Bryanbryoil
Pray For Ukraine
- Sep 13, 2004
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I don't know where he would fit on our team even though Brown hasn't started well and I would think that Lavoie should get a shot first. We also need some toughness IMO.Pulju is still unsigned and Finnish media is reporting that the rehabilitation is going as planned. He has to sign before December 1st to be able to play in NHL this season.
If he wants top 6 time he can go look elsewhere. I'd love him in a bottom 6 role though. Would love him especially on our 4th line but that dude probably still thinks he's better than that.Pulju is still unsigned and Finnish media is reporting that the rehabilitation is going as planned. He has to sign before December 1st to be able to play in NHL this season.
Same would be said about those guys in a week from nowHow about we add Brett Ritchie? Or claim Zack MacEwen on waivers? The Erne experiment needs to end IMO.
He looks brutal so far. Can't shoot or stick handle no more. Watch him....he just pokes the puck forward with one hand now. Like a Mighty Mite hockey player.Kane looks completely disinterested. It's a pattern he's shown with other teams that he's been with long term.
I get that he's coming off a major injury, but his feet look slow.
Wondering if you try to move him now before other teams catch on.
I agree about exploring an out for Brown, though I don't don't dislike him as much as many, but Erne is pretty useless.We have a 10 game out clause on Brown, wonder if we start to think about using it.
Erne doesn’t bug me, at least he’s being physical. It’s not like Lavoie would get any icetime playing for rookie slowplay Woodcroft.
Someone mentioned Quenneville in the game thread yesterday, that would be interesting if Jay can’t turn it around. Despite the certain PR hit, Oilers have a track record of giving second chances.
The Brown one needs to end before it screws us for next yearHow about we add Brett Ritchie? Or claim Zack MacEwen on waivers? The Erne experiment needs to end IMO.
And?I don't think there is an out clause for Brown.
He has to be paid real money by whoever inherits his contract which means a rebuilding/cheap team like Arizona may well take him on but they will want like a 1st round pick to do so.
That's not insured LTIR money they have to basically pay him real dollars, the cap hit being here or there doesn't change that fact.
You could bury him in the AHL but are Holland and Jackson (keep in mind Jackson is Brown's just removed agent) really going to do that and keep him in the AHL for the whole year while also denying him 3.2 million? He'll be livid and likely make a stink about it.
I said it many times over the summer, people didn't realize how poor of a move this could be, now some people are waking up.
And?
I mean I don't think it happens, but I honestly don't really care if a guy is upset to be in the minors because he was underperforming.
This is professional sports, not junior hockey
I mean he'd go on waivers so he'd have a chance to go elsewhere. If he clears I'm sure Holland would give his agent the freedom to look for a trade.The problem is you're basically purposefully tanking a season in the guy's career because you don't want to pay a bonus, not because he's not good enough to play in the NHL.
He already didn't play last year, so now you're going to force him to miss a 2nd year of NHL play in a row because of your cap stupidity?
They're not going to do that.
This whole thing was a monumentally stupid idea on Holland's part.
I mean he'd go on waivers so he'd have a chance to go elsewhere. If he clears I'm sure Holland would give his agent the freedom to look for a trade.
Fact is guys can't just expect to get a pay cheque and not perform. It is a cap world with consequences for players and teams alike.
Pulju is still unsigned and Finnish media is reporting that the rehabilitation is going as planned. He has to sign before December 1st to be able to play in NHL this season.
We have a 10 game out clause on Brown, wonder if we start to think about using it.
Erne doesn’t bug me, at least he’s being physical. It’s not like Lavoie would get any icetime playing for rookie slowplay Woodcroft.
Someone mentioned Quenneville in the game thread yesterday, that would be interesting if Jay can’t turn it around. Despite the certain PR hit, Oilers have a track record of giving second chances.
Then maybe the player shouldn't have signed the deal or at the very least play like he deserves the money.Don’t see anyone taking that deal. 3.2 mill cap penalty next year for a guy coming off a major injury. It’s not happening. An Arizona may do it if you give them a 1st.
Then maybe the player shouldn't have signed the deal or at the very least play like he deserves the money.
Always the organizations fault with you. Not the player that is clearly not playing up to his contract.Or more likely an organization should stop putting itself into stupid situations like this.
Always the organizations fault with you. Not the player that is clearly not playing up to his contract.
His career isn't held hostage he has waivers. He wanted an easily to obtain contract then this is the potential risk that goes with it.This was an insane risk to take, you can't seriously sit there and say the front office isn't at fault here.
The 10 game thing was only a clause thrown in there in case like it turned out his health had totally failed or he re-injured himself in camp or something.
It's not there to get rid of the guy if he's healthy.
They signed a deal where they agreed to pay him $4 million dollars if he's healthy. If they wanted performance bonuses tied to that, then they should've freaking told him that and if that wasn't going to work, then let him sign somewhere else instead of holding his career hostage.