Confirmed Trade: [EDM/PHI] Derick Brassard (@50%) for 2023 4th round pick

[SwedishFire]

the 13th forward, now after Shore exploded. Cant sit a guy tat goes on a goalstreak

 

[ManofSteel55]

I don't see the complaining on this one. A 4th for a depth forward is fine.

 

[MMC]

 

[CupofOil]

I hope Ken Holland feels shame for the free agency and deadline he's put together this season.

Eh, lets not get carried away. Hyman, Ceci and Kane were all great additions, RNH contract was nice too. Plenty of good to go along with plenty of bad too.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Eh, lets not get carried away. Hyman, Ceci and Kane were all great additions, RNH contract was nice too. Plenty of good to go along with plenty of bad too.

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

He's played above the $ he did get, so that's just false.

 

[beowulf]

This guy now has more lives than a cat...10th team I believe.

 

[CupofOil]

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

You kidding? Ceci has been great this season. He's underpaid for what he's brought this season.

 

[CupofOil]

double post

 

[The Nuge]

As far as picking up a 4C who can fill in a bit if someone higher gets injured, there’s nothing to complain about here. 7 of our 13 best forwards are centers now, so we have a lot of flexibility with line combinations

 

[McRpro]

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

Ceci is currently worth his contract, a signing that's worked out great for the team. That's all that matters.

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

This might be it. EDM is Brassard's 8th team in 5 seasons, if I'm counting correctly.

He's gonna push to break Mike Sillinger's record at this point.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Decent pickup, makes more sense than the Kulak deal.

 

[snipes]

16 points in 31 games at 50% for a 4th.

Not bad, doesn’t really move the needle much but adds depth to the bottom 6.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

Ceci has been absolute money this season. We'll see it if continues, but he's been arguably our most consistent Dman -- and that's considering Nurse and Keith have also been very good for long stretches.

 

[ponder719]

He's gonna push to break Mike Sillinger's record at this point.

He's very close. EDM is his 10th team, Sillinger's record is 12. All he needs to do is sign for, say, Seattle this offseason and then get traded to Calgary or Washington or w/e next TD to tie it.

 

[BudBundy]

I don't see Ceci as a win. He got overpaid in $ and term after the second half of last season he had.

Wha?? I hated that signing and thought it was stupid. Ceci has played waaay over his contract. I’ve been very impressed.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Flyers fans any scouting on Brassard? I liked him a lot in CBJ but has he fallen off or is he still consistent?

 

[Sweetpotato]

Wha?? I hated that signing and thought it was stupid. Ceci has played waaay over his contract. I’ve been very impressed.

If you paid Yamamoto 10 million per year this summer and he wins the art Ross next year you paid him fairly but absolutely no one saw it coming.

Ceci in no way should've gotten that much for that long and for a team having trouble with the cap it was a smooth brain move. Absolutely no reason why Ceci should've gotten more than 2/year.

 

[Cup or Bust]

If you paid Yamamoto 10 million per year this summer and he wins the art Ross next year you paid him fairly but absolutely no one saw it coming.

Ceci in no way should've gotten that much for that long and for a team having trouble with the cap it was a smooth brain move. Absolutely no reason why Ceci should've gotten more than 2/year.

For 2 million on a 1 year deal he could have gone to multiple teams, why would he want to come to Edmonton? I also doubt as a UFA any team gets him for 2 million.

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Yes, the corpse of Brassard will surely put Edmonton over the top this year. Wtf is Holland doing over there?

 

[CupofOil]

If you paid Yamamoto 10 million per year this summer and he wins the art Ross next year you paid him fairly but absolutely no one saw it coming.

Ceci in no way should've gotten that much for that long and for a team having trouble with the cap it was a smooth brain move. Absolutely no reason why Ceci should've gotten more than 2/year.

This is lunacy. Even the Ceci of last year was worth in the $3M range, he was good for Pittsburgh, The Ceci of this year is worth in the $5M range. It amazes me the lengths some will go to discredit Holland for everything, no matter how ridiculous it sounds.

Again, there are plenty of things to criticize Holland about. To criticize him for the Ceci contract is crazy IMO.

 

[Chet Manley]

Slowly rebuilding the oldest members of the 2016 Senators. Craig Anderson incoming!

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

16 points in 31 games at 50% for a 4th.

Not bad, doesn’t really move the needle much but adds depth to the bottom 6.

Depends entirely on usage.

I still have a sore spot for Brassard because of his performance in Pittsburgh after the Pens payed a ransom to get him. He was supposed to solidify that 3rd line and replace was lost with Bonino leaving, but instead the guy didn't work hard, and seemed to think he could coast his way to points.

Seems like a guy that needs top six minutes/linemates or he's terribly out of place.

 

[grentthealien]

16 points in 31 games at 50% for a 4th.

Not bad, doesn’t really move the needle much but adds depth to the bottom 6.

That’s what’s so frustrating about the Oilers Goaltending though. This is easily the best forward depth they have had since McDavid arrived, just imagining how good they would be if they got Markstrom a few years back instead of him going to Calgary has to suck.