Sportsnet: Oilers have made Anton Slepyshev available

[McSuper]

This is news ? Oiler fans have been saying he available for months

 

[Skobel24]

sure.. I bet they are saying the same about Eberle, Pitlick, Pouliot, Petry etc. He is not worth a lot but he could still become a decent NHLer. The interesting\amusing part of this tweet is that Chia made him available using email spam.

Difference is the guys you listed had actually achieved something at an NHL level. Pitlick is a bit of an exception, but he wasn't traded, he was just signed at a FA by Dallas. There was no risk.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

no ceddy

we wouldn't have a 4c then

Letestu and Slepyshev for...?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Difference is the guys you listed had actually achieved something at an NHL level. Pitlick is a bit of an exception, but he wasn't traded, he was just signed at a FA by Dallas. There was no risk.

They gave him a three year deal at a million bucks. That's SOME risk, just not much.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Letestu and Slepyshev for...?

paquette and a 2nd? maybe oil throw in a 4th?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

paquette and a 2nd? maybe oil throw in a 4th?

I could get behind that. You call Steve, I'll wake Chia up from his pre-dinner nap. It'll have to be quick though, post-dinner nap and snackies are right around the corner.

 

[Skobel24]

They gave him a three year deal at a million bucks. That's SOME risk, just not much.

I'd argue there's more reward than there was risk. Pitlick has shown some skill in the past. Either way, you get my point.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

GMs lining up for Slepyshev sweepstakes.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

One thing I'll say about Slepy, I'm sure who don't watch him much will just think he is another skilled Russian winger project and well he is, but his defensive game is actually respectable and he has pretty decent puck protection skills so he doesn't turn the puck over very much.

 

[Tkachuckycheese]

Oilers - Slepyshev

Arizona - Lawson Crouse

Both players have had the same kind of production. Both can use a change of scenery.

 

[thadd]

Yet another MacTavish draft pick bites the dust.
Funny how Yakimov was considered the better player and he didn't last nearly as long in NA as Slepyshev.

 

[belair]

Oilers - Slepyshev

Arizona - Lawson Crouse

Both players have had the same kind of production. Both can use a change of scenery.

It's close to fair IMO but Chayka's probably higher on Crouse than Strome considering his affinity for bottom six players.

 

[Seachd]

No not really. No one is lining up for a 24 year old with 14 career points in 70 games.

Not entirely sure where I said “lining up”...

 

[Reinhart]

One thing I'll say about Slepy, I'm sure who don't watch him much will just think he is another skilled Russian winger project and well he is, but his defensive game is actually respectable and he has pretty decent puck protection skills so he doesn't turn the puck over very much.

Didn't he just get ripped apart for his poor defensive play, and this was the trigger for the Oilers to make him available? He doesn't look defensively sound to me. Either way, I don't think he carries much value. Probably a 7th to a team that is willing to gamble. Is he waiver eligible? If he is, I don't think there will be many teams lining up to grab him.

Who knows... all it takes is one team to really like him I guess.

 

[Baddkarma]

PPpfffft. What a joke and why even report it?

 

[McDNicks17]

Didn't he just get ripped apart for his poor defensive play, and this was the trigger for the Oilers to make him available? He doesn't look defensively sound to me. Either way, I don't think he carries much value. Probably a 7th to a team that is willing to gamble. Is he waiver eligible? If he is, I don't think there will be many teams lining up to grab him.

Who knows... all it takes is one team to really like him I guess.

He's not going to win any Selkes, but he's no different than your average NHL winger defensively.

He's available because he doesn't play "McLellan's game" which basically means he isn't Mark Letestu.

 

[Castle8130]

Two Chocolate chip cookies, a snickers, 13 pucks, two ccm sticks and brent seabrook is the best we can do from Chicago.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

Two Chocolate chip cookies, a snickers, 13 pucks, two ccm sticks and brent seabrook is the best we can do from Chicago.

That all sounds delicious!

Hey, wait a sec...

 

[Samuel Culper III]

I never understand it when these threads pop up. GM X has announced that fringe top-nine forward Y IS in fact available!

Well... no shit. Especially if you’re a team that has struggled. Why wouldn’t a borderline top-nine, non blue chip forward who has minimal NHL experience but isn’t THAT young any more be available? If you had the opportunity to make a good trade for your club and he was one of the pieces requested in return, you’re telling me that, up until this moment, the answer was “no”? Only now that his availability has been advertised is this player attainable?

 

[Cubs2024WSChamps]

And nobody cared.

Seriously, Chia would get nothing for him anyways considering his astute trades already.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Is this where we line up for....
*double checks who*
Whoops, never-mind.
*walks away whilst whistling*

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

We got Scott Wilson who is not worse for a 5th. So, there you go, that's his value. Since Slep is a bit younger, you can maybe make it a 4th. Buffalo has enough mediocre crap already so we are probably not interested.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Don't even think about it Ken

 

[Chainshot]

Good god damn. If they haven't been shopping him since before that waiver eligibility kicked in, I question what they talk about in those closed door meetings. How many people on your management team can skip over these details?

PETER: TRADE HIM FOR GIRGENSONS. I said that two months ago.

Glad you said that. Not that it makes a bit of sense for Buffalo, but hey, stick to your guns.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Two Chocolate chip cookies, a snickers, 13 pucks, two ccm sticks and brent seabrook is the best we can do from Chicago.

Way to ruin an otherwise attractive package with that steaming pile...