Rumor: Oilers will make move for veteran Dman when Sekera goes on IR
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RibFrabcus
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So, can someone with good knowledge of how the LTIR system works tell me this...
Would the LTIR benefit not be greater for the Oilers if they added a player BEFORE Andrej Sekera gets placed on LTIR? This is assuming Darnell Nurse remains unsigned.
The Oilers currently have $3.975m in cap space available.
Would the LTIR benefit not be greater for the Oilers if they added a player BEFORE Andrej Sekera gets placed on LTIR? This is assuming Darnell Nurse remains unsigned.
The Oilers currently have $3.975m in cap space available.
BB88
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That shouldn't get anywhere close to Faulk and they just gave him the A.
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Cap space works so that you only get a benefit of however much you can go over all at once.
So you would need to acquire the guy and make the trade official at nearly the same time.
I was thinking something around Gardiner could be interesting but I'm not sure what goes back the other way.
Kassian is someone I'd love to be on the Leafs 4th line as I still think as he matures mentally his game will become less boneheaded.
So you would need to acquire the guy and make the trade official at nearly the same time.
I was thinking something around Gardiner could be interesting but I'm not sure what goes back the other way.
Kassian is someone I'd love to be on the Leafs 4th line as I still think as he matures mentally his game will become less boneheaded.
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What kind of Vet D-man does Kassian and a 2nd get?
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Kassian has always had the skating and skill set to be more than a 4th liner but has struggled with consistancy..
Some games he comes out and hits everything that moves and gets 2 breakaways (usually stick handles the puck into the corner on the breakaway but still) while other games he can be found sleeping on the end of the bench..
If he can figure out how to bring it every night he would be easily a 3rd liner.
He was a huge reason why Edmonton won that playoff game against SJ where he ran over Couture and a bunch of other sharks while scoring a goal in the same game.
I wouldn't think so either but who would have ever imagined that the premier Dman in the league would have gone for as little as he did?
Carolina might not be getting the offers they desired and just want to get his salary off the books at this point. Seems crazy that they couldn't get at least some value for him but crazier things have happened (like yesterday).
Marc Staal would look so good in Oiler Blue. You need a shut down guy? Well this dude shut it down about 3 years ago. Let's make this happen!
Not only trading him, but effectively giving him away.
Why even bother going through that song and dance, or even bringing him to camp, if they're willing to trade him off for that type of return?
TVR might be available for Kassian + 2nd. I'd expect Faulk to pull in more.
Faulk has been practicing with De Haan in camp alluding to a De Haan - Faulk 2nd pairing this season.
Carolina is sitting on the Cap Floor. They actually can't just get his salary off the books. They are spending just about as little money as they possibly can. As much as Edmonton fans want to believe they are going to get a similar steal as SJ just got, this won't be the reason.
More importantly, Faulk has a 16 team NTC. He isn't waiving for Edmonton.
Faulk has been practicing with De Haan in camp alluding to a De Haan - Faulk 2nd pairing this season.
Carolina is sitting on the Cap Floor. They actually can't just get his salary off the books. They are spending just about as little money as they possibly can. As much as Edmonton fans want to believe they are going to get a similar steal as SJ just got, this won't be the reason.
More importantly, Faulk has a 16 team NTC. He isn't waiving for Edmonton.
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Andrew MacDonald and you can even keep the 2nd or Kassian
Best part he won't even be ready until a week into the season.
He had the issue in junior where he only really played his best in big games.
I got to see him as a Spit and in our biggest games he would run through multiple guys in the corner for the biscuit.
That's why I said if he can mature a bit between the ears he would be a perfect 4th liner.
At 27 he won't be able to raise his play much hut if he can get rid of his off nights he could be a great get for a playoff team.
In the playoffs having him with Kadri and a Leivo type who can also bang would be fun to watch.
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But again they just gave him A.
Carolina isn't the biggest mess there is, Faulk has 2 years left and Carolina is 18M under cap ceiling.
You mean 3rd?
Both Pesce& Hamilton should play ahead of him.
The real dollars are higher than the caphit and the owner is looking to cut costs so it's not out of the realm of possibility that they treat him as a glorified salary dump or maybe they don't want a $4M+ player on their 3rd pairing. I don't know, just spitballing.
With that said, I don't expect them to give him away but who knows really? NHL GMs surprise us with stupidity all the time, the GM of my team being at the top of that list.
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Andrew MacDonald and you can even keep the 2nd or Kassian
Best part he won't even be ready until a week into the season.
I'm not asking from an Edmonton POV, I'm wondering if Chia is an Alzner fan
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People on HF always over value their p,ayers, Karlsson just got Traded and remember what fans were saying Karlsson would get in a trade. So when posting remember that. I would take Gardiner in a heRt beat but I can’t see TO moving home and if they do I would love seeing him moving the puck up to McD.
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Faulk on paper is almost too good of a fit on the Oil, Canes won't give him for cheap and im not sure if they have the type of assets they can afford to give up/that Canes want.
Best just to be patient if you're Edmonton in my opinion. Core is young and ELC's have already been burned. Now it's just about surrounding that core with good players (with limited cap space) i.e. draft well. They're in no rush to waste assets just to improve the team to the point where it's likely still not enough to get them over the hump.
Not to mention Carolina seemed to pick him to be part of the leadership group with Williams and Staal. And the M-NTC. So as much as it makes sense for the current Edmonton team, there's a lot of things that make me think Faulk to Oil won't happen.
Best just to be patient if you're Edmonton in my opinion. Core is young and ELC's have already been burned. Now it's just about surrounding that core with good players (with limited cap space) i.e. draft well. They're in no rush to waste assets just to improve the team to the point where it's likely still not enough to get them over the hump.
Not to mention Carolina seemed to pick him to be part of the leadership group with Williams and Staal. And the M-NTC. So as much as it makes sense for the current Edmonton team, there's a lot of things that make me think Faulk to Oil won't happen.
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