Dreger: Boston and Edmonton amongst teams interested in OEL

[Scintillating10]

I think OEL would thrive in Edmonton. What sort of price do people think he will cost ? A cap dump+ pick? Do they want a solid player in return?

Probably Nugent Hopkins? Oilers may need to move cap to fit OEL in. Darcy K be good for Oil maybe. A first going to the desert for him? Kos as a cap dump?

Be RNH, 1st pick. Kos for OEL and Kuemper?

 

[nbwingsfan]

he's all yours Edmonton. you can take on 8.25x7 for a 40pt, -25, soft as wet TP defenseman

I have no idea where this soft label for OEL has come from?

 

[LTIR]

Probably Nugent Hopkins? Oilers may need to move cap to fit OEL in. Darcy K be good for Oil maybe. A first going to the desert for him? Kos as a cap dump?

Be RNH, 1st pick. Kos for OEL and Kuemper?

Oilers need RNH more than OEL. Rather pay Nuge the 8.5M

 

[LTIR]

I have no idea where this soft label for OEL has come from?

Sour grapes?

 

[nbwingsfan]

Sour grapes?

What

 

[LTIR]

How would Edmonton fans rank Puljujarvi, Samorukov and Lavoie? Are there other prospects in this tier that I’m missing? The tier just below the top tier.

For that matter, how would you guys rank Broberg vs Bouchard? Those guys in the top tier.

Puljujarvi is in the same tier as Bouchard and Broberg. He just wants out of Edmonton for how he was handled.

Samourkov struggled in the AHL this year but has high upside.

Lavoie, Benson, McLeod etc are a tier below.

 

[LTIR]

What

sour grapes
phrase of sour

1. used to refer to an attitude in which someone adopts a negative attitude to something because they cannot have it themselves

 

[BruinsJoe]

OEL is 29, have a full no NTC and want to win, do you really think is gonna to accept to join the poor Oilers? Second, he's contact is terrible, OEL is gonna be hard to move for those reasons...

 

[Scintillating10]

They need defense

 

[nbwingsfan]

OEL is 29, have a full no NTC and want to win, do you really think is gonna to accept to join the poor Oilers? Second, he's contact is terrible, OEL is gonna be hard to move for those reasons...

Well they're much better than Arizona...

 

[Chayos]

OEL is 29, have a full no NTC and want to win, do you really think is gonna to accept to join the poor Oilers? Second, he's contact is terrible, OEL is gonna be hard to move for those reasons...

He had his best years under Tippet and he could turn the "Poor"oilers into a contender. They do have the last 2 league scoring leaders already....

 

[Schemp]

Probably Nugent Hopkins? Oilers may need to move cap to fit OEL in. Darcy K be good for Oil maybe. A first going to the desert for him? Kos as a cap dump?

Be RNH, 1st pick. Kos for OEL and Kuemper?

Personally I like Bouchard & RNH for OEL & Kuemper after free agency starts, so they can work out an extension before the trade. Other players can be involved.

 

[780il]

Personally I like Bouchard & RNH for OEL & Kuemper after free agency starts, so they can work out an extension before the trade. Other players can be involved.

In the nicest way possible - no way in hell

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

OEL will not be worth it.

 

[Sonofamitch]

Serious question, does he at this point in his career with that contract even have positive value? Or are they just looking to dump the contract.

 

[Boxscore]

You’ve just proved you know very little about OEL.

Or, more like you know very little about intensity and physicality.

 

[Schemp]

Serious question, does he at this point in his career with that contract even have positive value? Or are they just looking to dump the contract.

I don't expect the Coyotes to trade him.
I rather the team get a new coach instead. Tocchet is a good assistant coach but suxs as a head coach.

 

[Schemp]

In the nicest way possible - no way in hell

In that case why did you call about OEL (rhetorical)?

 

[rt]

Or, more like you know very little about intensity and physicality.

You love making shit up, huh? Maybe you should write for Vox.

 

[780il]

In that case why did you call about OEL (rhetorical)?

We need to upgrade on defense and with Arizona needing to shed money we thought there could be a chance to get someone that might rebound with us and live up to his bad contract. Aiming to acquire said player at a lower price obviously (due to age/contract/declining play).

Trading away Nuge, who is in his prime, plays multiple positions, in all situations, compliments both our top players well on the wing, and is great defensively, doesn’t make us a better team. In fact trading Nuge in a deal for OEL probably makes us much worse. Bouchard is a blue chip prospect in the position that we need the most - RHD. He fits the exact criteria for the player we need there and he has a good chance of filling that hole and is only 20 years old/on a 3 year elc. 2 pieces that are practically untouchable unless we’re getting an overpay from the other end.

 

[wintersej]

You love making shit up, huh? Maybe you should write for Vox.

You hit V instead of F there...

 

[rt]

You hit V instead of F there...

Potayto/Potahto.

 

[Jakey53]

I have no idea where this soft label for OEL has come from?

From someone who never watches OEL play, or has no idea what they are talking about, or both.

 

[Jakey53]

Serious question, does he at this point in his career with that contract even have positive value? Or are they just looking to dump the contract.

You said "serious question". I think you forgot the .

 

[Mr Positive]

Oilers need RNH more than OEL. Rather pay Nuge the 8.5M

Oilers could have both. I do get that there are other players who need raises though, in the coming years, so it is tricky. But if the rationale is that we just aren't allowed to have a 1D then what is the point of this whole rebuild?