Confirmed with Link: Oilers Claim Valentin Zykov

[Canovin]

Sounds like a right shot Maroon

Just hitting his prime Maroon. Someone who doesn't need speed to keep up with McDavid and relies on size and hands.

 

[nabob]

Hopefully Adrei Kovalenko v2.0

 

[ManofSteel55]

Highly doubt it at that price tag. I'd bet good money if they waived him he'd clear.

Lots of players would clear waivers but would still be tradeable assets as long as the deal includes a player coming back. Not sure why everyone is crapping on Spooner already anyway, the guy has shown some talent in the past, its just impatience that has people wanting him shipped out.

 

[oil85]

Future third line of
Zykov - Spooner - Rieder

Could work...

I think once Rieder is back he'll be put back to 2nd LW.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

We... did a smart?

 

[Drivebytrucker]

-Not a great skater ( think worse than Bobby Ryan)
- Decent hard shot and can score in tight
- likes playing in front of the net
-big body that's hard to move


He could help a 2nd unit power play for sure.

Hes kind of in that 4A prospect group ( Ty Rattie, Chris Terry) where your not sure if hes an NHler or just a really good AHLer

Hope he works out

 

[space321]

This should be a better pickup than Spooner or Wideman lol.

Much smarter to go for younger players who might still improve rather than 26 or 28 year old castoffs. Seriously I didn't understand how people can get excited about getting a 28 year old defenseman who couldn't even crack the roster of the team that's given up 100 goals already.

 

[McOvechking]

I'm very surprised people want to pen this guy in with McDavid after the year Chiasson is having so far. You ride Chiasson until that well runs dry, then try Zykov up there.

Drai - McDavid - Chiasson
Zykov - Nuge - Puljujarvi
Caggiula - Brodziak - Kassian
Lucic - Spooner - Rattie
Khaira

Idk, something like that.

 

[joestevens29]

Interesting. Curious where they slot him in now.

 

[oil85]

Lots of players would clear waivers but would still be tradeable assets as long as the deal includes a player coming back. Not sure why everyone is crapping on Spooner already anyway, the guy has shown some talent in the past, its just impatience that has people wanting him shipped out.

Yup pretty unfair due to the trade optics from Eberle to Strome to Spooner - hopefully he can produce soon. Also doesn't help he's a $3.1M cap hit which can be better utilized in the off-season.

 

[joestevens29]

-Not a great skater ( think worse than Bobby Ryan)
- Decent hard shot and can score in tight
- likes playing in front of the net
-big body that's hard to move


He could help a 2nd unit power play for sure.

Hes kind of in that 4A prospect group ( Ty Rattie, Chris Terry) where your not sure if hes an NHler or just a really good AHLer

Hope he works out

Rattie must really be shaking his head now. Do we have to now send someone down? I'd assume Russell

 

[McBigYak]

Lots of players would clear waivers but would still be tradeable assets as long as the deal includes a player coming back. Not sure why everyone is crapping on Spooner already anyway, the guy has shown some talent in the past, its just impatience that has people wanting him shipped out.

I'm not crapping on him at all. I'm just saying, he wouldn't get claimed at that price. The guy has proven he can pretty much only produce with top level linemates. So unless a team has a glaring hole in their top 6, nobody is going to give up assets for him. He will provide very little for us in the bottom 6.

 

[Canovin]

Yup pretty unfair due to the trade optics from Eberle to Strome to Spooner - hopefully he can produce soon. Also doesn't help he's a $3.1M cap hit which can be better utilized in the off-season.

3.1M is definitely better use on signing Dzingel or Ferland

 

[joestevens29]

I'm not crapping on him at all. I'm just saying, he wouldn't get claimed at that price. The guy has proven he can pretty much only produce with top level linemates. So unless a team has a glaring hole in their top 6, nobody is going to give up assets for him. He will provide very little for us in the bottom 6.

I think once Reider comes back our current 3rd line becomes the 4th line and they create another offense line for line 3.

Mcdavid, RNH, Spooner down the middle
Reider, LD, Chiasson, JP, Zykov, Rattie, Caggiula, Jujhar on the wings.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

I'm not crapping on him at all. I'm just saying, he wouldn't get claimed at that price. The guy has proven he can pretty much only produce with top level linemates. So unless a team has a glaring hole in their top 6, nobody is going to give up assets for him. He will provide very little for us in the bottom 6.

Sounds like you're describing the Oilers. I think we should give him a little more time before shipping him out for nothing.

 

[McBigYak]

I think once Reider comes back our current 3rd line becomes the 4th line and they create another offense line for line 3.

Mcdavid, RNH, Spooner down the middle
Reider, LD, Chiasson, JP, Zykov, Rattie, Caggiula, Jujhar on the wings.

You're not going to get any sort of offensive production from him unless he's playing with McDavid,Draisaitl or Nuge. And even Nuge is iffy. He produced in Boston playing with elite players. He's not going to give you anything centering the likes of Rattie, Khaira or Caggiula.

 

[CupofOil]

Wow, I didn't think we had a hope in hell of getting this guy. Almost zero risk to this.

Put him on that third line with either Kassian and Brodziak or Lucic and Brodziak. They know how to bang around, just can't finish. This guy has obviously proven he can do so at the AHL level.

I highly doubt that Hitchcock breaks up that line, that line is his baby.

I think we'll see him on the 4th line for a few games then will be the first one to jump up to the top line if/when Chiasson's offense dries up or perhaps LW on the Nuge line since Cagguila can blend in on any line?

 

[McBigYak]

Sounds like you're describing the Oilers. I think we should give him a little more time before shipping him out for nothing.

I'm not suggesting we ship him out for nothing. I'm not even suggesting we ship him out at all. I'm just stating the facts. The guy isn't going to do anything for us in the bottom 6. He needs to play with skill.

 

[nabob]

Lots of players would clear waivers but would still be tradeable assets as long as the deal includes a player coming back. Not sure why everyone is crapping on Spooner already anyway, the guy has shown some talent in the past, its just impatience that has people wanting him shipped out.

He is now connected to the Eberle trade. Some posters will likely never recover emotionally from that trade it seems.

 

[jeffff]

Here is a thread I started at the beginning of the year in the Carolina forum.

Lots of good info. 5 pages.

Prospect Info: - Necas or Zykov...who is better?

 

[nhlisajoke]

So Russell gets sent back now and when Rieder comes back bye bye Rattie or i guess Garrison (don't get the point to keep 8 D)

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

I'm not suggesting we ship him out for nothing. I'm not even suggesting we ship him out at all. I'm just stating the facts. The guy isn't going to do anything for us in the bottom 6. He needs to play with skill.

Yeah, I get that, but others have & your post I quoted was the best to illustrate why we shouldn't quite yet.

 

[FlameChampion]

Drai - McDavid - Chiasson
Cagg/Zykov - RNH - JP
Cagg/Zykov - Spooner - Rattie
Lucic - Brodz - Kassian
Khaira

is what I would run for now. Rieder cant come back soon enough. Sorta wish we hadnt traded Strome for Spooner.

 

[McOvechking]

I wonder if the Oilers are at a point where they can roll three scoring lines:

Zykov - McDavid - Chiasson (two wingers who can finish, mcdavid can carry the play)
Caggiula - Nuge - Puljujarvi
Rieder - Draisaitl - Spooner
Lucic - Brodziak - Kassian

Khaira/Rattie on the outside looking in?

Not that Drai would play 3rd line minutes in this scenario.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I think it was for Gagner, around the 2014 trading deadline.

Yes, that makes sense.