Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Draft Day! Does Holland Improve the Team or Does He Nibble on His PB&J Sandwich?

[LTIR]

With all the new available options after not being qualified, is Connor Brown still worth signing without considering alternatives?

Brown would be Kostin replacement on par with Janmark/Bjugstad.. if there is a better 1.5M RWer available then sure

 

[Jet Walters]

Would it be asinine to trade Ceci and try to make it to the trade deadline with Broberg plugged into his spot on the right side? It frees up money to add forward depth with all these players not receiving qualifying offers, and also allows Broberg to play decent minutes, potentially building trade value or becoming a permanent fit. It could also allow the Oilers to lock up Bouchard for 2-3 years instead of one.

Michael McLeod is an absolutely perfect fit in the bottom 6.

 

[McBooya42]

Based on what's going on today, here are my Projected forward lines for opening night.

Kane-McDavid-Brown
Nuge-Draisaitl-Hyman
Holloway-Duchene-Sprong
Foegele-McLeod-Mcleod
Kostin-Toews-Yamamoto
Janmark-Ryan-Lavoie
Bjugstadt


Based on health, I have Sprong ahead of Brown now at the same price.

That said, if Holland has a secret deal in place, I don't see him being the type to go back on it.

You do realize that Yams and Kostin got traded right? You're also putting us at least 10 million over the cap...

 

[brentashton]

I wonder about Clague for the same role

Too small. I like trees who are mobile.

 

[McTonyBrar]

How shocking the leafs and including “oh no Edmonton is interested, let me be involved too” in Treliving. f*** off leafs.

They’re not even in on him. Toronto is because it’s TORONTO SPORTS NETWORK. Lol

I would pivot away from Brown if he's going to cost more than Sprong.

He isn’t. Are you kidding me? Sprong over Brown?

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

You do realize that Yams and Kostin got traded right? You're also putting us at least 10 million over the cap...

I'm 99 percent sure you're playing along with the joke... but you just can't be sure these days

 

[McShogun99]

Cap friendly has us with 7,170 is space with 9 forwards, 6 Dmen and both goalies signed. Bouchard and Mcleod will probably take up 4.5 million. That leaves us with 2,6170 to sign 3 forwards under 875k each if we want to run with 13 forwards and 7 Dmen.

 

[brentashton]

Based on what's going on today, here are my Projected forward lines for opening night.

Kane-McDavid-Brown
Nuge-Draisaitl-Hyman
Holloway-Duchene-Sprong
Foegele-McLeod-Mcleod
Kostin-Toews-Yamamoto
Janmark-Ryan-Lavoie
Bjugstadt


Based on health, I have Sprong ahead of Brown now at the same price.

That said, if Holland has a secret deal in place, I don't see him being the type to go back on it.

Isn’t Ullmark coming over from Boston too?

 

[McTonyBrar]

You think a lot of fans will be hate that one of our prospects has developed into a breakout defenceman?

What I meant was in the offseason if we decide to not go with a new RD

 

[Fourier]

They’re not even in on him. Toronto is because it’s TORONTO SPORTS NETWORK. Lol


He isn’t. Are you kidding me? Sprong over Brown?

Brown played in Toronto and was quite a popular player with both management and the fans.

 

[Faelko]

Cap friendly has us with 7,170 is space with 9 forwards, 6 Dmen and both goalies signed. Bouchard and Mcleod will probably take up 4.5 million. That leaves us with 2,6170 to sign 3 forwards under 875k each if we want to run with 13 forwards and 7 Dmen.

Probably can take out Niemelainen’s 762k.

 

[Tarus]

I'm curious what's going to happen with Ottawa and Debrincat.

He was supposed to be traded by this point, qualifying offer is due today too.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Brown played in Toronto and was quite a popular player with both management and the fans.

Do you pick them over McDavid and Hyman? I’m holding onto what I know that Brown is coming here. I hope so it’s here

 

[Fourier]

Cap friendly has us with 7,170 is space with 9 forwards, 6 Dmen and both goalies signed. Bouchard and Mcleod will probably take up 4.5 million. That leaves us with 2,6170 to sign 3 forwards under 875k each if we want to run with 13 forwards and 7 Dmen.

Actually it is with 7 defensemen. Niemo is on that list so it is really $8M with 9 forwards and 6 defensemen. I suspect that they will go with a 22 man roster to start the season so about $3M with a $500K cushion for the extra forwards. But it is possible that they could go with a 21 man roster if they need to .

Do you pick them over McDavid and Hyman? I’m holding onto what I know that Brown is coming here. I hope so it’s here

I am not saying that Brown will go to TO. Only that it is very plausible that they have an interest in him. It they have their own contract issues to deal with and right now those are probably taking up a lot of Treliving's time.

 

[McBooya42]

I'm 99 percent sure you're playing along with the joke... but you just can't be sure these days

Nah, sometimes I just miss out on sledgehammer subtlety.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

Bit of a random question, but did Klefbom ever officially retire?

 

[Fourier]

Bit of a random question, but did Klefbom ever officially retire?

No. If he did he would not have been able to collect his LTIR money.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Bring in Brown and Sprong!!

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

I'm curious what's going to happen with Ottawa and Debrincat.

He was supposed to be traded by this point, qualifying offer is due today too.

They'd be silly not to qualify him as trading him with retention is infinitely better for them than letting him walk

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

So I think the simple reality of things right now with all these new names hitting the market is Kulak, Ceci, and Foegele aren't realistically going to be anyones first choice for who they are looking to acquire, we'll have to wait for the market to shake out and have teams lose out on the guys they are targetting, our guys will become more appealing in the aftermath.

With that said we don't have the money to be big players, its more about the smart shrewd moves, on day one we are mostly going to be looking at players we can sign to $1M-ish deals and depth signings.

Also I think a simple reality is we do need to actively make our team worse in that I think we'll need to try and replace one of Foegele, Kulak, or Ceci with an inferior player in the name of cap-savings, obviously as small of a downgrade as possible, but we need to be atleast $1M under the cap IMO for deadline purposes, 1 step back for 4.65 steps forward .

 

[McTonyBrar]

Okay so Yzerman didn’t qualify Kostin lol. Other than doing Holland a favour, what was the point of the trade?

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

Okay so Yzerman didn’t qualify Kostin lol. Other than doing Holland a favour, what was the point of the trade?

Ive looking for confirmation on this as the deadline seems to have passed. Where did you find this?

 

[Magnum23]

we should 100% go for Michael McLeod, and Noah Gregor deserves consideration too. We can shore up our young core with budget signings. Great opportunity here.

Could be wrong but isn’t McLeod part of the infamous 2018 world juniors pending 8…

 

[McTonyBrar]

Ive looking for confirmation on this as the deadline seems to have passed. Where did you find this?

Twitter. That NHL watcher guy

 

[oil Leaks]

Former Condors Max Gildon, would not mind offering him a 2way contract