Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Dominik Kahun signs with the Oilers (1 year, $975K)

[Del Preston]

This is pointless. He has a Sabre on there too in Tage Thompson, perhaps that he's re-signing?

Tage Thompson scored his first career goal in Edmonton. It's all connected.

 

[McFlash97]

Draisaitl wanted Kahun on the Oilers two years ago and that pinhead Chiarelli chose not to sign him.

f***in Chiarelli man ...

 

[CanadianHawks]

If we do add Kahun, we are officially in "too damn many forwards" territory. Josh Archibald, Joakim Nygard, and Gaetan Haas are all also under NHL one way deals, and Patrick Russell is a coaching staff favourite. Something would have to give. Unless the plan is just to shove two of them through waivers and whatever happens, happens

You keep Archibald as the 13th and send the others down. None of those guys get claimed

 

[BHD]

Skilled, but streaky.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Kahun is probably the forward every capped-out team was hoping to fit in somehow. Fast and skilled, plays anywhere in the lineup. I hoped the Canucks would sign him.

 

[GoBoltz56]

Can he play goalie?

 

[innitfam]

Too cold. Come to Vancouver and play with Pettersson. If you sign for 1M or less, you get a free umbrella!

 

[Snipes45]

Can he play goalie?

Koskinen was top 5 in the NHL for ES save %. Still unknown if he can hold down a 60 game workload.

 

[XXIV97]

Which line gets the D-Zone starts and matches up against the other team’s scoring lines? What do the two forward PK units look like? Just curious about how this shakes out in the tough assignments areas.

Nugent-Hopkins, Kharia & Archibald would be 3/4 penalty killers. After that, I don't know who the 4th forward would be.

We would have no shutdown line. We would have 3 offensive lines + 1 hitting 4th line.

 

[SomeDude]

Can he play goalie?

Probably as good or better than Mike Smith.

 

[LTIR]

Which line gets the D-Zone starts and matches up against the other team’s scoring lines? What do the two forward PK units look like? Just curious about how this shakes out in the tough assignments areas.

Yamamoto was killing penalties at the end of last season. Kassian does it too as does Draisaitl esp when 2 man down. Puljujarvi is PKing in FIN and could be a regular if he doesnt get a top6 spot.
Drai would be the D zone shutdown C

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Yamamoto was killing penalties at the end of last season. Kassian does it too as does Draisaitl esp when 2 man down. Puljujarvi is PKing in FIN and could be a regular if he doesnt get a top6 spot.
Drai would be the D zone shutdown C

Kassian is wretched at killing penalties, but he did do it.

RNH and Archibald would probably be the first 2 options, with guys like Khaira, Haas, Drai, Yamamoto etc on it as well.

 

[hamzarocks]

Damn secretly hoped he would take a 1 year 900k deal with Toronto and put up 45ish points in AJs role. Oilers gonna be getting a game if he signs there

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Which line gets the D-Zone starts and matches up against the other team’s scoring lines? What do the two forward PK units look like? Just curious about how this shakes out in the tough assignments areas.

1 of the first 2 lines. Draisaitl is solid defensively as a center, he is really bad defensively as a winger. RNH is also really good 2-way. There's no true shutdown line but the Oilers will just match fire power with fire power for the other teams first line and hope their elite 2nd line can get it done. The 3rd line is going to be a little more offensive with the 4th likely matching up with the opposing 4th lines and being there for special teams.

Khaira is very good on the PK. RNH, Draisaitl, Kassian will also see regular PK time. Wouldn't be surprised if some was given to McDavid or Yamamoto though.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

1 of the first 2 lines. Draisaitl is solid defensively as a center, he is really bad defensively as a winger. RNH is also really good 2-way. There's no true shutdown line but the Oilers will just match fire power with fire power for the other teams first line and hope their elite 2nd line can get it done. The 3rd line is going to be a little more offensive with the 4th likely matching up with the opposing 4th lines and being there for special teams.

