Rumor: Oilers interested in Brandon Saad

[Toews2Bickell]

Gagner is about the only one, but if you took him and retained 2 mil I think you could pull Jones+. Just depends how much you think of him. Personally I’d sooner deal Nurse and keep Jones long term.

Would love to snag Nurse. Would need to be apart of a bigger deal I would imagine.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

hes got another season after this one.

Yes, I just looked, that's true.

Was going off what a poster mentioned above. Was wrong.

 

[archangel2]

Hawks can easily retain and take a cap dump...

If the Hawks retain, the Oilers will pay more and with Saad year and a half away from UFA, are they willing to pay the price. Saad at 3 mill could cost at least a first and a good prospect

 

[780il]

What is Gagner current contract?

3.15 for this year then UFA

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Would love to snag Nurse. Would need to be apart of a bigger deal I would imagine.

yeah, the Oiler org adores Nurse. They’re going to be dumb and give him 6.5+ when they’d probably be better for it dealing him for a winger. Saad definitely doesn’t fetch him, though.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

1 year at 3 mil and change I think

We could take him back this year

 

[TLEH]

Brandon Saad is a good to great 5v5 player. Has been a 40 point player throughout his years with very little PP time at all.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Needs to be for a 1st IMO.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

If the Hawks retain, the Oilers will pay more and with Saad year and a half away from UFA, are they willing to pay the price. Saad at 3 mill could cost at least a first and a good prospect

that’s wishful thinking IMO. Holland wouldn’t give up a first for Hall, I doubt very much he’d do so for Saad.

with Edmonton you’re probably looking at some combination of 2 of Jones/Lagesson, Puljujarvi, and a 2nd rounder.

 

[archangel2]

that’s wishful thinking IMO. Holland wouldn’t give up a first for Hall, I doubt very much he’d do so for Saad.

with Edmonton you’re probably looking at some combination of 2 of Jones/Lagesson, Puljujarvi, and a 2nd rounder.

Saad is signed for another year. Hall is not. How much pressure is on Holland to make the playoffs this year?

 

[ColdSteel2]

that’s wishful thinking IMO. Holland wouldn’t give up a first for Hall, I doubt very much he’d do so for Saad.

with Edmonton you’re probably looking at some combination of 2 of Jones/Lagesson, Puljujarvi, and a 2nd rounder.

Saad is a different type of player than Hall and signed for next year. Any playoff team would be smart to trade for Saad. Don’t see why the Hawks wouldn’t retain at least 1-2M on him to get a better return.

 

[Shnooks]

Friedman mentioned it on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer today. No direct source since I didn’t hear it personally but a few people talking about it today:



Is Saad even available? I have a hard time seeing the fit unless Chicago retains heavily, and if Holland wasn’t willing to give up firsts or blue chippers for Hall I doubt he’d do it for Saad. Is there a combination of lesser assets that would interest Chicago?

Also mentioned a Kailer Yamamoto recall is coming sooner rather than later.

Because he knew Hall was going to free agency and probably wouldn't re-sign there.

 

[Vader611]

Saad is signed for another year. Hall is not. How much pressure is on Holland to make the playoffs this year?

Not much

 

[CycloneSweep]

Not for a rental Saad at a $6 million cap hit.

Saad would be our 3rd best forward. Jones right now is a bad 3rd pairing defender

 

[CycloneSweep]

Brandon Saad is a good to great 5v5 player. Has been a 40 point player throughout his years with very little PP time at all.

The Oilers are a horrible 5v5 team so that bodes well

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Saad is signed for another year. Hall is not. How much pressure is on Holland to make the playoffs this year?

a decent bit, but Holland doesn’t trade firsts for players. He’ll trade down, but not lose the picks outright. The last time he did so was 2004 and that was a horrible decision. Saad, while I like the player, would be an equally horrible decision given the organization’s need of forward prospects, shaky playoff ground, and depth of this draft.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Saad would be our 3rd best forward. Jones right now is a bad 3rd pairing defender

I didn’t realize he had another year after this. If Chicago retained I’d do that. I thought he was a rental.

As for Jones he’s had to play his off side and he’s got potential. I wouldn’t move him for a rental. In a package for a player with term is entirely different.

 

[coopooter]

There is no way the Oil can fit him under salary cap. This would require 50% retention and Gagner going the other way

 

[archangel2]

a decent bit, but Holland doesn’t trade firsts for players. He’ll trade down, but not lose the picks outright. The last time he did so was 2004 and that was a horrible decision. Saad, while I like the player, would be an equally horrible decision given the organization’s need of forward prospects, shaky playoff ground, and depth of this draft.

that second year raises his value

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

To me, Saad makes way more sense for Carolina than for Edmonton. Not only is he a non-rental, but he would go to a legitimate Cup contender and his deal expires right when Svech needs to be paid. I smell another CHICAR trade in the works hahaha

To add, Carolina tried to trade for him in the Summer of 2018 (in exchange for Faulk). The Canes have a deep asset pool to draw from, including an extra 1st, 2nd a 3rd in June, and are on track to be able to absorb his contract in full in February.

 

[Vader611]

There is no way the Oil can fit him under salary cap. This would require 50% retention and Gagner going the other way

Or ManDog + Gagner

 

[CycloneSweep]

To add, Carolina tried to trade for him in the Summer of 2018 (in exchange for Faulk). The Canes have a deep asset pool to draw from, including an extra 1st, 2nd a 3rd in June, and are on track to be able to absorb his contract in full in February.

The Canes have a spoil of riches. A good NHL team, a great prospect pool and a ton of picks still

 

[Mrfenn92]

No interest in jones. Not sure there's much of a fit between the oilers and hawks.

 

[archangel2]

Not much

Most fans think there is. Why else would they be looking at Saad

 

[Ctrain2k]

To me, Saad makes way more sense for Carolina than for Edmonton. Not only is he a non-rental, but he would go to a legitimate Cup contender and his deal expires right when Svech needs to be paid. I smell another CHICAR trade in the works hahaha

I think that extra years gonna kill a ton of interest from some teams.