GDT: Oilers @ SENS, Tonight 7pm TSN5, RDS, SNW (Part Deux)

[cudi]

People might not agree with Simmer on most takes, but he's 100% right about Brannstrom needing to learn to take less contact. He seems to get hit hard quite a bit.

 

[Micklebot]

Damn, he was playing well. Hopefully Wolanin can fill in an prove he belongs.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

People might not agree with Simmer on most takes, but he's 100% right about Brannstrom needing to learn to take less contact. He seems to get hit hard quite a bit.

Not always possible with the take the hit to make the play , but that Quinn Hughes elusiveness helps

 

[Micklebot]

Brannstrom is out with an injury for a week. Hence why nobody was waived

Not sure, but i think with Wolanin in for him, we still can't bring in L.Brown wothout first waiving someone.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Not sure, but i think with Wolanin in for him, we still can't bring in L.Brown wothout first waiving someone.

Have to move someone not requiring waivers off.

 

[cudi]

Not always possible with the take the hit to make the play , but that Quinn Hughes elusiveness helps

For sure. Not saying never get hit or anything crazy lol. Just with his slight frame its bound to take its toll.

 

[Micklebot]

Have to move someone not requiring waivers off.

Right, i suppose we could swap out Norris who hasn't been playing as well as he started. Won't be Zub, and I'd rather not with batherson

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Right, i suppose we could swap out Norris who hasn't been playing as well as he started. Won't be Zub, and I'd rather not with batherson

Norris could stand to come out... I suspect they'll make Logan wait .. maybe decisions in progress

DJ did have this to say on Batherson


I think Batherson is more complete than Norris.. Norris flashes good things almost every game but he also flashes things I would want to correct. I hope these guys are getting some one on one video coaching ... and not just the motivation work talk. Norris has to be better in the ozone on puck retrievals .. he seems to put his hard hat on in the dzone more . I think its time to separate him from Tkachuk at the least... Maybe Brown can slide in there for a look but .. overall that top line has had a drop off in what they are delivering.

Batherson has been forcing some plays and could revert to keeping things a little more simple.. especially when he's on with guys like White and Paul.. generally we don't have much skill depth to throw it around much

 

[GCK]

J. Brown, Anisimov, Stepan and Reilly should all be waived and be on the taxi squad at this point. None of them bring anything of value and would surely clear waivers.

Bring in Logan, Wolanin and Formenton.

If we lost Josh Brown on waivers we would need to acquire a replacement D with term. No thanks.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

If we lost Josh Brown on waivers we would need to acquire a replacement D with term. No thanks.

How do you figure that? We have Coburn on the taxi squad. He can replace on a moments notice.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Looks like Gustavsson and Daccord were shuffled too. Gus to taxi, Joey to the AHL

 

[cudi]

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

If we lost Josh Brown on waivers we would need to acquire a replacement D with term. No thanks.

Nobody is taking Josh Brown on waivers. He can't get in the lineup on the worst team and D corps in the league and looked bad when he did.

 

[Silencio]

Norris could stand to come out... I suspect they'll make Logan wait .. maybe decisions in progress

DJ did have this to say on Batherson


I think Batherson is more complete than Norris.. Norris flashes good things almost every game but he also flashes things I would want to correct. I hope these guys are getting some one on one video coaching ... and not just the motivation work talk. Norris has to be better in the ozone on puck retrievals .. he seems to put his hard hat on in the dzone more . I think its time to separate him from Tkachuk at the least... Maybe Brown can slide in there for a look but .. overall that top line has had a drop off in what they are delivering.

Batherson has been forcing some plays and could revert to keeping things a little more simple.. especially when he's on with guys like White and Paul.. generally we don't have much skill depth to throw it around much

Feels like Batherson creates multiple scoring chances per game that his linemates just can't cash in on.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

If we lost Josh Brown on waivers we would need to acquire a replacement D with term. No thanks.

We can move Aspirot back to the taxi squad we have Coburn already waived available... why do we need the term exactly?

 

[GCK]

How do you figure that? We have Coburn on the taxi squad. He can replace on a moments notice.

We would need to pick up a D that meets expansion requirements or else we would need to expose Chabot or Zaitsev or resign Wolanin before the end of the season and expose him. I don’t want to use a pick for another 7th D.

 

[GCK]

We can move Aspirot back to the taxi squad we have Coburn already waived available... why do we need the term exactly?

Expansion requirements. You need to expose a D under contract for next year with sufficient games played.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Expansion requirements. You need to expose a D under contract for next year with sufficient games played.

I see ok had not looked at that.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

We would need to pick up a D that meets expansion requirements or else we would need to expose Chabot or Zaitsev or resign Wolanin before the end of the season and expose him. I don’t want to use a pick for another 7th D.

So you expose Zaitsev or Wolanin, no problem. We'd be smart to offer up incentive for Seattle to take Zaitsev before we have to give Tkachuk his big deal. We already have like 40M committed to next year for about 10 players.

 

[GCK]

So you expose Zaitsev or Wolanin, no problem. We'd be smart to offer up incentive for Seattle to take Zaitsev before we have to give Tkachuk his big deal. We already have like 40M committed to next year for about 10 players.

Zaitsev is needed. We have no internal replacement and we don’t exactly get good UFAs.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Zaitsev is needed. We have no internal replacement and we don’t exactly get good UFAs.

Would signing Goloubef to a two way not work?

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Zaitsev is needed. We have no internal replacement and we don’t exactly get good UFAs.

Zub says hi. JBD and Sanderson are on the way and there's be lots of player movement ahead of the expansion draft. Would rather pick up someone like Toews and expose Zaitsev.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

That's more like what we saw last year as well.. Not enough speed for that kind of rush.. He had lots of time there to move the puck. Last night , I'd have to see it again but Archibald closed on him pretty fast behind the net; have to see it again.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Zaitsev is needed. We have no internal replacement and we don’t exactly get good UFAs.

Guy has a good stretch of 10 or so games and now we can't live without him?

He could just as easily regress back to what we saw last year and no gaurantees he would be plucked even if available.

 

[cudi]

That's more like what we saw last year as well.. Not enough speed for that kind of rush.. He had lots of time there to move the puck. Last night , I'd have to see it again but Archibald closed on him pretty fast behind the net; have to see it again.

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