Speculation: POLE: What does McLoed sign for / get awarded?

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With Aug 4 rapidly approaching, there should be a resolution within the next 7-8 days.

What will the AAV be? It will be a 1 or 2 year term so I left that out of the pole.

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[mrgnwilliam]

My guess is 2.1 x 2 years

 

[tempest186]

I think he signs just before the deadline for just below 2 for 1 year.

 

[ManByng]

If it’s too much and they still have to sign Bouchard and don’t have enough left to sign him then bye bye McLeod and I’m okay with that!

 

[Duke74]

Sweet! A pole about McLoed!

2 x 2.25 is my guess

 

[brentashton]

With Aug 4 rapidly approaching, there should be a resolution within the next 7-8 days.

What will the AAV be? It will be a 1 or 2 year term so I left that out of the pole.

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@Cloned s girlfriend?

And put me down for 2.15M.

 

[La Bamba]

If it’s too much and they still have to sign Bouchard and don’t have enough left to sign him then bye bye McLeod and I’m okay with that!

Yup overpaying McLeod = another Pulju/Yamo situation. He's only valuable because he's cheap

 

[Broberg Speed]

McLeod should be awarded nincompoop of the year award for pressing the Oilers for more money than he's worth when the Oilers clearly don't have the cap space available to give him that money.

He's actively forcing himself off of the Edmonton Oilers. Too bad there isn't an easy out to accommodate him.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

He's going to get more than Kostin, and personally I'd way rather have him on the roster than McLeod.

 

[brentashton]

He's going to get more than Kostin, and personally I'd way rather have him on the roster than McLeod.

kostin boat sailed … Wut about Ryan?

 

[BleedingOil]

He's going to get more than Kostin, and personally I'd way rather have him on the roster than McLeod.

Give it up

 

[Mr Positive]

He's going to get more than Kostin, and personally I'd way rather have him on the roster than McLeod.

You build teams down the middle. McLeod wasn't that great this year but was stellar the year previous. He has potential to be a fantastic 3C. He's worth rolling the dice with again

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Where's the Judge Smails option in the poll?

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

2.5 for McLeod is insane to me.

 

[GMofOilers]

1.5 for 2 or hes traded, that simple

 

[Mr Positive]

1.5 for 2 or hes traded, that simple

normally I'd disagree, but I feel we could take a tough stand with McLeod since we could take the time to push Holloway into that role. It does really suck to have to bleed talent every year it seems. The cap is really a harsh reality. Having to pay to move a decent player like Yamamoto is also crazy, and having that cost be Kostin, erasing a great trade Holland did.

McLeod is a really, really promising young talent. But, his role would be 3C so there's a limit to how much we can sacrifice. But how small of an issue can we toss away McLeod for? Just to be able to carry an extra skater? Just to push for 1 extra year on Bouchard? Just these type of things to walk away from a promising young talent who could be a dream 3C...

 

[Broberg Speed]

normally I'd disagree, but I feel we could take a tough stand with McLeod since we could take the time to push Holloway into that role. It does really suck to have to bleed talent every year it seems. The cap is really a harsh reality. Having to pay to move a decent player like Yamamoto is also crazy, and having that cost be Kostin, erasing a great trade Holland did.

McLeod is a really, really promising young talent. But, his role would be 3C so there's a limit to how much we can sacrifice. But how small of an issue can we toss away McLeod for? Just to be able to carry an extra skater? Just to push for 1 extra year on Bouchard? Just these type of things to walk away from a promising young talent who could be a dream 3C...

Dream 3C, who are you talking about?

I'd trade Ryan McLeod for Jack McBain who just signed for 2 years at 1.6M. McBain is a better center than McLeod.

 

[Mr Positive]

Dream 3C, who are you talking about?

I'd trade Ryan McLeod for Jack McBain who just signed for 2 years at 1.6M. McBain is a better center than McLeod.

They are both promising young 3C types who could become great players. I could see how McLeods great playoffs in 2022 pushes him ahead of McBain, but it's marginal. Either way, McBain isn't for sale and we have McLeod.

 

[McDoused]

I'm curious to see if we see a deal signed prior to the Frederic arbitration. If the arbitrator splits the difference of the 1.4-2.9 that would be 2.15 which would absolutely ruin any negotiating power McLeod would have.

 

[tiger_80]

Apparently, no matter what he makes he will be stealing the part of Bouchard's lunch that Nurse did not manage to gorge))

 

[Broberg Speed]

Award McLeod a trade to Anaheim or Columbus for a draft pick then trade for a third-line center more appropriate for a team that is contending for a Stanley Cup.

 

[La Bamba]

McLeod is a really, really promising young talent. But, his role would be 3C so there's a limit to how much we can sacrifice. But how small of an issue can we toss away McLeod for? Just to be able to carry an extra skater? Just to push for 1 extra year on Bouchard? Just these type of things to walk away from a promising young talent who could be a dream 3C...

idk what I'm missing but McLeod is gonna be 24 when the seasons start with a career high of 23 pts. He isn't a face off ace and doesn't really excel in any part of the game except skating

overpaying a player like him is a mistake, he isn't special tbh. at the right price, i'd like to keep him around but theres a lot of better players out there

 

[Mr Positive]

idk what I'm missing but McLeod is gonna be 24 when the seasons start with a career high of 23 pts. He isn't a face off ace and doesn't really excel in any part of the game except skating

overpaying a player like him is a mistake, he isn't special tbh. at the right price, i'd like to keep him around but theres a lot of better players out there

he's a lot more than a fast skater. He's becoming a very good center.

The issue I have is not that I'm worried about overpaying McLeod. It's not being able to afford a fair price for McLeod. Part of this is just being a good team in a tight cap era. It hurts to have to walk away from Kostin. I feel like a lot of people are talking down McLeod, maybe because we are hoping he will sign for like 1.5 million. So we are supposed to happy to walk away from him if the arbitrator gives him 2 million or a bit more? If we have to toss away a promising young player over 500 k, okay I guess but it's wearing. It sucks to have to just bleed draft picks and young players constantly. I thought we had to accept losing Kostin because we wanted to give priority to McLeod.

 

[Broberg Speed]

he's a lot more than a fast skater. He's becoming a very good center.

The issue I have is not overpaying McLeod. It's not being able to afford a fair price for McLeod. Part of this is just being a good team in a tight cap era. It hurts to have to walk away from Kostin. I feel like a lot of people are talking down McLeod, maybe because we are hoping he will sign for like 1.5 million. So we are supposed to happy to walk away from him if the arbitrator gives him 2 million or a bit more? If we have to toss away a promising young player over 500 k, okay I guess but it's wearing. It sucks to have to just bleed draft picks and young players constantly. I thought we had to accept losing Kostin because we wanted to give priority to McLeod.

No he's not.

 

[alphahelix]

I think its 2. If I wanted to be right, I’d have gone 2-2.25, but since I want 1.75-2.00 to be right I voted for that. Hopefully its not a dollar over 2.