Rumor: Nikitin to Avangard Omsk?

[Jimmi McJenkins]

As of today Nikitin is NOT here in Bako. Drai and Scrivens are but not him.

I hope he pulls something stupid and frees up some money for the Oilers.

 

[McRobbiezyg]

As of today Nikitin is NOT here in Bako. Drai and Scrivens are but not him.

pleeeeeeeeeeeease refuse to report

 

[Jisatsu]

Too bad we can't send him to ECHL that's what the guy deserves. The embarrassment, riding the bus and living in Norfolk would probably be enough to get him to not report and then we could get out from that cap hit.

Not really happy that he gets to go play in his hometown while we foot the bill and the cap hit but I'd rather that then have him taking minutes away from young defenseman in Bakersfield.

Hey! What's so bad about living in Norfolk??

Oh wait it's a **** hole, that's what.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Hey! What's so bad about living in Norfolk??

Oh wait it's a **** hole, that's what.

come on, now.

Edmonton.

 

[McShogun99]

Hey! What's so bad about living in Norfolk??

Oh wait it's a **** hole, that's what.

Yeah, living in California must suck.....

 

[necrobot]

Yeah, living in California must suck.....

Norfolk definitely is not in cali...

 

[Rafters]

So...back door deal with KHL.....give the KHL team 4 mill to pay Nikitian .....he can then 'refuse to report' to the AHL......Oilers then can terminate his NHL contract to have the extra cap space???

 

[Jumptheshark]

So...back door deal with KHL.....give the KHL team 4 mill to pay Nikitian .....he can then 'refuse to report' to the AHL......Oilers then can terminate his NHL contract to have the extra cap space???

nice attempt in theory--in reality right now no KHL team will pay any 4mill in Canadian or US bucks to players--only Ruble

 

[McShogun99]

Norfolk definitely is not in cali...

Isn't the AHL team in Bakersfield?

EDIT: Just read past posts and I missed the joke. Norfolk looks like a nice city.

 

[Del Preston]

Isn't the AHL team in Bakersfield?

The poster wanted to send Nikitin to the ECHL team in Norfolk.

 

[Raoul Duke]

So...back door deal with KHL.....give the KHL team 4 mill to pay Nikitian .....he can then 'refuse to report' to the AHL......Oilers then can terminate his NHL contract to have the extra cap space???

Damn it that's brilliant!!!
I hope that's what's happening.

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

Damn it that's brilliant!!!
I hope that's what's happening.

Yeah if that turned out to be the case, and the NHL found out about it the penalty would be ridiculously severe. I can't even imagine how big the fine and how many forfeited drafted picks it would cost.

 

[psowrc]

I hope he pulls something stupid and frees up some money for the Oilers.

No way he gives up 4.5 million...perhaps Drai and Scriv refused to car pool with him and he is stuck at the airport.

 

[PBandJ]

Yeah if that turned out to be the case, and the NHL found out about it the penalty would be ridiculously severe. I can't even imagine how big the fine and how many forfeited drafted picks it would cost.

Agreed, it isn't even close to worth it. The NHL would bend us over a barrel.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Yeah if that turned out to be the case, and the NHL found out about it the penalty would be ridiculously severe. I can't even imagine how big the fine and how many forfeited drafted picks it would cost.

Why you gotta be such a downer?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Agreed, it isn't even close to worth it. The NHL would bend us over a barrel.

Another downer.
Obviously that's not a real plan.

 

[McShogun99]

Cap space doesn't matter this season. It's not like we're going to add Weber for a couple drafty picks.

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

Why you gotta be such a downer?

I've watched too many Oiler games these last few years.

 

[Raoul Duke]

I've watched too many Oiler games these last few years.

Fair enough!!

 

[McTrashBoat]

edit: I think OP deleted on me, so now

Here's Something Completely Different

 

[SullivanT]

At least next year between Purcell nikitin and scrivens it will free up over 10 mill cap space

 

[SullivanT]

Don't really need the cap space this year

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

Don't really need the cap space this year

The cap space is always nice to have, you never know who might shake loose during the course of the season, who thought Hamilton would be moved from Boston? Even just being a short term dumping ground for an overpaid contract given that proper compensation is received doesn't sound too bad.

Nikitin not reporting to the AHL would be fantastic news and not only for the cap savings, but he also doesn't strike me as someone who will be a positive influence down there. He can't be a happy camper being waived to the AHL and he doesn't have the strong character of someone like Scrivens who I can't see being a toxic player just because he's in the AHL. Plus the number of young d-men we have I don't really want him taking ice-time away from them when we need them to develop.

 

[guymez]

As of today Nikitin is NOT here in Bako. Drai and Scrivens are but not him.

Heard today in an interview (with Fleming) that Nikitin is having immigration delays and that's why he isn't in Bakersfield yet.

 

[jlockhart89]

Heard today in an interview (with Fleming) that Nikitin is having immigration delays and that's why he isn't in Bakersfield yet.

I'm not familiar with all the immigration laws, but wouldn't he have had to have this in order already had he been playing with the Oilers? Or is it more of a case that he has to re apply for work Visa's and everything simply because his place of residence in in the US rather than Canada now?