Craig MacTavish meeting the media

[doulos]

There is ZERO guarantee that the Oilers draft Ekblad even if they keep the pick. The Sabres and Panthers are both equally horrific teams and there is also the lottery.

Ekblad is trending well, but young defensemen are crapshoots as well.

Trading the pick makes so much sense right now if they can get good value for it to upgrade the blueline NOW.

 

[GifKing*]

Lols

 

[Moose Coleman]

Yeah, that's great thinking. Trade a guaranteed #1 or #2 overall pick which will be Ekblad on D for an entry level player that won't be as good but just as inexperienced.

Whut.

 

[nexttothemoon]

My feeling is you might see a deal like the EDM 1st 2014 for Adam Larsson or something.

That's my feeling as well... sounds like he wants a younger guy with upside rather than a vet dman for that pick.

 

[oilphan]

Along with Hall, our first round pick is probably our only asset at its peak value right now. We all know #4 isn't going anywhere, so our pick should be in play.

 

[McJadeddog]

Traded Smid to make room for Nurse/Klefbom etc down the road.

this, right here, is the very definition of incompetence

trading a guy who is a top-4 dman right now, so that he can make room for 2 guys who *might* be top-4 dmen in 2 or 3 years? lol... what? am i on acid?

 

[rasarhdasd]

Whut.

Michael Parkatti ‏@mparkatti 4h
Oilers now on track for 41 points. Can they catch the pace of the 99-00 Thrashers (39 points)?

We're guaranteed top 5 at the least.

 

[McIce Whole]

It's taken a lot, but I am now losing hope. Why trade a high first round when we are so low in the standings right now?

Well to be fair, he said he's willing to move it if he gets fair value for it. Let's just say that if Subban and Montreal struggle to get a deal done again and they aren't prepared to pay him 6.5-7M but the oilers are, maybe they'll be open to trading him and getting a guy like Ekblad. I'm not saying that'll happen, just an example. We are going no where this season, unless we can get a number 1 D, we should keep that pick till draft day and see what kind of value we can get for it. Draft Ekblad if we don't get fair value.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

That's my feeling as well... sounds like he wants a younger guy with upside rather than a vet dman for that pick.

I'm actually okay with this logic.

I shouldn't be, but I see the point of it, and agree.


Hm...

 

[AlowlyMcOilersfan]

lol @tweets Bob is getting

 

[Billybaroo*]

this, right here, is the very definition of incompetence

trading a guy who is a top-4 dman right now, so that he can make room for 2 guys who *might* be top-4 dmen in 2 or 3 years? lol... what? am i on acid?

In what world is Smid a top 4?
My god.
And I like Smid & remain befuddled by the trade.. But he's not a top 4

 

[Oscar Acosta]

Whut.

Who do you think they'll leapfrog in the standings? Buffalo will improve slightly, so if anything the Oilers are going backwards more.

Finish last, pick #1 or #2. Explained for you.

 

[Moose Coleman]

Michael Parkatti ‏@mparkatti 4h
Oilers now on track for 41 points. Can they catch the pace of the 99-00 Thrashers (39 points)?

We're guaranteed top 5 at the least.

So to recap: not guaranteed 1 or 2.

 

[Billybaroo*]

My feeling is you might see a deal like the EDM 1st 2014 for Adam Larsson or something.

God I hope not. He's not that good.

 

[Beerfish]

Could we combine an oiler presser with a Rob Ford presser? Kind of a mash up?

"I apologize, I was extremely inebriated when I traded Smid for scraps but I don't have a problem."

"I am staying on no matter what! I already told you that we do good work with the Oilers when not smoking crack!"

"I'm not saying that staffer said I wanted to eat pu****. i am saying our whole team are a bunch of pu**ies!"

"I must have been in one of my drunken stupors when I said we were making progress and I apologize for that. I would like to reiterate we don't have a problem."

 

[joestevens29]

Who do you think they'll leapfrog in the standings? Buffalo will improve slightly, so if anything the Oilers are going backwards more.

Finish last, pick #1 or #2. Explained for you.

Why is Buffalo improving? They are cleaning house. CBJ has to move Gaborik now.

Just 3 games ago PHI was one of the worse teams in the league. Win 3 and now they are 3 points out of being 19th.

We are far from being a shoe in to pick 1 or 2.

 

[Beerfish]

In what world is Smid a top 4?
My god.
And I like Smid & remain befuddled by the trade.. But he's not a top 4

In our world he was a top 4 for the last 5 years. And a top 2 before this year started.

 

[nexttothemoon]

So basically it's a "stay the course" and "reassuring the panicking masses" set of remarks from MacT.

 

[gqmixmaster]

Well to be fair, he said he's willing to move it if he gets fair value for it. Let's just say that if Subban and Montreal struggle to get a deal done again and they aren't prepared to pay him 6.5-7M but the oilers are, maybe they'll be open to trading him and getting a guy like Ekblad. I'm not saying that'll happen, just an example. We are going no where this season, unless we can get a number 1 D, we should keep that pick till draft day and see what kind of value we can get for it. Draft Ekblad if we don't get fair value.

The whole Subban thing reminds me of when doughty was to be resigned - he stuck to his guns and got paid like the player he knew he was becoming. I think Subban's confidence will make him an ideal player for Edmonton to ruin.

 

[OilerFan4Life]

1st for Adam Larsson.

Would you do it

 

[gqmixmaster]

Why is Buffalo improving? They are cleaning house. CBJ has to move Gaborik now.

Just 3 games ago PHI was one of the worse teams in the league. Win 3 and now they are 3 points out of being 19th.

We are far from being a shoe in to pick 1 or 2.

There are no guarantees, but of all the bottom feeder teams only Florida is in the same calibre in terms of roster. I would have a hard time believing the Oilers will outperform their roster this year unless goaltending starts stealing us wins.

 

[Asher]

That's my feeling as well... sounds like he wants a younger guy with upside rather than a vet dman for that pick.

It's strange that he wanted an entry level player in return. I don't think very many players like that would be available, and if they were, they probably would not be worth trading a top 2 pick to get.

 

[Moose Coleman]

Who do you think they'll leapfrog in the standings? Buffalo will improve slightly, so if anything the Oilers are going backwards more.

Finish last, pick #1 or #2. Explained for you.

Buffalo and Florida are both in fire sale mode. Edmonton should be able to pass them. There's not so much daylight between Columbus and Calgary that they can't be caught.

 

[Beerfish]

The thing about this year is that expectations have been lowered so far that any scrap of success will be hailed as huge progress. Later in the year they will string together a nice little run of 4 or 5 wins together and then all will be well and next year there will be no pressure to make the playoffs as no one will even think it is a remote chance.

As for him sticking my Eakins, of course he is Eakins is a mini me MacT. MacT would also be having zero success if he was coaching this team, they think alike.

 

[duul]

**** this piece of **** organization every single part of it is a ****ing joke.