News Article: Oilers release Burdasov from PTO

[Porkleaker]

With the bad blood involving Yak, Slepy, Burdasov do we ever get a Russian forward to come and try it here again?

Could have been cut or let go for a number of reasons. Maybe the language barrier, we saw that problem with pool party. Maybe he wanted too much money, more than KH was willing to give. Maybe he only wanted top 6 minutes and tipp doesn't trust him there after only 2 preseason games.

I would have liked to have hung on to him as well, but it isn't a big loss. I still feel our scoring depth will be lights years better than last year.

I don't think it was a money issue at all, he was willing to even go down and play in the AHL. Maybe language but he adapted to the NHL rink perfectly, after a long-ass flight. Should've given him at least one more game, he did get an assist on that Bear goal and he seemed very apt in his position. When we're bitching about needing a guy like him later in the season I'll be sure to bring up this bad move

 

[Drivesaitl]

Khaira is proven. lmao. Khaira has only ever been here under Chiarellis scorched earth policy of ridding this team of talent for years to the bombed out detonated cinder where guys like Colby Cave, Manning, and Khaira are foisted on the unsuspecting public.

Khaira is, and always has been a complete nothing player.

Much easier on my eyes to have a big body like Burdasov that actually possesses some talent.

Too much to ask for in the name of entertainment I guess. One more season of seeing Khaira hack the puck to bits and do little else.

 

[DaGap]

I don't think it was a money issue at all, he was willing to even go down and play in the AHL. Maybe language but he adapted to the NHL rink perfectly, after a long-ass flight. Should've given him at least one more game, he did get an assist on that Bear goal and he seemed very apt in his position. When we're *****ing about needing a guy like him later in the season I'll be sure to bring up this bad move

One-Way contract is what he demanded

 

[Tobias Kahun]

One-Way contract is what he demanded

One way contract has nothing to do with going to the AHL.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I told you all this would happen. Guys like Granlund and Khaira are a lock because they are proven and can PK. Oilers weren't going to use a contract on an unproven. Kind of stupid that he wasn't signed before camp to give him a fighting chance but it is what it is.

My personal opinion is that he showed off NHL ability and outplayed a few other bubble guys with less practice time, less time to adjust to new culture and less games to show what he's got so I would have given him a contract but I'm not Kenny Holland.

he was holding out for a 1-way contract...which no team was willing to give him
finally had to accept a PTO but by then it was too late

 

[LTIR]

Unless he was looking for 2.5M one way deal this is stupid.

If we released him because he asked for a 900k one way deal then it's pathetic GMing

 

[booyakasha]

end of an era.
as hard as it was to see Gretzky go, this hurts even worse.

 

[LTIR]

I don't think it was a money issue at all, he was willing to even go down and play in the AHL. Maybe language but he adapted to the NHL rink perfectly, after a long-ass flight. Should've given him at least one more game, he did get an assist on that Bear goal and he seemed very apt in his position. When we're *****ing about needing a guy like him later in the season I'll be sure to bring up this bad move

This will be brought up in fire Holland thread which will start sometimes in November during a bad stretch

 

[Chayos]

He would not move the needle, so who cares

 

[La Bamba]

One way contract has nothing to do with going to the AHL.

but but but but in nhl 20 it means they dont go thru waivers tho

 

[Tobias Kahun]

but but but but in nhl 20 it means they dont go thru waivers tho

In nhl I could also trade Lucic for good assets! It must be possible

 

[DaGap]

One way contract has nothing to do with going to the AHL.

Actually it does. it means he would have been paid an NHL salary while in the AHL which means the Oilers would be taking a cap hit. If he really wanted to he could have taken a 2way contract

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Actually it does. it means he would have been paid an NHL salary while in the AHL which means the Oilers would be taking a cap hit. If he really wanted to he could have taken a 2way contract

You know you can bury up to like 1.015m in the AHL? I doubt he would cost much more than that.

So no, it doesn’t mean anything for going to the AHL.

 

[booyakasha]

poor Burd, Holland clipped your wings before you learned to fly.

 

[Skolman]

I am not happy.

The Holland hype train just lost some momentum in my eyes.

okay HF Oil, let's calm down friends.

 

[booyakasha]

okay HF Oil, let's calm down friends.

HFOil gonna HFOil

 

[SwedishFire]

I doubt it. He showed up to camp in the middle of it. How can anyone make an impression in half of the time unless he scored like a hat trick in the 2 games he played in?

If you had worked in professional hockey for 25 years, you would have a trained eye for talent. He came from KHL, visa problems this and thats. I can actually put that aside, especially when he outplayed a lots of guys in just some week. If they dont like that in the org, than that´s a warning sign for our bottom 6 this season, and its not going to be pretty....
I dont care if Khaira, Cave or Sheahan has played in NHL many games before. If you just collect hard fighters without talent, you will not win many games. Holland let talent slip out of his hand. Im not happy. At all. Granlund better bring it, maybe getting at least a extra zip of half the talent his brother has.

 

[Cloned]

You know you can bury up to like 1.015m in the AHL? I doubt he would cost much more than that.

So no, it doesn’t mean anything for going to the AHL.

And I think ~1 to 1.5M (or whatever he was looking for assuming it wasn’t outrageous like 4M) is a drop in the bucket for Katz in terms of real money.

 

[Cloned]

okay HF Oil, let's calm down friends.

It’s not a full derailment but it’s definitely lost some steam.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

If you had worked in professional hockey for 25 years, you would have a trained eye for talent. He came from KHL, visa problems this and thats. I can actually put that aside, especially when he outplayed a lots of guys in just some week. If they dont like that in the org, than that´s a warning sign for our bottom 6 this season, and its not going to be pretty....
I dont care if Khaira, Cave or Sheahan has played in NHL many games before. If you just collect hard fighters without talent, you will not win many games. Holland let talent slip out of his hand. Im not happy. At all. Granlund better bring it, maybe getting at least a extra zip of half the talent his brother has.

Should you be criticizing anyone of their posts or opinions? I’ve seen some of your posts.

 

[Paralyzer]

If you had worked in professional hockey for 25 years, you would have a trained eye for talent. He came from KHL, visa problems this and thats. I can actually put that aside, especially when he outplayed a lots of guys in just some week. If they dont like that in the org, than that´s a warning sign for our bottom 6 this season, and its not going to be pretty....
I dont care if Khaira, Cave or Sheahan has played in NHL many games before. If you just collect hard fighters without talent, you will not win many games. Holland let talent slip out of his hand. Im not happy. At all. Granlund better bring it, maybe getting at least a extra zip of half the talent his brother has.

Either way, he should have started since the beginning and it didn't pan out. Plus language barrier could be a big thing too. Who knows? Either way, unless he is gonna be a Top 6 20-30 goal stud, I'm not broken up by this.

 

[BlackDogg]

ugggh, I guess we don't need a decent shot oh well.

 

[SwedishFire]

Should you be criticizing anyone of their posts or opinions? I’ve seen some of your posts.

Should I?

 

[Giggli G]

Plenty of good reasons why they wouldn't take him.

-Can't speak English - questions about coachability
-Not experienced on big ice yet
-Maybe couldn't agree on terms and his agent was being unreasonable - we don't know. I wouldn't pay the guy 1.7 based on a couple preseason games

etc. I agree he had potential. Not enough time to make a decision though, really.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Should I?

Nope.