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[Captain Controversy]

I enjoyed this. Thank you.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If Nygard can skate well, bring a decent 200ft game and maybe pop 10 to 15 goals at $950K(ish), that's a great find.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

What about Joakim Ryan though.

 

[48g90a138pts]

Even "if" Phil Kessel would waive to come here, would we be able to make a stab at him?



I don't think we could

 

[48g90a138pts]

What about Joakim Ryan though.

I got baited into that typo flub. I was searching and searching for a LW Joakim Ryan.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Hopefully this thread doesn't turn into the Olympics of mental gymnastics of trying to prove Russell is better than Nurse.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Hopefully this thread doesn't turn into the Olympics of mental gymnastics of trying to prove Russell is better than Nurse.

Russell is what he is, an average 4/5 defender who works his ass off who brings a consistent level of average.

Nurses game wildly swings between games. Nurse is the better player, Russell is more consistent.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Russell is what he is, an average 4/5 defender who works his ass off who brings a consistent level of average.

Nurses game wildly swings between games. Nurse is the better player, Russell is more consistent.

Russell is a D who drags down every partner he plays with.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Russell is a D who drags down every partner he plays with.

Russell is a player who is almost always tasked with rough matchups so when a player is paired with him, their numbers go down.

Russell is also an advanced stat black hole due to the style he plays. He had the second best +/- on the team. His style is to prevent high quality chances but it often leads to lots of low quality attempts

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Russell is a player who is almost always tasked with rough matchups so when a player is paired with him, their numbers go down.

Russell is also an advanced stat black hole due to the style he plays. He had the second best +/- on the team. His style is to prevent high quality chances but it often leads to lots of low quality attempts

Thats why 3 other D on the oilers had a higher QoC last year?

 

[CornKicker]

i hope this thread is only about Nurse and Russell so i can start a "Nurse v. Russell" thread to talk about rumors and proposals

 

[CycloneSweep]

Has anyone heard any actual rumors about Oilers targets lately? Asking for some friends?

 

[Aerrol]

Russell is what he is, an average 4/5 defender who works his ass off who brings a consistent level of average.

Nurses game wildly swings between games. Nurse is the better player, Russell is more consistent.

Get out of here with your nuanced responses, you have to pick one. The other is trash.

 

[hallhopkinseberle]

Avslöjar: Nygård väljer Edmonton Oilers

 

[SK13]

Avslöjar: Nygård väljer Edmonton Oilers

Cool.

Just a little hesistant on the number. Some of these guys come for more money than I like.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Has anyone heard any actual rumors about Oilers targets lately? Asking for some friends?

Stauffer tweeted out that Tiffels had a strong IIHF tournament for Germany and has connections to both Draisaitls.

 

[booyakasha]

Avslöjar: Nygård väljer Edmonton Oilers

I cant read Swede....what it says?

 

[SK13]

I cant read Swede....what it says?

They're reporting that Nygard has chosen the Oilers. They claim 20 teams inquired on him.

 

[CupofOil]

I cant read Swede....what it says?

He chose the Edmonton Oilers after being pursued by 20 teams.

Sounds good to me. These are the type of signings the Oilers need to make this offseason and hope one of them sticks.
Hopefully he can be a Donskoi type player for us.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Cool.

Just a little hesistant on the number. Some of these guys come for more money than I like.

Pretty sure he needs a 1 year ELC?

 

[SK13]

Pretty sure he needs a 1 year ELC?

He's 26, so I think he's outside of the ELC range.

 

[Little Fury]

From the last thread @raabheart

The Oilers don’t get outscored 5 on 5 when Russell’s on the ice though. He has a positive +/-.

Got crushed last year and juuuust broke even this season which is a miracle given his shot metrics were abysmal.

He also gets 14 seconds of PP time a game, so doesn’t get the gravy points like some of our other dman. To put this in perspective Kris Russell plays 20 minutes a night taking the toughest assignments. While our other dmen are getting some easier competition, zone starts, and pp time. O and did I mention he does this all on his offside because we have no good RHD outside of Larsson?

Toughest assignments? Dude plays middling competition with the best teammates and gets gravy ZS. This is easily checked out.

The guy is a very good dman, and I’d hazard to guess most of the guys who don’t like him have never played defence before.

The actual results say otherwise. With Kris Russell on the ice, the Oilers get killed.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

He's 26, so I think he's outside of the ELC range.

If so, it'll probably be a 1 year 1m deal or something similar to that.

 

[SK13]

If so, it'll probably be a 1 year 1m deal or something similar to that.

This is my hope. I'm guessing a bit more than that given how wide the interest was.

Sometimes these contracts surprise you with how much they come out costing.