Confirmed with Link: Kris Russell 1-Year Extension ($1.25M)

[Soli]

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[Kaniac]

Perfect money!

 

[boredem]

Kraken bait?

 

[Gregsky99]

Sounds about perfect

 

[48g90a138pts]

I wasn't expecting this at all.

 

[TheUltimateOiler]

.....I mean it's good value right ?...

 

[Canovin]

So Russell is Andromeda for the Krakens?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

good money for a depth d-man and expansion insurance in case we decide to protect Caleb Jones

 

[Del Preston]

Nurse, Jones, and Bear can now all be protected in the Expansion Draft.

 

[Aceboogie]

Good for the expansion draft I guess. If he doesnt get claimed hes a good #6 or #7 D who can be good in the locker room.

 

[Canovin]

Next thing you know the doctor gave a false diagnostics of Klef shoulder

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Stop deflecting pucks into your own net Kris and you can stay.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

let's just hope Jones takes the steps needed in order to protect him now lol

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Stop deflecting pucks into your own net Kris and you can stay.

like Bear?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

like Bear?

I fear the day Bear picks up on the starfish technique.

 

[McJadeddog]

Nurse, Jones, and Bear can now all be protected in the Expansion Draft.

Yup, this is all this signing was about. So it is great news.

 

[McJadeddog]

let's just hope Jones takes the steps needed in order to protect him now lol

Even if he doesn't, at the price we signed Russell we can just bury him in the minors.

 

[McDoused]

Great signing. So smart. Someone needed to be exposed to seattle. Such a low cap hit that we can bury in the minors if needed.

 

[Paralyzer008]

Zero chance Seattle takes him FYI, for those thinking there's a chance.

Fairly sure they'll take Tyler Benson based on our current set-up.

 

[oobga]

Seattle isn't taking him. They are hiring analytics people.

If we decided to keep Russell for another 4M cap hit year (instead of moving him now to make better use of his cap space in 20/21) to starfish because we needed a warm body to expose for the draft, that's dumb. Coulda signed a cheap player or done a minor trade later to fill the expansion spot.

Wonder after Seattle doesn't take him if we'll be super nice like with Gryba and buy out his 1.25M deal because we don't wanna hurt his feeling and put him in the minors.

 

[snipes]

He’s fine as a bottom pairing D man, I like it at this cap hit.

You need depth on D to win. Most good teams are 8+ players deep on D to go on a big playoff run.

 

[yukoner88]

Stop deflecting pucks into your own net Kris and you can stay.

those are hockey god type bounces, hopefully that'll get us in line for some better luck in the near future

 

[yukoner88]

Seattle isn't taking him. They are hiring analytics people.

If we decided to keep Russell for another 4M cap hit year (instead of moving him now to make better use of his cap space in 20/21) to starfish because we needed a warm body to expose for the draft, that's dumb. Coulda signed a cheap player or done a minor trade later to fill the expansion spot.

why is it dumb??? exposing him makes it easier to protect someone else

 

[McDrai]

Stop deflecting pucks into your own net Kris and you can stay.

The deflection assassin. At least we got rid of the shinpad assassin.

 

[FlameChampion]

Will give the Oilers some flexibility in the expansion draft. When I heard the rumours of the extension, I was afraid of a 2mil contact.

I think hes a competent/reliable dman. Hes not a 4million dman but its hard to complain about 1.25mil.