for Buff

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?
Ference will be traded

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)
Bogdan Yakimov will be our 3rd or 4th line C to start the season

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?
Yes for opening night, Drai on the wing. Drai goes down to the AHL after a few games, I think Nurse sticks and actually makes an impact.

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.
1) Anti Niemi
2) Robin Lehner
3) Marc Andre Fleury

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)
1) Derek Roy
2) Jarett Stoll
3) Mike Green
4) Johnny Oduya
5) Shawn Horcoff


10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

1) Big Buff
2) Milan Lucic
3) Dwight King

 

[The Nuge]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.


List any other crazy predictions you like

1. Andrew Ference. Management loves him.

2. Todd McLellan, Claude Julien. If they don't land a top coach, it'll be Nelson

3. Hanifin/Strome

4. Won't trade either. If by some miracle it happens, it'll be Pittsburgh's

5. Yep.

6. Maybe Yakimov

7. Both probably get a few games.

8. Bernier, Lehner, and Neuvirth

9. Green, Martin, Ehrhoff, Roy, Vermette

10. Bernier, Klein, and Ellis

 

[Smartguy]

1. Who will be the Oilers captain next year?
Ference, there not going to take it away just wait till his contract runs out

2. Name 2 potential head coaches that may end up with the Oilers besides Todd Nelson.
There going to wait and see if Babcock doesn't stay in Detroit, not like he'd come here though. It will be nelson

3. Name the 3rd and 4th player on the Oilers draft list.

Hanifin, Pororvov(sp?) no way they don't take a dman with that pick

4. Will the Oilers keep both their 1st rounders? If not, which one(s) get traded?

We will try right until we go to the podium for pittsburghs pick to trade it for defensive help, don't know if it will work or not though

5. Will the Oilers keep both Ference and Nikitin?

Yes, we aren't in any position to get rid of d just yet

6. Which player(s) that played the majority of last season with OKC Barons will be on the Oilers roster on opening day? (Klefbom, Marincin, Lander are ineligible)

I don't think anyone else, maybe miller

7. Will Draisaitl and/or Nurse be on the opening roster?

Nurse if we don't get more than one top 4 dman this offseason, not drai if we retain roy

8. Give 3 goaltender candidates that may end up with the Oilers via free agency or trade.

Talbot, Niemi or Anderson
9. Name 5 unrestricted free agents that may end up on the Oilers excluding goaltenders. (Derek Roy is eligible as an answer)

Roy, soderberg, though don't really see any free agents wanting to come here

10. Name 3 players the Oilers may acquire via trade excluding goaltenders.

Seabrook if they bite on the Pittsburg pick, I think we will land a decent dman from a cap team not sure who

 

[LTIR]

CAPTAIN: FERENCE

COACH: GRETZKY, MCLELLAN

3/4 STROME, CROUSE

KEEP BOTH 1st

KEEP BOTH FERENCE AND NIKITIN

OKC BARON ON OILERS = NONE

DRAISAITL \ NURSE NOT ON OILERS TO START

GOALEIS: RAANTA, HAMMOND, ANDERSON

5 UFA TARGETS: ROY, GREEN, GLENCROSS, STAFFORD

3 TRADES: LOVEJOY, PHANEUF, COWEN

 

[oXo Cube]

1. Ference
2. Mark Messier and Steve Staios
3. Crouse and Strome
4. Pitts 1st will be traded for a couple of later picks
5. Yes
6. Pitlick? not sure if anyone really.
7. Yes and Yes.
8. Neuvirth, Talbot, Hammond
9. Neuvirth, Roy, Franson, Horcoff, ???
10. Nobody. Management swings for the fences on Weber/Jones and strikes out