Confirmed with Link: Keegan Lowe re-signed for 2 years

[Big fat dad]

Saw the tweet and thought some might be interested

 

[McAsuno]

Meh, don't see any issue with him getting re-signed.

 

[Bank Shot]

I don't like it on general principal.

Guys involved in the org shouldn't have their sons playing on the team.

Will Acton 4th line center everyone?

I think it erodes the credibility that you are running a system that rewards players based on merit.

If you are going to sign a 25 year old career AHLer, you should probably sign a guy that is at least a difference make at the AHL level. Star calibre, not AHL average.

 

[nabob]

Won't be in the AHL in a few years. Poor signing. Wish my daddy could get my a job.

He was the best Dman on our AHL club. He will be in the AHL at worst for another 7-8 years easy.


People only hating this because of the last name, inoring how good he was there last year are just plain foolish.

 

[nabob]

I don't like it on general principal.

Guys involved in the org shouldn't have their sons playing on the team.

Will Acton 4th line center everyone?

I think it erodes the credibility that you are running a system that rewards players based on merit.

If you are going to sign a 25 year old career AHLer, you should probably sign a guy that is at least a difference make at the AHL level. Star calibre, not AHL average.

So every AHL vet has to be a star? You do realize that isn't possible?

Lowe was our best AHL Dman last year. That is a difference maker at the AHL level.

 

[nabob]

Haha, did someone actually compare the potential of Jones with that of Lowe. It might be an apt comparison now but Jones will outdistance Lowe before long.

Jones fell flat on his face in the AHL last year. He'll have to become an average AHL player , because he's a lap behind Lowe right now.

 

[Kagomeboy]

An okey singing ,I get the hate for the last name but it not his fault his dad was hated so much.

He was great in the AHL and we should be happy he is here.

 

[Del Preston]

Saw the tweet and thought some might be interested

I don't know who that guy is but he doesn't seem to have much of a clue as to what is going on with the Oilers/Condors.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I don't know who that guy is but he doesn't seem to have much of a clue as to what is going on with the Oilers/Condors.

And he was a second pairing guy playing first pairing minutes because, and this may be the only time I have defended our AHL club...none of our other defenders could cut it. Jones was literally awful for the first half of the year and Lowe was the best of our left shot guys. You give the youth minutes but if they are drowning you want a guy or two like Lowe that can carry the weight.

And with the hate of it being a 2 year deal. Guy is the perfect guy to call up in case of injury to sit on the bench. Why call up a guy like Jones or Bear if we aren't going to play them. Teams always have guys like this on the farf as their 8th guy.

 

[aspin3]

I don't know who that guy is but he doesn't seem to have much of a clue as to what is going on with the Oilers/Condors.

Agreed, on a horrible Condirsnteam no one was even close to Lowe's plus minus. BakersfieldCondors.com | Player Stats

 

[McDNicks17]

I don't know anything about the player, how contracts work or what the number of contracts will look like, but I'm going to pretend I do so I can be mad about this.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

I don't see an issue with this. We are going to have a lot of young highly skilled Dmen in the AHL. Lowe seems like a good steady presence to help take the pressure off. I don't see him taking a job away from anyone that should otherwise be there in his place next season.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

No issue here. I thought he held his own 0n his call up and he is experienced AHLer. Some people need to chill.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Meh, don't see any issue with him getting re-signed.

no problem him getting signed--it is the two way contract I have a problem with--we should not waste a contract spot for a guy who will not see any serious time in the nhl

 

[McDNicks17]

no problem him getting signed--it is the two way contract I have a problem with--we should not waste a contract spot for a guy who will not see any serious time in the nhl

If all 50 players under contract see serious time in the NHL, you're doing something wrong.

 

[VainGretzky]

No problem with this signing good shut down dman , good depth for emergency call up

 

[Bryanbryoil]

"don't invest in youngsters"

Potentially: Bear, Jones, Lagesson and Mantha (I sure hope that he can still carve out a career for himself). Yeah, not youth down there at all, we need to follow the Oilers former model of all kids and only a few piss poor vets since it worked so well for us in the Hall, RNH and Eberle years.

 

[Jumptheshark]

If all 50 players under contract see serious time in the NHL, you're doing something wrong.

wiggle room come deadline

we have this discussion every trade deadline

and every deadline we question why certain players have contracts

this is one of those contracts

when we are at 48/49 contracts on deadline day and we realize player X is available but because be we are maxed out on contracts we can not get him because we have no wiggle room

Lowe is not an nhler and should not get an nhl contract

 

[MessierII]

wiggle room come deadline

we have this discussion every trade deadline

and every deadline we question why certain players have contracts

this is one of those contracts

when we are at 48/49 contracts on deadline day and we realize player X is available but because be we are maxed out on contracts we can not get him because we have no wiggle room

Lowe is not an nhler and should not get an nhl contract

Every player with an nhl contract doesn’t play in the nhl. This is a good player for the farm who can fill in as a 6-7 on an emergency basis. Every team has quality AHL depth guys like this.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Every player with an nhl contract doesn’t play in the nhl. This is a good player for the farm who can fill in as a 6-7 on an emergency basis. Every team has quality AHL depth guys like this.

like I said--when is comes to deadline and we have no wiggle room with adding a player because we signed guys like lowe--who will never be an nhler--some on this board we bitch and complain

 

[Jumptheshark]

last deadline day I looked at the top teams

7/10 were at about 45 contracts

only bad teams offer nhl contracts to guys who will never be

 

[MessierII]

only bad teams offer nhl contracts to guys who will never be

Literally every team does. Every, single, one.

 

[Faelko]

like I said--when is comes to deadline and we have no wiggle room with adding a player because we signed guys like lowe--who will never be an nhler--some on this board we ***** and complain

I don't get it? So you're saying he should've been a Condors signing and not Oilers? That doesn't do us much good if they need to recall a guy.

 

[Spawn]

wiggle room come deadline

we have this discussion every trade deadline

and every deadline we question why certain players have contracts

this is one of those contracts

when we are at 48/49 contracts on deadline day and we realize player X is available but because be we are maxed out on contracts we can not get him because we have no wiggle room

Lowe is not an nhler and should not get an nhl contract

I think the bold is a reasonable take. But I think you needlessly exaggerate the concern with the 50 contract limit. Come deadline day you can always send an expiring contract back to a team. I'm all ears for a time when a trade has fallen through at the deadline because the acquiring team couldn't make contract space.

 

[RandomGuy79]

I think the bold is a reasonable take. But I think you needlessly exaggerate the concern with the 50 contract limit. Come deadline day you can always send an expiring contract back to a team. I'm all ears for a time when a trade has fallen through at the deadline because the acquiring team couldn't make contract space.

I agree with this. Do people actually think we can't dump contracts easily? It happens all the time when teams need contract spots.