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

[Zerotonine]

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.

Nuge seems like the type to be an oiler for life, if there is a deal on a gentleman's handshake it will be honored by nuge 100 percent

 

[Three On Zero]

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

None of those are blockbuster signings...

 

[Three On Zero]

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.

Goaltending is lateral to a minor downgrade, we also have on of the best goalie coaches. Nothing says Holtby can’t return to what he was a couple years ago. He was signed as Seattle fodder anyways
Offensively we did downgrade, I’ll give you that until we see if we do get Hoffman
Defensively we upgraded

 

[Three On Zero]

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

None of those are on a Pietrangelo, Tavares... etc level all mid tier

 

[Three On Zero]

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.

He’s always been seen as fine offensively, he’s a defence liability. If he’s a top end UFA next off season and doesn’t resign that just shows even more that my statement is correct

 

[Del Preston]

None of those are blockbuster signings...

You're just full of shit as usual. All three of those players were ranked at the top of their free agent class.

Aside from Tavares, who already had a connection with Toronto, who was the last superstar to sign with a Canadian team? Holding this against Edmonton is, predictably, stupid. Please look at a list of all the great players who have flocked to Vancouver since Messier signed there 23 years ago. It's not pretty.

 

[OilCanada92]

Goaltending is lateral to a minor downgrade
Offensively we did downgrade, I’ll give you that until we see if we do get Hoffman
Defensively we upgraded

We started last season with Gagner, Granlund, P. Russell and Sheahan and replaced them with Yamamoto, Turris, Ennis and Puljujarvi. I'd say the offense has been extremely upgraded.

Edit: I thought you were talking about the Oilers.

 

[ScoreGoalsPlease]

Damn. Holland just refuses to move out the old guard.

Hopefully it’s a cheap deal. I would have thought Jones would be exposed.

I'll take one more year of 200 blocked shots over losing one of our young defenseman any day of the week and you should too.

 

[OilCanada92]

None of those are blockbuster signings...

Revising history just insults everyone's intelligence. We were there too. We know those were some of the biggest signings of those summers.

 

[Three On Zero]

You're just full of shit as usual. All three of those players were ranked at the top of their free agent class.

Aside from Tavares, who already had a connection with Toronto, who was the last superstar to sign with a Canadian team? Holding this against Edmonton is, predictably, stupid. Please look at a list of all the great players who have flocked to Vancouver since Messier signed there 23 years ago. It's not pretty.

a little snippet for you, he wasn’t highly regarded and was overpaid


After a rocky start to the season, Sekera has settled into being a reliable top 4 defenseman for the Oilers. He’s been solid but unspectacular, averaging just over 21 minutes per game and scoring 30 points, the second best total of his career. The Oilers’ defensive struggles can’t be blamed on Sekera. He’s their #1 defenseman by default, but that’s because they really don’t have anyone better.
Coach Todd McLellan has smartly distributed ice time very evenly among his defensive corps instead of trying to ride Sekera as a 24-25 minute defenseman, which he simply is not. At $5.5m/year, Sekera is paid as a top 25 defenseman, which he is not.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Revising history just insults everyone's intelligence. We were there too. We know those were some of the biggest signings of those summers.

For real. Souray not a big ticket? Give me a break.

 

[Three On Zero]

Revising history just insults everyone's intelligence. We were there too. We know those were some of the biggest signings of those summers.

Mike Green and Cody Franson were both higher ranked UFA D that year

 

[Del Preston]

a little snippet for you, he wasn’t highly regarded and was overpaid


After a rocky start to the season, Sekera has settled into being a reliable top 4 defenseman for the Oilers. He’s been solid but unspectacular, averaging just over 21 minutes per game and scoring 30 points, the second best total of his career. The Oilers’ defensive struggles can’t be blamed on Sekera. He’s their #1 defenseman by default, but that’s because they really don’t have anyone better.
Coach Todd McLellan has smartly distributed ice time very evenly among his defensive corps instead of trying to ride Sekera as a 24-25 minute defenseman, which he simply is not. At $5.5m/year, Sekera is paid as a top 25 defenseman, which he is not.

