Confirmed with Link: RNH Activated from IR

[Jamie]

Here's my fantasy summer..

Let's say the Oil tear it up and come together after RNH, Klef, Poo and Davidson are back...

Perhaps Chia gets Hamonic for Fayne and a high pick/prospect?

Do the Oil really need to disrupt a team that has finally come together and perhaps only need a few 'tweaks' after having a great run?

If he miraculously rids himself of Ference?

If he resigns Kass for 2 at 2.5?

Assume $5m for bonuses.

It leaves $5-8m to sign an offensive D..say Yandle.

Team 'could' be:

Hall-Drai-Kassian
Pouliot-McD-Yakupov
Maroon-RNH-Eberle
Hendricks-Letestu-Korpi
Cracknell/Lander

Sekera - Hamonic
Klefbom - Yandle(or other trade/signing)
Davidson-Nurse
Reinhart/Gryba/Pardy

Cam
LB

Works out to around $68-70m....depending on signings/bonuses, etc...

I think this is the much simpler solution than the trading away of major core assets. 100% the direction I'd be taking if I was GM this off-season. Add a couple defensemen while keeping what you have is what this team needs (and goaltending upgrades would be nice but probably not necessary). Creating new holes to fill other holes is not needed. Maybe it's not Hamonic and maybe it's not Yandle, but there are options available to us through both trade and free agency where we don't need to gut ourselves.

 

[Suxnet]

Hopefully RNH stops sucking so Chiarelli can trade him for something good in the off-season.

 

[viran45]

Here's my fantasy summer..

Let's say the Oil tear it up and come together after RNH, Klef, Poo and Davidson are back...

Perhaps Chia gets Hamonic for Fayne and a high pick/prospect?

Do the Oil really need to disrupt a team that has finally come together and perhaps only need a few 'tweaks' after having a great run?

If he miraculously rids himself of Ference?

If he resigns Kass for 2 at 2.5?

Assume $5m for bonuses.

It leaves $5-8m to sign an offensive D..say Yandle.

Team 'could' be:

Hall-Drai-Kassian
Pouliot-McD-Yakupov
Maroon-RNH-Eberle
Hendricks-Letestu-Korpi
Cracknell/Lander

Sekera - Hamonic
Klefbom - Yandle(or other trade/signing)
Davidson-Nurse
Reinhart/Gryba/Pardy

Cam
LB

Works out to around $68-70m....depending on signings/bonuses, etc...

i was thinking something similar but instead of Yandle I would look at Demers. And go with a top 4 of

Klefbom Hamonic
Serkera demers

 

[Spawn]

I'm hoping he ends the season strong. I've got a good feeling on him right now. He's gonna want to prove he belongs on that U24 team. Who knows, maybe him and Yak will be able to click finally.