Friedman: Oilers asked Coyotes about Raanta

[Mosby]

Per the 31 Thoughts podcast.

Oilers are right up against the cap so any trade would need to be equal dollars.

Raanta is a pending UFA with a 4.25 cap.

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[dedutchhockey]

To be fair nobody saw that the Koskinen and 38 yr old Mike Smith combo wasn’t going to work.

 

[Greg Schuler]

To be fair nobody saw that the Koskinen and 38 yr old Mike Smith combo wasn’t going to work.

 

[super6646]

The lol oilers part of me says they should blow another first round pick and backfire spectacularly...

The more pragmatic fan of the entire game part of me says that the oilers should pull through this final year and make moves when they finally start getting some significant cap space this coming offseason.

 

[dedutchhockey]

IMO the Oilers really fumbled their cap space this summer.

it was clear they needed/wanted a goalie.

Markstrom and others rejected them. Fair.

but then used that 3 mil cap space on Barrie who is at this point nothing but a PP specialist. Horrendous 5 on 5. Oilers already had a historic Pp and ranked 1st last year. Redundant.

they should have weaponized that cap space and used it and traded for a goalie like Raanta.

Internally Bouchard could fill Barrie’s roles. It wouldn’t even be that much of a downgrade.

 

[DFF]

The lol oilers part of me says they should blow another first round pick and backfire spectacularly...

The more pragmatic fan of the entire game part of me says that the oilers should pull through this final year and make moves when they finally start getting some significant cap space this coming offseason.

I enjoy the oilers screwing up....let them waste their future on another injury prone goalie

 

[kris]

IMO the Oilers really fumbled their cap space this summer.

it was clear they needed/wanted a goalie.

Markstrom and others rejected them. Fair.

but then used that 3 mil cap space on Barrie who is at this point nothing but a PP specialist. Horrendous 5 on 5. Oilers already had a historic Pp and ranked 1st last year. Redundant.

they should have weaponized that cap space and used it and traded for a goalie like Raanta.

Internally Bouchard could fill Barrie’s roles. It wouldn’t even be that much of a downgrade.

Bouchard probably would have been an upgrade. Barrie is horrid.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Build a deal around Larsson and Raanta and let's see what we have in Bouchard already.

 

[Kaibur]

Raanta and Capobiano for Puljujarvi and Barrie

 

[CraigsList]

Build a deal around Larsson and Raanta and let's see what we have in Bouchard already.

thats... actually not a bad deal at all. Makes even more sense with OEL out

 

[BHD]

What are the Coyotes looking for?

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Raanta and Capobiano for Puljujarvi and Barrie

You can't send out Barrie. He signed here to attempt to max his next contract as he can pad stats with McDrai and last years league leading PP. Moves like that ruin a teams ability to sign UFA and Edmonton already has issues getting the players they want via the free agency route

 

[cheech70]

How about Georgiev? 2nd plus?

 

[deckercky]

Not a bad deal in a vacuum...but Oilers really can't afford to make their defence thinner.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

How about Georgiev? 2nd plus?

We don't have our 2nd due to the AA trade.

 

[coopooter]

Raanta is just not reliable. Tweaks something in his sleep

 

[ItWasJustified]

Build a deal around Larsson and Raanta and let's see what we have in Bouchard already.

A minus player on a top team in the Swedish 2nd tier?

 

[Dan Kelly]

How about Georgiev? 2nd plus?

I know we should be in a win now mode but really, you want to blow yet another 2nd rounder? didn't have one last draft, don't have one this coming draft, so we'll just keep giving them away year after year?

 

[Dan Kelly]

A minus player on a top team in the Swedish 2nd tier?

he's young but he's still a top prospect !

 

[dedutchhockey]

I know we should be in a win now mode but really, you want to blow yet another 2nd rounder? didn't have one last draft, don't have one this coming draft, so we'll just keep giving them away year after year?

when you have Mcdavid and Drai you can’t be worried about 2nd rounders that are 5 yrs away.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

A minus player on a top team in the Swedish 2nd tier?

+/- is a useless stat so I put no stock in that. Reports said he looked good on ice and he has a skill set out D core lacks. like I said I’d like to see him at the NHL level. That’s what matters in the end.

Look at Yamamoto impact and stat line as a NHL player verses his time in the A. You can’t always hang your hat on one thing. Each situation is different.

 

[serp]

Raanta is good but also has shown himself to be made of glass . Probably won't be that expensive to aquire because of that.

 

[Eggtimer]

Yotes are hurting for draft picks plus have 3 good goalies on their roster . I could see them moving one of the three for picks / prospects . Just a matter of what they would want in return

 

[violaswallet]

We don't have our 2nd due to the AA trade.

Maybe a first + something for second plus Raanta?

 

[MessierII]

Maybe a first + something for second plus Raanta?

That’s insane.