Offseason Poll #1: Which move will have the biggest impact on the team's performance?

[Cloned]

During the last two offseasons I've run a series of polls to compare various things about the team. It's always fun to see what the HFOil community thinks!

The first poll includes the biggest moves of the offseason - which one do you think will have the biggest impact on the Oilers' performance this season?

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[Evilsports]

Duncan Keiths retirement.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Coaching staff, but its pretty close.

Cloned must lose sleep if he doesnt have an active poll up on HFOil.

 

[T-Funk]

Regular season: New coaching staff.
Playoffs: Goalie.

 

[Cloned]

Coaching staff, but its pretty close.

Cloned must lose sleep if he doesnt have an active poll up on HFOil.

I know how to make a close and compelling poll though...

Besides, I didn't make one for the longest time before these last few.

 

[Mav3rick07]

I went with Kane. He does everything that Kassian was supposed to do plus he can put up 40 goals.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Coaching and goaltending almost equally.


Was interesting listening to goalie guru Kevin Woodley on the PDOcast podcast talk about how flawed it is that teams bring in goalies and expect them to be able to adjust to the system rather than coaches creating a system around a goalie's strengths. Hopefully Brad Holland and Jay Woodcroft are new school enough to consider this with Campbell.

 

[Anarchism]

Perhaps this will be the year we will be surprised by the impact of a prospect--perhaps after Xmas.

 

[La Bamba]

I went with Kane. He does everything that Kassian was supposed to do plus he can put up 40 goals.

Kane is essentially Zack Kassian if Zack Kassian has the best game of his life every game

Upgrading from Kassian to Kane for less than 2M in cap space is franchise altering

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Perhaps this will be the year we will be surprised by the impact of a prospect--perhaps after Xmas.

Here's my ultimate hot-take prediction:

Bourgault forces Woodcroft's hand and becomes a regular season mainstay on right-wing in place of Pulju.

(I know, I know, he's a center...but one can dream...)

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Perhaps this will be the year we will be surprised by the impact of a prospect--perhaps after Xmas.

Never forget the honey badger.

 

[alphahelix]

Trading Barrie. If that happens.

 

[Kaptah]

Yamamoto trade. Announced soon.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I ended up on a full season of Woodcroft and co, but Soup will be a close 2nd.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Yamamoto trade. Announced soon.

Source?

 

[elmeroil]

Source?

Why would they trade Yamo, he had a slow start still scored 20 goals, .5 point per game, loved by the team, plays way bigger than he is and was a workhorse in the playoffs. All in his first full NHL season.

Sorry quoted the wrong post

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Here's my ultimate hot-take prediction:

Bourgault forces Woodcroft's hand and becomes a regular season mainstay on right-wing in place of Pulju.

(I know, I know, he's a center...but one can dream...)

Bourgault will most likely play wing in the NHL, atleast for the oilers

 

[Jumptheshark]

we will live and die with our goalie again

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

I'll go off the board & say health.
If we can avoid long term injuries to key players, we'll be fine.
If not, it could be a long & trying year.

 

[Canovin]

No love for a quarter season of P. Kane?

 

[Kaptah]

Why would they trade Yamo, he had a slow start still scored 20 goals, .5 point per game, loved by the team, plays way bigger than he is and was a workhorse in the playoffs. All in his first full NHL season.

Sorry quoted the wrong post

I'm sure Ken will tell us afterwards.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

I'm sure Ken will tell us afterwards.

Do you have a source, or is this just conjecture?

 

[5 14 6 1]

Woody and Manson for a full year. I'm excited to see what this team can do next year.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I'm sure Ken will tell us afterwards.

Look I get your attachment to Puljujarvi, but you can just stop.

 

[elmeroil]

I'm sure Ken will tell us afterwards.

Unless it's a top 4 d man coming back, I don't see it happening