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

[McTonyBrar]

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

I'll make you a bet that Jones will be a top 4 end of the next season

 

[McTonyBrar]

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.

Don't really need your pessimistic opinion on this dreary day

 

[bellagiobob]

Yes, a wise move. Again, would Chia have thought of this?

Chia's strategy seemed to be death by a thousand cuts. Holland's is slow improvement by a thousand bandages. A bunch of subtle, decent odds moves this off season. Not perfect, but slowly trying to stop the bleeding.

 

[bellagiobob]

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.

Unless he's improved his skating, I'm fine with that. Still a longshot to have a productive NHL career.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

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.

Fine by me.

 

[PBandJ]

Pure Kraken bait.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I'll make you a bet that Jones will be a top 4 end of the next season

Nah cause I think you May be right

 

[shoop]

I'll make you a bet that Jones will be a top 4 end of the next season

Jones will probably be in the second pairing coming out of training camp.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Lol Russell for 1.25 on a 1 year with no NMC is an excellent deal on a bottom pairing D that can move up if needed...

I get it though... just another way you can complain about Holland.

be careful, he’ll say you took his quote out of context!

 

[oilcountry17]

I like it great partner this year for Barrie the 4th forward and next year to help Bouchard transition. Nice cheap bottom pair next year will help resign the important guys. My guess bear gets a one year bridge now and gets kris's money next year if he repeats his performance from last year.

 

[Spawn]

I don't think there is any chance that Seattle takes him, but he fits out expansion requirements and at 1.25M is a really good 6/7 d-man for next season to spell off Broberg/Samorukov if they can make the team.

This upcoming season he's probably on our 2nd pairing unless Jones can prove he's ready for a bigger role.

 

[jukon]

So unless we expose Koskinen, we don't have a goalie who qualified goalie to expose right? Don't we need a backup plan in case Koski plays lights out and we want to keep him?

 

[Del Preston]

So unless we expose Koskinen, we don't have a goalie who qualified goalie to expose right? Don't we need a backup plan in case Koski plays lights out and we want to keep him?

They could extend Anton Forsberg before the draft.

 

[Spawn]

So unless we expose Koskinen, we don't have a goalie who qualified goalie to expose right? Don't we need a backup plan in case Koski plays lights out and we want to keep him?

Dylan Wells or Stuart Skinner will meet the requirement so long as they receive a qualifying offer next off-season.

* One goalie who is under contract in 2021-22 or will be a restricted free agent at the end of his current contract immediately prior to 2021-22. If a team elects to make a restricted free agent goalie available to meet this requirement, that goalie must have received his qualifying offer prior to the submission of the team's protected list.

No requirements for them having played any NHL games.

 

[Mr Positive]

They could extend Anton Forsberg before the draft.

wouldn't our goalie prospects meet the requirement too?

edit: haha, nevermind, thanks Spawn

 

[Ginger Papa]

Congratulations on the extension. I agree with you folks that Russell is a good depth d-man whose biggest problem is the Cap Hit for what he brings the last couple of years.

I always cheer for guys like him who are willing to lay their bodies on the line. Nice XD option to protect your other D while being a nice price if he’s not picked.

Ken has had a really solid off-season imho. But if he can figure out your goalie situation:

Even as a fan of a rival, I really hope he can.

Cheers

 

[yukoner88]

Hey look, a long-term UFA signing that we did not have to buy out.

I think I'll nominate Kris Russell as our most successful UFA signing over the past decade.

bump that to most successful pto invite aswell

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Having Russell as our seventh defencemen at 1.25 Mil. Is very good value.
I would be very surprised if he is not a Kraken. Good character player that would be good in the locker room.

Unpopular opinion: If he is still here after the draft, I would keep him as seventh dman until he wants to call it quits and if Holland still thinks he can contribute.

 

[shoop]

Congratulations on the extension. I agree with you folks that Russell is a good depth d-man whose biggest problem is the Cap Hit for what he brings the last couple of years.

I get you don't watch the Oilers too much, but Russell hasn't been quite as bad as you say. He has earned his money every season so far. He did drop off in the regular season a little last year. He was solid during the qualifying round. Everyone feared that he would fall apart at some point during the contract. He hasn't really yet.

If not for covid the Oilers might have been able to move Russell this off-season. He was market value before the bottom dropped out of the market. The extension is a tradeoff.

 

[Panda Bear]

Having Russell as our seventh defencemen at 1.25 Mil. Is very good value.
I would be very surprised if he is not a Kraken. Good character player that would be good in the locker room.

Unpopular opinion: If he is still here after the draft, I would keep him as seventh dman until he wants to call it quits and if Holland still thinks he can contribute.

I don't think that's unpopular.

I think people malign Russell's contract and, for up until this past season, his playing time. I think most people are amenable to him being a #7.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Past gm’s would have probably taken that massive L by losing him. Cool signing.

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

Nice b8 m8.

 

[yukoner88]

So unless we expose Koskinen, we don't have a goalie who qualified goalie to expose right? Don't we need a backup plan in case Koski plays lights out and we want to keep him?

if in a pinch just extend Anton Forsberg @800k

 

[Llamamoto]

We can pretty much say he's off to Seattle

I don't think anybody expects him to be taken, he just fulfills the requirements for a defensemen that every team has to expose, allowing us to protect Nurse, Bear, Jones, and possibly Klefbom.