Rumor: Oilers Targeting Chychrun or Ekholm, Gavrikov is the Fall Back Plan

[nexttothemoon]

They move Barrie out... the only current Oiler D that was actually playing up to his abilities.

Ekholm in for effectively 2 1sts + Barrie... too much for what Ekholm is and what he adds to the lineup.

I'd have traded for Chychrun as that's a needle mover... Ekholm in and Barrie out is a net overall effect of piss all overall and I'd say it's a downgrade overall.

Holland may not be done yet though so let's see what else he does... but as of right now... team is no better than it was yesterday. Hate to piss in everyone's cornflakes but you'll see that as well when the team plays with Ekholm in the lineup instead of Barrie.

Let's see what other moves this GM makes... maybe he can still redeem himself with the pennies he has to play with.

 

[Duder54]

Smith to Campbell hurts tho

Can‘t see anyone other than Skinner starting come Play-off time now. But yeah, big woof on the Campbell contract so far.

 

[Soundwave]

Smith to Campbell hurts tho

Smith is still on our roster heh. They should tell him to start skating.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Unless Armstrong goes down on his asking price, he'll be a coyote for a while IMO.

Until the offseason when he tells them he won't report camp and they flip him for not much at the draft

 

[McBooya42]

Will miss Barrie but the D is upgraded. Guess we’re stuck with YamaNoGoals.

Gregor’s sources wrong as f*** again lol

I think Yams is going in a different deal. I might be wrong, but I think a RD will be coming.

 

[TGOSnipes99]

I wonder if this forces L.A. to put the chips in for Chychrun.

If the Oilers are adding another D, give me Jensen.

Sounds like they have a big offer to ARI

 

[Arctic Fox]

I wonder if there's pressure to trade Chychrun now. His M-NTC kicks in during the next two years.

It'll probably not make any difference. Most teams are better than Arizona.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I see Nashville flipping Barrie no need for him with Josi

Probably, but they've kinda needed more RHD

 

[Wreckus]

Until the offseason when he tells them he won't report camp and they flip him for not much at the draft

Probably. Armstrong overplayed his hand in this situation and should just take the best deal now and go from there.

 

[McAsuno]

 

[T-Funk]

Yasssss

 

[McBooya42]

To be honest.... What went the other way here makes me feel like Holland could legit get both Ekholm and Cychrun.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Money in, money out. I'm ok with it, as it's an upgrade. I don't think Kenney is done.

Understandable. Thought it would be Yamo.

Pray tell another D inbound!

 

[CycloneSweep]

Like overall, or for the day?

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

so it isnt the darkest timeline

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Probably. Armstrong overplayed his hand in this situation and should just take the best deal now and go from there.

It's what they get for being pathetic and jerking everyone around

 

[Navx94]

I love how we all complained about KH not doing anything when he finally does something we nit pick about a dman who we clearly didn’t need going the other way. Barrie for 4.5 vs Ekholm for 6 :/ come on.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Kenny finally putting some pent-up testicular fortitude on the table.

 

[Wreckus]

It's what they get for being pathetic and jerking everyone around

Yup.

 

[oXo Cube]

I think they'll leave the D mostly alone and try to turn Yamamoto into two cheaper forwards. Probably rentals so they can get max retention without too much trouble.

Or at least that's what I would do.

 

[Duder54]

March 1st is my birthday. Let’s Goooooo!

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Like overall, or for the day?

Working on something that could come down to the wire I'm guessing here.

 

[nexttothemoon]

...better than getting Edmundson for a 1st though... so there's that.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The words I like to hear.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

They move Barrie out... the only current Oiler D that was actually playing up to his abilities.

Ekholm out for effectively 2 1sts + Barrie... too much for what Ekholm is and what he adds to the lineup.

I'd have traded for Chychrun as that's a needle mover... Ekholm in and Barrie out is a net overall effect of piss all overall and I'd say it's a downgrade overall.

Holland may not be done yet though so let's see what else he does... but as of right now... team is no better than it was yesterday. Hate to piss in everyone's cornflakes but you'll see that as well when the team plays with Ekholm in the lineup instead of Barrie.

Let's see what other moves this GM makes... maybe he can still redeem himself with the pennies he has to play with.

Barrie is a bottom pairing PP D. This makes us much better.