Proposal: Lucic for Tatar

[Cloned]

Oilers could retain 1M if needed.

Yay or nay?

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[CupofOil]

Cloned, you should have probably kept this on the Oilers board, this ain't gonna be pretty.

 

[johnjm22]

Lucic is signed for 5 more seasons. Tatar 3.

You'd need to retain a lot more than 1M in order to entice VGK into this.

 

[Cloned]

Cloned, you should have probably kept this on the Oilers board, this ain't gonna be pretty.

Tatar hasn't been good in Vegas. Been healthy scratched a few times.

 

[Cloned]

Lucic is signed for 5 more seasons. Tatar 3.

You'd need to retain a lot more than 1M in order to entice VGK into this.

Then add a mid-round pick or B prospect from the Oilers.

 

[CupofOil]

Tatar hasn't been good in Vegas. Been healthy scratched a few times.

3 years younger, 2 years less term and can skate which fits in with the newer NHL. There's just no way a team is letting the Oilers off the hook that easily.
If you're looking at somebody with less term, think somebody like Backes and I don't think the Bruins even do that.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Then add a mid-round pick or B prospect from the Oilers.

That doesn't close the gap at all.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Needs more Edmonton.

 

[Cloned]

3 years younger, 2 years less term and can skate which fits in with the newer NHL. There's just no way a team is letting the Oilers off the hook that easily.
If you're looking at somebody with less term, think somebody like Backes and I don't think the Bruins even do that.

Meh, then add a prospect like Benson.

 

[Richard Moistmaker]

This is just bad... you realize the package that was just given up for Tatar right? Clearly has a lot more value then someone with negative value

 

[Cloned]

This is just bad... you realize the package that was just given up for Tatar right? Clearly has a lot more value then someone with negative value

That's like saying the Oilers should ask for Kessel if they trade Larsson. The package originally given up has nothing to do with Tatar's value today, which is pretty damn low.

 

[CupofOil]

Meh, then add a prospect like Benson.

That doesn't get you close IMO. Vegas just dealt a 1st, 2nd and 3rd for him. I doubt that in the span of a quarter of a season that his value to Vegas went from all those picks to one of the worst contracts in the league.

 

[Menzinger]

Edmonton would need retention AND add a pick as a sweetener

 

[Cloned]

That doesn't close the gap at all.

I'd go as far as a prospect like Benson or a tweener player like Caggiula.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Makes no sense for Vegas.

 

[rent free]

vegas declines easily

 

[Captain Mountain]

I'd go as far as a prospect like Benson or a tweener player like Caggiula.

No way that cuts it for Vegas. Tatar fits more for the way they play, is better, cheaper and younger.

 

[Cloned]

That doesn't get you close IMO. Vegas just dealt a 1st, 2nd and 3rd for him. I doubt that in the span of a quarter of a season that his value to Vegas went from all those picks to one of the worst contracts in the league.

You realize he's been healthy scratched throughout a significant portion of these playoffs, right? Again, it's like saying the Oilers should ask for Kessel if they trade Larsson.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

That doesn't get you close IMO. Vegas just dealt a 1st, 2nd and 3rd for him. I doubt that in the span of a quarter of a season that his value to Vegas went from all those picks to one of the worst contracts in the league.

That’s a fair point, just because Edmonton traded Eberle for Strome doesn’t mean Strome is worth a 55 point winger.

 

[Richard Moistmaker]

That's like saying the Oilers should ask for Kessel if they trade Larsson. The package originally given up has nothing to do with Tatar's value today, which is pretty damn low.

you're acting like that trade was made years ago. It happened 3 months ago. Still a very good chance Tatar rebounds. Even if his value is just a 2nd round pick now, how many teams would give up a 2nd round pick for Lucic???

Let me answer that for you: NONE

 

[Cloned]

No way that cuts it for Vegas. Tatar fits more for the way they play, is better, cheaper and younger.

Is he really better?

Point production in the last three seasons, including Lucic's career worst 2017:

Tatar - 34, 46, 45

Lucic - 34, 50, 55

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I'd go as far as a prospect like Benson or a tweener player like Caggiula.

Have fun with lucic then lol

 

[BB88]

3 years younger, 2 years less term and can skate which fits in with the newer NHL. There's just no way a team is letting the Oilers off the hook that easily.
If you're looking at somebody with less term, think somebody like Backes and I don't think the Bruins even do that.

Boston is at their strongest at Lw.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Edmonton would need retention AND add a pick as a sweetener

No basis in reality, IMO. I can’t think of a deal where a team retained, added a sweetener, and got a bad contract back.

Or is it just Oilers that have their players value crater after one bad stretch? Pacioretty apparently still has lots of value. Tatar’s been healthy scratched in favour of the likes of Reaves and Carpenter.

 

[CupofOil]

You realize he's been healthy scratched throughout a significant portion of these playoffs, right? Again, it's like saying the Oilers should ask for Kessel if they trade Larsson.

It's not like that at all. I don't see the correlation.

They literally JUST burned a bunch of picks to get this guy so why would they now deal him for possibly the worst value contract in the league? Because he was healthy scratched in a few games? Doesn't make any sense whatsoever.