Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Oilers sign extension with Kris Russell (1 year, $1.25M)

[CupofOil]

people actually think Markstrom chose CGY over EDM because of the extra 1 mil?

Yes

 

[snipes]

Those arent me saying nobody wants to sign in Edmonton thats just me replying on appropriate thread saying that that specific player didnt want to sign in Edmonton. No need for over sensitivity.

Barrie chose Edmonton over Van ! congrats

What kind of Orwellian type doublespeak is this?

You realize people can read right? This is just sad. Your meltdown HFNucks afterwards when you guys lost out on Markstrom and Barrie was especially hilarious.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Perhaps Holland holds off on signing Nuge until after the expansion draft giving room for someone else.

Rumour has they are already looking at extending Nuge. Would be really risky to not sign him even if they verbally agree as a team could end up stealing him away.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

A fine deal for the XD

 

[tarheelhockey]

Can’t go wrong. There’s literally zero risk here.

 

[Skolman]

@FreeMcdavid don't you ever get tired of embarrassing yourself?

 

[Junohockeyfan]

This benchmarks how bad Russell is overpaid this season.

 

[Soundwave]

This benchmarks how bad Russell is overpaid this season.

He's paid 1.5 mill for this season going forward, so even that, if they really want to at some point move him, probably not a big deal to do so.

 

[Gregsky99]

Which part is hilarious?

The evil laugh part

 

[Three On Zero]

Stilly salty your "no one will sign in Edmontonz" drum blew up in your face huh? Extra funny that it was a player the Canucks offered more money to and is from B.C.

I mean... I wouldn’t exactly call signing Barrie a blockbuster signing, no big fish UFAs are willing to sign there and that’s the issue, not the mid tier UFAs

 

[Three On Zero]

Good expansion draft signing by Holland

 

[BudBundy]

Those arent me saying nobody wants to sign in Edmonton thats just me replying on appropriate thread saying that that specific player didnt want to sign in Edmonton. No need for over sensitivity.

Barrie chose Edmonton over Van ! congrats

 

[InfinityIggy]

Makes pretty good sense given the expansion requirements.

 

[Michoulicious]

Which part is hilarious?

Just everything.

 

[jay from jersey]

I mean... I wouldn’t exactly call signing Barrie a blockbuster signing, no big fish UFAs are willing to sign there and that’s the issue, not the mid tier UFAs

I think that’s the major problem. They have the best player in the world and another at least top 10 forward. They are both young. If that doesn’t attract players to sign how will it get any better? Especially when drafting is meh it’s very hard to capitalize on trades

 

[Pucklington]

Not sure how im acting all high and mighty, never said anything about the Canucks defence being superior.

but the Oilers being on same level as the Canucks should be unacceptable to me if I was an Oiler fan after numerous 1st overall picks and decade plus long of darkness and rebuilding.

At this point they should be far superior than the Canucks in every aspect.

To be fair they look like they are for next season.

 

[Three On Zero]

To be fair they look like they are for next season.

Eh, both teams are coming out of this off season with lateral moves at best.

 

[Chayos]

I mean... I wouldn’t exactly call signing Barrie a blockbuster signing, no big fish UFAs are willing to sign there and that’s the issue, not the mid tier UFAs

I am pretty sure this post won’t age well. Barrie will get 50 plus points and really mesh on our PP. While he will likely bolt, he will probably be viewed as a big name player next off season.

 

[MessierII]

I mean... I wouldn’t exactly call signing Barrie a blockbuster signing, no big fish UFAs are willing to sign there and that’s the issue, not the mid tier UFAs

Sekera, Lucic, Souray. If anything the oilers sign too many big ticket UFA’s and it’s given them problems.

 

[thadd]

Might we be bribing Seattle to take this man? 1.25M per is much better than 4!

 

[herestohoping]

Might we be bribing Seattle to take this man? 1.25M per is much better than 4!

No we will be bribing seattle to take Neal or maybe Kassian if he doesn't pick up his play.

 

[Del Preston]

Sekera, Lucic, Souray. If anything the oilers sign too many big ticket UFA’s and it’s given them problems.

It's especially funny when the "no one wants to sign in Edmonton" crap is coming from a pair of Vancouver trolls, as if UFAs are desperate to go to the Canucks. The biggest free agent they've signed in the last 15 years is Dan Hamhuis, and he went there because he wanted to play close to home. Real impressive.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I mean... I wouldn’t exactly call signing Barrie a blockbuster signing, no big fish UFAs are willing to sign there and that’s the issue, not the mid tier UFAs

Lucic? Sekera? Schultz as a UFA out of college.

 

[Stimpythecat]

As a non neutral fan (kings), this deal is fine for the oilers.

They needed someone to expose for the expansion draft and the term and cap hit are very reasonable. He's reliable defensively. He only needs 15 more games to fill the games played requirement so unless there's a sudden drop off in play where they don't want to play him that much, the oilers are set for the defenseman requirement for the draft.

If they didn't extend him they would have to get someone else somehow or expose a player they want to keep.

If he doesn't play well at all, most of his cap hit can be buried. this is just a common sense deal for them.

 

[Pucklington]

Eh, both teams are coming out of this off season with lateral moves at best.

Edmonton actually improved their forward depth, and was able to replace Klefbom. Goaltending is disappointingly the same.

Vancouver didn't do any lateral moves. They lost very good forward depth, and downgraded their goaltending.