Proposal: Oliver Ekman Larsson
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RayP
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Kind of surprised he's only 29. Feels like he's been in the league forever to me.
Not really interested, though.
Not really interested, though.
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Blackhawkswincup
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I would be if price is Strome + DeHaan
Hawks have plenty of cap coming off the books in coming years so taking risk on OEL is not the worst gamble
Strome + DeHaan takes the contract off hands of Yotes which is relief enough + Strome was sent packing by previous management/coaching so its not outlandish to see him back to Phoenix potentially and for Yotes he would be a 1 yr roll of dice. DeHaan is just a cap dump in deal as well he is awful now after all the injuries
OEL-Murphy
Keith-Boqvist
Is alot better of a top 4 situation then what we currently have
Hawks have plenty of cap coming off the books in coming years so taking risk on OEL is not the worst gamble
Strome + DeHaan takes the contract off hands of Yotes which is relief enough + Strome was sent packing by previous management/coaching so its not outlandish to see him back to Phoenix potentially and for Yotes he would be a 1 yr roll of dice. DeHaan is just a cap dump in deal as well he is awful now after all the injuries
OEL-Murphy
Keith-Boqvist
Is alot better of a top 4 situation then what we currently have
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RayP
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Didn't realize he had 6 more years on that contract and that his cap hit is 8.25M. I knew he signed an extension, but didn't remember it was for that long or that much.
He turns 30 next month.
Absolutely not. Just sign Hamilton instead if anything.
Getting rid of Strome or CdH at this point doesn't really even help us out. There is absolutely no reason why we need their money off our books right now, so just wait those contracts out if you have to.
He turns 30 next month.
Absolutely not. Just sign Hamilton instead if anything.
Getting rid of Strome or CdH at this point doesn't really even help us out. There is absolutely no reason why we need their money off our books right now, so just wait those contracts out if you have to.
deytookerjaabs
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I don't know, addition by subtraction. One has no motivation and the other seems to have not recovered from injury/rehab...give those minutes elsewhere. Although CdH at least may turn it around, when in top form he's solid.
RayP
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Given they each only have the 21-22 season left on their contracts, it just doesn't make sense to take on a 30 year old defenseman with 6 more years at an 8M+ cap hit to get rid of those 2 plugs. Just wait it out.
CdH will probably be injured for more than half the season anyway.
Not to mention at that price you can get a better player in Hamilton who is 2 years younger.
deytookerjaabs
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Oh, sorry, I didn't mean for OEL, I just meant ditching Strome and possibly CdH in general though I'd prefer the latter get his game back.
RayP
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I'd give Strome away if we could, but I wouldn't pay someone to take him either.
Kind of hoping maybe Seattle does take him just so they can have some form of a point producing forward, even if he's as flawed as they come. While Seattle will for sure be looking to exploit cap strapped teams as much as they can, they do still need to field an actual team too.
Also, there is a "Will OEL Rebound" thread on the Arizona board that I just read.
Yikes... not a guy we should be interseted in. At all.
I would not mind DeHaan and Strome being the "useful" pieces going the other way to take a gamble on OEL bouncing back....but with 8.25 in cap (and massive real salary the next 3 years @10.5 per) Connelly at a minimum would need to be going too (if not Seabrook's contract as even with LTIR, it still creates gymnastics to work around). If you could get OEL for basically the sunk cost of DeHaan and Connelly this year and a net of 4.75 the following year (8.25- connelly's 3.5), it might be worth considering as in year 3 we will undergo a massive reshaping with Keith, Toews, and Kane all coming to the end of their deals. If Toews is actually going to be back and we are set on making a splashing UFA/trade add and go for it in the twilights of Keith/Toews/Kane...maybe.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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We just got out from under Seabrook's contract. No.
Absolutely not. Thirty, signed at $8.25M, SIX years left, already declining? That's a hard pass.
Blackhawkswincup
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Hawks are set to have 70M in open cap room in a couple years (I know we will have some youth to extend and Kane most likely)
But the OEL contract is not the great risk many are seeing it as for a team like Hawks and the reward/upside is very high
OEL is not a Seabrook in which he is physically failing.. OEL struggles largely seem to stem from an organization that is pretty shit around him and incompatibility with coach
OEL struggles coincide alot with hiring of Rick Tochett who is a terrible coach IMO
Also one has to just look at last years play in/playoffs in which OEL was by far Yotes best player to see him performing at high level
But the OEL contract is not the great risk many are seeing it as for a team like Hawks and the reward/upside is very high
OEL is not a Seabrook in which he is physically failing.. OEL struggles largely seem to stem from an organization that is pretty shit around him and incompatibility with coach
OEL struggles coincide alot with hiring of Rick Tochett who is a terrible coach IMO
Also one has to just look at last years play in/playoffs in which OEL was by far Yotes best player to see him performing at high level
DisgruntledHawkFan
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Eight million for six more years coming off a terrible year. Wouldn't claim him off waivers.
RayP
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I'm guessing like myself you haven't watched him play much. The Coyotes board just a few days ago started a thread asking if he can turn it around.
Go see what they think about him since they obviously watch him a hell of a lot more than anyone here and then tell me if that's the guy you want to bank on rebounding who will turn 30 next month an has 6 years at 8.25M per. They'd have to throw in a 1st round pick for me to consider taking him.
Will OEL rebound?
There are a few mixed opinions of course but I sure as hell didn't walk away after reading that thinking we can buy low and get a steal.
ClydeLee
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OEL has never been a good all around dman. Mostly a good shot is all. Anytime they've tried to play him outside a pure Offensive role its been bad.
He's in a way what Boqvist could reasonably be. Great offensive shooting dman that's medicore otherwise. But all the Bqovist didn't do enough... Boqvist had better ppg at 20 than OEL did. Short season for Boqvy sure.
He's in a way what Boqvist could reasonably be. Great offensive shooting dman that's medicore otherwise. But all the Bqovist didn't do enough... Boqvist had better ppg at 20 than OEL did. Short season for Boqvy sure.
Boqvist will be better than OEL for the remainder of OEL's career, and I would put money on it.
Blackhawkswincup
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Free of Tochett I expect a return to form for OEL
Tochett has been major issue in Arizona
Obviously people disagree but at end of day I would not be upset if Hawks take shot on OEL giving up nothing of value like I proposed
Tochett has been major issue in Arizona
Obviously people disagree but at end of day I would not be upset if Hawks take shot on OEL giving up nothing of value like I proposed
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