TSN: Buyer beware if OEL is available

[DingDongCharlie]

I haven’t yet found a good argument for waiting a year to trade OEL.

The Coyotes were absolutely run over by Colorado in the playoffs. It was maybe one of the two or three worst series losses I can recall. I’ve watched teams look much better while getting swept. I’ve seen teams look better getting swept without ever having a lead in a game.

They would not have even qualified for the playoffs, if not for the qualifying round format. They had the 10th worst percentage of possible points earned in the NHL last season.

That was with Taylor Hall who is the team’s best forward. He won’t be returning. So it makes sense to assume the team will be worse.

It isn’t just that the team wasn’t very good to begin with and that Hall is leaving. They also have to cut salary. The three highest paid players (in actual cash) on the team over the age of 25 are OEL, Goligoski, and Kuemper. The first two are minutes played leaders on the team, and the third is the team’s starting goalie who puts up elite level goaltending numbers.

If you wait a year to trade OEL, you can’t wait a year to trade Goligoski and Kuemper. What would be the point of keeping OEL around on a team that will lose Hall, Kuemper and Goligoski and replace them with players on ELCs they played in the AHL last season? What’s the point? How does that help?

Im not saying you have to or should keep him just think you have time to wait out the best deal possible

 

[rt]

Im not saying you have to or should keep him just think you have time to wait out the best deal possible

His value won’t improve on a last place team. The Coyotes are going to be REALLY bad. The sooner we trade him the better the return will be.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

His value won’t improve on a last place team. The Coyotes are going to be REALLY bad. The sooner we trade him the better the return will be.

I don’t disagree.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

As long as OEL doesn't come to Detroit, Blashill would definitely ruin him.

 

[Breakers]

GAR is a shit stat though. Didn't GAR say that Maatta was an elite defenseman last year?

Like I can understand using things like McCurdy's shot charts or xGF%, but GAR is a downright horrible stat to be the sole piece of data to evaluate players with. It's not nearly well developed enough.

ummmmmm They point to the same thing, he's playing terrible
his Xgf% is on par with Erik Gudbranson and Jack Johnson.

 

[belair]

Give me a single good reason to keep him?

Because you're probably not going to get good value.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

GAR is a shit stat though. Didn't GAR say that Maatta was an elite defenseman last year?

Like I can understand using things like McCurdy's shot charts or xGF%, but GAR is a downright horrible stat to be the sole piece of data to evaluate players with. It's not nearly well developed enough.

It's not a shit stat at all but like every analytic it does have it's flaws. Which is why you can't treat it like gospel. Maatta is a good example of where the stat has it's issues.

 

[rt]

Because you're probably not going to get good value.

That’s not a good reason. A good reason would be if we’d get better value later. And that just isn’t the case. The team will be worse, the player will be closer to a higher salary and the dreaded 3rd decade. There’s no real chance his value improves on this situation. He’d be much better off on at least 20 teams in this league.

 

[belair]

That’s not a good reason. A good reason would be if we’d get better value later. And that just isn’t the case. The team will be worse, the player will be closer to a higher salary and the dreaded 3rd decade. There’s no real chance his value improves on this situation. He’d be much better off on at least 20 teams in this league.

When there is greater financial certainty within the league, I assume you could probably improve the expected return. Today the only reason to trade OEL is if the Coyotes can't afford him.

 

[Schemp]

When there is greater financial certainty within the league, I assume you could probably improve the expected return. Today the only reason to trade OEL is if the Coyotes can't afford him.

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