Yes Sekera was highly regarded. He was the best defenseman available in 2015 and had several teams after him. He turned down more money from Colorado to go to Edmonton.

Lucic was still a good player in 2016 and turned down more money from the Canadiens to sign with the Oilers.

It sucks when you make a stupid claim and the actual facts dispute it, huh?

 

[Three On Zero]

Yes Sekera was highly regarded. He was the best defenseman available in 2015 and had several teams after him. He turned down less money from Colorado to go to Edmonton.

Lucic was still a good player in 2016 and turned down more money from the Canadiens to sign with the Oilers.

It sucks when you make a stupid claim and the actual facts dispute it, huh?

Nope because you’re wrong. It’s not hard to revisit UFA lists and see Sekera wasn’t the top D of that UFA group.

Anyways this is getting off track

 

[Del Preston]

Nope because you’re wrong. It’s not hard to revisit UFA lists and see Sekera wasn’t the top D of that UFA group.

Anyways this is getting off track

You listing Cody Franson as a better player than Andrej Sekera says all I need to know about your hockey knowledge.

 

[Three On Zero]

You listing Cody Franson as a better player than Andrej Sekera says all I need to know about your hockey knowledge.

I didn’t list anyone, I was going straight off what the actual free agent top 30 list in which they were ranked higher

 

[Del Preston]

I didn’t list anyone, I was going straight off what the actual free agent top 30 list in which they were ranked higher

Post the list then instead of random snippets.

The Oilers needed a defenseman who could play both ends of the ice. They got the best one available that year.

 

[Three On Zero]

Post the list then instead of random snippets.

The Oilers needed a defenseman who could play both ends of the ice. They got the best one available that year.

Your fingers appear to work, you’re more than welcome to google it

 

[Tobias Kahun]

None of those are on a Pietrangelo, Tavares... etc level all mid tier

How often do a Pietrangelo or Tavares hit free agency?

Vancouver hasn't signed anyone of note in ages too I guess. All just second tier trash signing there.

 

[Del Preston]

Your fingers appear to work, you’re more than welcome to google it

Dubnyk tops TSN's Top 30 UFA list - TSN.ca

"Not highly regarded" Sekera is listed as the 3rd best defenseman on there, behind two offensive defensemen (Green/Franson). Franson was a product of the Toronto hype machine, didn't sign until September, and was out of the league in two seasons.

Another list with Sekera as the second best dman and 6th best overall:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-free-agents-unrestricted-2015-best/29442111/

So yeah, you're wrong again. Carry on.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Your fingers appear to work, you’re more than welcome to google it

So what you're saying is you have no argument, and can't back it up.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Dubnyk tops TSN's Top 30 UFA list - TSN.ca

"Not highly regarded" Sekera is listed as the 3rd best defenseman on there, behind two offensive defensemen (Green/Franson). Franson was a product of the Toronto hype machine, didn't sign until September, and was out of the league in two seasons.

Another list with Sekera as the second best dman and 6th best overall:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-free-agents-unrestricted-2015-best/29442111/

So yeah, you're wrong again. Carry on.

Wait, there's more: TSN Hockey Top 50 free agent list - TSN.ca

This one lists Lucic as the top free agent available this year.

"No one wants to sign in edmonton"

 

[Three On Zero]

How often do a Pietrangelo or Tavares hit free agency?

Vancouver hasn't signed anyone of note in ages too I guess. All just second tier trash signing there.

You would be correct, they haven’t signed any blockbuster players

 

[Del Preston]

You would be correct, they haven’t signed any blockbuster players

Then why are you in here criticizing the Oilers for not signing a Pietrangelo or Tavares?

 

[Three On Zero]

Dubnyk tops TSN's Top 30 UFA list - TSN.ca

"Not highly regarded" Sekera is listed as the 3rd best defenseman on there, behind two offensive defensemen (Green/Franson). Franson was a product of the Toronto hype machine, didn't sign until September, and was out of the league in two seasons.

Another list with Sekera as the second best dman and 6th best overall:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-free-agents-unrestricted-2015-best/29442111/

So yeah, you're wrong again. Carry on.

Listed 4th and then second... neither have him as the top