Khaira is very good on the PK. RNH, Draisaitl, Kassian will also see regular PK time. Wouldn't be surprised if some was given to McDavid or Yamamoto though.

Puljujarvi's defensive game isn't actually all that bad and Ennis is a battler.

If we saw an Ennis-Turris-Puljujarvi 3rd line I think they'd do fine. Definitely not a shutdown line but they'd be ok.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

Puljujarvi's defensive game isn't actually all that bad and Ennis is a battler.

If we saw an Ennis-Turris-Puljujarvi 3rd line I think they'd do fine. Definitely not a shutdown line but they'd be ok.

I agree. They're not getting to take the Pens/Bruins/Tampa/Caps first lines head on but against other teams middle 6 I think they could do quite well.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I’d love if this happened. I’m surprised he isn’t signed already. If Tippett is intent on keeping RNH with McDavid having Kuhan and Yamamoto with Draisaitl makes sense. I’d rather see Ennis on a 3rd line with Turris and maybe a Kassian to add size.

RNH - McDavid - Archibald/Puljujarvi
Kahun - Draisaitl - Yamamoto
Ennis - Turris - Kassian
Neal - Kharia - Chiasson/Archibald

Would like to move out one of Kharia or Chiasson. I think Kharia at 1.2 million is easily movable

 

[Zach716]

Will wait to see the numbers but this would bum me out as a Sabres fan

 

[Spawn]

Who a player follows on instagram qualifies as speculation?

Seems like a massive reach by whoever that rando twitter guy is.

 

[Snipes45]

Who a player follows on instagram qualifies as speculation?

Seems like a massive reach by whoever that rando twitter guy is.

Yeah, it is. Need something to talk about. I think he signs with the Sabres. It's been said he wanted more $$ than what EDM offered him before they signed Ennis

 

[Yatzhee]

Yeah, it is. Need something to talk about. I think he signs with the Sabres. It's been said he wanted more $$ than what EDM offered him before they signed Ennis

Agreed, I believe he's waiting for the arbitration or re-signing of Reinhart, Ullmark and Olofsson and te subsequent moves the Sabres may make following those events.

 

[SEALBound]

Such an odd player to peg. Played well in Chicago but they were willing to give him up for Maatta. Played well in Pittsburgh but they were willing to give him up for Sheary and ERod. Played well in Buffalo but they haven't signed him. No one has signed him yet.

He plays well. I have nothing but good things to say about him from his time in Pittsburgh overall except that he was a little streaky and never seemed to solidify a spot with anyone.

 

[T-Funk]

Who a player follows on instagram qualifies as speculation?

Seems like a massive reach by whoever that rando twitter guy is.

Seems very strange to me that any active NHL player would add a team's IG unless they played/were playing for them.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Koskinen was top 5 in the NHL for ES save %. Still unknown if he can hold down a 60 game workload.

Least the coming season is likely a 48 game or there around schedule. Give him 30 odd games and 15or so to Smith. As much as I didn’t and don’t want Smith back and shortened season is better than an 82 game

 

[McSuper]

Edmonton looking good up front tbh.

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Kassian
Kahun - Draisaitl - Yamamoto
Ennis - Turris - Puljujarvi
Neal - Khaira - Chiasson

Holland has done a good job considering the gong show Chia left him with . Gone from a 1 line team to a 3 line team

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

If so, they’ll have added Barrie, Turris, Ennis, Puljuarvi and Kahun for a combined, what, $8.5m?

Exactly the type of additions they should be making. All low risk, all relatively high reward. Wouldn’t be at all surprised if they get 4 40 point guys in that group.

Holland has done a good job considering the gong show Chia left him with . Gone from a 1 line team to a 3 line team

Hated the AA trade from day 1 and wouldn’t have handled Chiasson and the goalies in quite the same way... but, all in all, I’ve thought he handled most things quite well.