Oilers claim Matt Fraser

[McLotto 97]

Wait......grabs PRV jersey from back of closet......Claim him just so I can feel I didn't blow $200 bucks on a jersey I will never wear.
PRV ---Lander --- Yak
Send Leon down to juniors.

 

[Paralyzer]

I'd pick up Heatley just to piss the dude off that he has to play for the Oilers. Then we send him to the minors lol.

 

[Oilfan2]

I'd pick up Heatley just to piss the dude off that he has to play for the Oilers. Then we send him to the minors lol.

As much as it would be great to do that, we can't. He'd go back to his original team (or whomever else put in waiver claims) if you send him down this year.

 

[Paralyzer]

As much as it would be great to do that, we can't. He'd go back to his original team (or whomever else put in waiver claims) if you send him down this year.

Either way, I'd love to see his face when he finds out the Oilers claimed him LOL

 

[Vagabond]

I'd waive Scrivs even! What harm is there. Fasth and Scrivs are hardly backup material!

I would reacquire PVR for sure!

This team honestly cannot get worse than it is.

 

[UglyStupidAds]

By my count the Oilers now have 49 contracts. Adding Pajaarvi would make it 50 so I don't see that happening.

 

[Vagabond]

Visually, centres are overrated.

All the elite basement teams fill up their rosters with wingers because they are so versatile.

As we've seen... wingers can usually play either wing just as ineffectively plus wingers don't necessarily have to have relatively strong defensive awareness... thus not adversely affecting any in-progress tanking strategy.

I'm going to use that term from now on!

 

[sepHF]

Too bad they're so close to the contract cap with MPS on the waiver wire.

 

[Mikos87]

By my count the Oilers now have 49 contracts. Adding Pajaarvi would make it 50 so I don't see that happening.

That's why they should grab Hackett.

Goaltending is a bigger need. Even if he isn't a starter, you guys know what you have in your current tandem. They both look like they've keeled over.

On Fraser:

He's been a very good AHL player, and about as prolific as you can get as a goal scorer in that league the last couple of years.

He's a grind it out, muck it up player with good hands around the net.

He's never found a role, never scored enough at the NHL level for a top 6 role, and isn't a checker. If he can be a net front guy, it gives the Oilers something more of what they lack and moves away from the soft skill wingers that don't show up every night.

That alone in itself is a win.

 

[MettleMcOiler]

I'd waive Scrivs even! What harm is there. Fasth and Scrivs are hardly backup material!

I would reacquire PVR for sure!

This team honestly cannot get worse than it is.

Always dislike this statement. Anything CAN get worse. It's almost asking for it to get worse.

Edit: I'm all in to bring Paajarvi back.

 

[nabob]

But if the Oiler claim PVR how am I then going to switch my 91 Paajarvi jersey to a 97 McDavid???

 

[Tekneek]

Always dislike this statement. Anything CAN get worse. It's almost asking for it to get worse.

Indeed. There is nothing that can't be made worse.

 

[gqmixmaster]

The oilers dont need any more wingers, they need better wingers but it would be kinda awesome to get MPS back.

It makes me wonder with Fraser's acquisition if Pouliot is not recovering properly or something.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The oilers dont need any more wingers, they need better wingers but it would be kinda awesome to get MPS back.

It makes me wonder with Fraser's acquisition if Pouliot is not recovering properly or something.

Pouliot is back on the ice today I believe, I think it was just because Fraser is probably better then Pitlick and Pinnizotto

 

[nabob]

Maybe Fraser could be our new Ryan Jones?

 

[Zaddy]

Nice to see we at least picked Fraser up. Would've liked to get Roy though. C depth is our biggest issue...Would love to get Pääjärvi back. I think we could absolutely use him. Wouldn't mind giving Hackett a chance either and waive Fasth. It's clear he doesn't want to be here anyway.

 

[UglyStupidAds]

By my count the Oilers now have 49 contracts. Adding Pajaarvi would make it 50 so I don't see that happening.

Sorry guys slight error here. As I understand it now Greg Chase and Darnell Nurse both fall under the entry level slide rule and thus do not count against the 50 contract limit.

So the true count for contracts this year should be 47.

PICK ME UP SOME PAJAARVI!

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Sorry guys slight error here. As I understand it now Greg Chase and Darnell Nurse both fall under the entry level slide rule and thus do not count against the 50 contract limit.

So the true count for contracts this year should be 47.

PICK ME UP SOME PAJAARVI!

And Hackett for that matter, plus Draisaitl will slide when he goes down...I think

 

[FunkyChicken]

Grab MPS and waive Gazdic

 

[Musashi]

I hope Paajarvi can get on the right track but that will never happen here. Last thing the Oilers need is more players like Paajarvi.

At least Fraser has some push back but he has his work cut out here

 

[rboomercat90]

Hackett was considered a top goaltending prospect, might still have some game, may be worth a look, especially consider the lack luster tandem here now.

PRV is simple, it both trolls the Blues and gives the Oilers improved depth, he's cheap as well.

Heatley makes no sense unless it's to just troll Heatley which would be funny.

The fans would get some much needed satisfaction from trolling Heatley. With our luck though, he'd end up liking it here and Mactavish would re sign him.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

All I care about is re-claiming PRV.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Hackett would be a solid pick up. I agree waive Fasth.

Let the new goalie guru work with Hackett.

Fasth hates it here anyways. You can tell by him body language.

I bet 90% of the current rosters hate it in edmonton.

 

[rboomercat90]

I'd like to see Paajarvi claimed because I think he'd get a shot to play with Yak, and I think he'd get some pretty decent minutes. There's always a chance that he finds some confidence again playing increased minutes in a bigger role. There's really no risk there.

I wouldn't mind seeing them claim Paajarvi either. He's been buried behind a mountain of depth in St. Louis so he may not have regressed as much as some people think. I suspect that he's actually better after spending a year and a half under Hitchcock compared to the guys who spent a year and a half under Eakins. He was really starting to improve his final season here and I was sad to see him go. He'd probably be our best forward until the rest of the team can be deprogrammed.

 

[Dorian2]

So some info from hockey db:

6'4"
204 lbs
Lefty

He's only 24 and spent most of his time in the minors between Dallas and Boston.

That's about all I know about him now.

Is he a 4th line crasher banger? He doesn't seem to have a lot of PIM's.

If he's better than Pinazotto I guess it's a good pick up.

You never know.