News Article: Ference gives up C - RNH, Hall, Eberle and Ference named A's

[redgrant]

2018

McDavid C
Nurse A
Lander A

 

[Morpheus]

I have first hand experience with this, and he's a complete ******. I saw Hall and we made eye contact, so I figured he was cool. All I wanted was an autograph, I had my pen ready and handed it to him, he looked at me, chucked it across the bathroom and told me to get out of his stall. I'm never going to Sicilian Pasta Kitchen again.

Best post ever. Sea Bass lol

 

[abootzky]

After last night's Andrew Ference crapshow it's clear what the Oilers should do. Engrave his name into the #8 defence slot from now on. Also, each month until they buy him out next summer they should remove another letter from his jersey: the 'C' this month (already done), the 'A' next month, the 'O' the month after that, then the 'i', etc...

 

[shoop]

After last night's Andrew Ference crapshow it's clear what the Oilers should do. Engrave his name into the #8 defence slot from now on. Also, each month until they buy him out next summer they should remove another letter from his jersey: the 'C' this month (already done), the 'A' next month, the 'O' the month after that, then the 'i', etc...

Yeah. It's pretty much a given that he is done as an NHLer. I really hope LTIR could come up. There must be some sort of physical reason that at least party explains why he can't play at this level at all anymore.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Ference should only be in when injuries hit. There was no reason to sit Reinhart yesterday IMO unless someone asked us to showcase Ference (Nashville probably did )

 

[Gone]

Ference should only be in when injuries hit. There was no reason to sit Reinhart yesterday IMO unless someone asked us to showcase Ference (Nashville probably did )

Is their any reason we could float him on waivers .... and pray someone bites?

 

[Oilfan2]

Is their any reason we could float him on waivers .... and pray someone bites?

Can't.

He has a NMC.

 

[T-Funk]

Is their any reason we could float him on waivers .... and pray someone bites?

Nmc

 

[Soundwave]

Is their any reason we could float him on waivers .... and pray someone bites?

Nope. This is why I was pushing a for trade for Bickell ... at least in that situation maybe he'd be willing to waive his NMC to go play for the defending Cup champs. The way it is now, we basically have no choice but to buy him out at year end, which is going to sadly impact our cap the following next two seasons.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Is their any reason we could float him on waivers .... and pray someone bites?

As others have said he has a NMC. Because of this IMO he sits and just practices with the team until/unless a rash of injuries hit. Keep him busy off ice, we know that he's a fitness lover so he won't just get out of shape while he's not playing. He should not play more than 15 games this season IMO.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Nope. This is why I was pushing a for trade for Bickell ... at least in that situation maybe he'd be willing to waive his NMC to go play for the defending Cup champs. The way it is now, we basically have no choice but to buy him out at year end, which is going to sadly impact our cap the following next two seasons.

Yeah, but you're convinced Bickell isn't anything but a bigger less offensive Ryan Jones, who ridiculously expensive for his not skill set.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Yeah, but you're convinced Bickell isn't anything but a bigger less offensive Ryan Jones, who ridiculously expensive for his not skill set.

The good news is that we will have a lot of free cap when Purcell, Nikitin and Scrivens are off the books. If we have to eat a little cap from Ference which will still expire before McDavid's extension comes into effect then it's not that big of a deal.

 

[Red Deer Rebel]

Yeah, but you're convinced Bickell isn't anything but a bigger less offensive Ryan Jones, who ridiculously expensive for his not skill set.

The net cap hit of Bickell is only $750,000 after you subtract Ference going the other way.

I can't see him being as bad as Ference, and he does fit a need on this team - big body with some hands who can crash the net.

Bring him in and play him with McD. He might be super motivated, and play real well.

We know what Ference brings at this point, and it's not much.

 

[Tyrolean]

As others have said he has a NMC. Because of this IMO he sits and just practices with the team until/unless a rash of injuries hit. Keep him busy off ice, we know that he's a fitness lover so he won't just get out of shape while he's not playing. He should not play more than 15 games this season IMO.

What kind of idiot GM gives a regressing player a NMC? Oh ..

 

[Bangers]

Nope. This is why I was pushing a for trade for Bickell ... at least in that situation maybe he'd be willing to waive his NMC to go play for the defending Cup champs. The way it is now, we basically have no choice but to buy him out at year end, which is going to sadly impact our cap the following next two seasons.

Buying Ference out after this seadon isn't that hard on the cap. It's 2 seasons, but the cap penalty isn't that high.

My guess is he either retires or is bought out next summer.

 

[rboomercat90]

Buying Ference out after this seadon isn't that hard on the cap. It's 2 seasons, but the cap penalty isn't that high.

My guess is he either retires or is bought out next summer.

Does anybody retire with term left on a contract anymore? Unless they have a serious injury maybe but not guys who just suck.

 

[Arctic Fox]

Does anybody retire with term left on a contract anymore? Unless they have a serious injury maybe but not guys who just suck.

Give him a hockey stick and watch him humiliate himself on the ice, in front of 1000s of people. If he still doesn't get it, send him into the press-box and put a label on it "Please don't feed animals".

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Give him a hockey stick and watch him humiliate himself on the ice, in front of 1000s of people. If he still doesn't get it, send him into the press-box and put a label on it "Please don't feed animals".

give him a promotion....it is our way.

 

[Mr Positive]

Does anybody retire with term left on a contract anymore? Unless they have a serious injury maybe but not guys who just suck.

He might retire if the contract had one season at league minimum on it, but to do so now would cost him millions.

Imo he will be unofficially retired and we'll just eat the cap hit for another season. It's really not so bad at all. In McDavid's ELC we can't commit huge dollars to long term deals anyway.

Ideally of course we could get that space back, but oh well. Lots of teams have one or two bad contracts. At least it isn't Amac in Philly. They are wasting Giroux's best years and that deal will keep them bad.

 

[Narnia]

Nope. This is why I was pushing a for trade for Bickell ... at least in that situation maybe he'd be willing to waive his NMC to go play for the defending Cup champs. The way it is now, we basically have no choice but to buy him out at year end, which is going to sadly impact our cap the following next two seasons.

Bickell is garbage is worse than Ference.

 

[redgrant]

Cant we tell him to retire this year and well give him a cushy office job for life?

 

[Arctic Fox]

Cant we tell him to retire this year and well give him a cushy office job for life?

All the loser jobs must already be occupied by MacT, Howson, Lowe and their assistant losers.

 

[TheRebuild]

Give him a hockey stick and watch him humiliate himself on the ice, in front of 1000s of people. If he still doesn't get it, send him into the press-box and put a label on it "Please don't feed animals".

It's no wonder they didn't want the C on him. What a joke that would be. Like putting lipstick on a pig. The A seems overly generous.