time for Chia to trade the #1 pick for another un-sexy player
Bergevin says despite playoff spot, he's still selling. Get Gallagher at all costs. 26 year old fireplug
We are f***ed for 2-3 years.I have spent hours staring at this:
Edmonton Oilers - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
and cannot armchair GM this mess for the life of me ...... we are incredibly handcuffed.
Any chance we can ship out Spooner, Benning and Manning? How the F did we take on Manning's contract???
Talbot leaving will help too.
He is selling UFAs, not lifers like Gallagher.Bergevin says despite playoff spot, he's still selling. Get Gallagher at all costs. 26 year old fireplug
If Chia trades our first I will cry.
We’ll likely be picking in the 6-12 range.
Knowing Chia, it will be unprotected and it becomes a lottery pick.
Can we please get a real pp Dman that can move the puck first? This team has been lacking that forever. I know we need wingers bad but let’s try and build from the D out first for once....
Honestly they both work for me. I was pumping hard for a winger or two but watching Karlsson and Burns destroy the Oilers made me think. They both improved the forwards' play so much. So both winger and defenseman work, as long as they have a clue in the offensive zone.Hard pass for me. A “real pp dman” is a lot smaller upgrade than a top 6 winger
That would probably work cap-wise if Sekera were to stay on LTIR, which I think is gonna happen.Nurse + Spooner + 2019 1st for Tarasenko?
no idea if that's even close
6.3 mil out 7.5 in
Nurse + Spooner + 2019 1st for Tarasenko?
no idea if that's even close
6.3 mil out 7.5 in
That’s the scary thing, he absolutely should not be allowed to make any more trades, especially ones that include the 1 round pickChia will surely get fired if he doesn't make the playoffs. It's hard to imagine him not desperately trading the #1 to squeak in, and even harder to imagine him not losing the trade.
So we have shitty goaltending again, the worst secondary scoring in the league and a blue line that the gm is placing bandaids on mortal wounds. Not contending anytime soon. It’s the Oiler way to go and squander their draft picks yet too.Chia will surely get fired if he doesn't make the playoffs. It's hard to imagine him not desperately trading the #1 to squeak in, and even harder to imagine him not losing the trade.
It's funny Neilsen talked about it this morning and just flat out asked the same. He said who are these guys that can fit here? Someone brought up Kreider to him. Neilsen said "fine, but who is New York willing to take back to make the fit work?" He then worried are we actually going to go after someone with one more year left?It's hilarious that people can simultaneously see the type of players Chiarelli has historically moved 1st rounders for and think that he's going to swing a deal for an elite 1st liner like Tarasenko or Stone signed to an extension.
I'm really curious where Stauffer thinks the money to add a legit top 6 forward with term is going to come from considering we're already over the cap and using LTIR money to ice a full roster.
Ya new arena in Canadian market Katz can still make money even if he slashed salary.we passed critical a few years ago
I honestly don't know what STL plan is, but if they can afford to they should retain 1-2mil. Open up the teams that would be willing to trade for him. As it is 7,5mil isn't exactly that bad, but at 5.5-6.5 you start getting more contenders willing to trade for him.Nurse + Spooner + 2019 1st for Tarasenko?
no idea if that's even close
6.3 mil out 7.5 in
I've watched a couple of Rangers games lately, Kreider was looking awful. Takes stupid penalties in the neutral zone, comes out of the box and takes another one right away. Nah thanks, we've had our fair share of stupid with Pouliot.It's funny Neilsen talked about it this morning and just flat out asked the same. He said who are these guys that can fit here? Someone brought up Kreider to him. Neilsen said "fine, but who is New York willing to take back to make the fit work?" He then worried are we actually going to go after someone with one more year left?
I'd then add Kreider has a NTC of 11 teams, so he might not even be an option as Americans generally don't waive for us. I then ask okay Stauffer says term, so maybe Neilsen is wrong with a guy with one year left. However, how good of a player are you now getting if the guy does have term?
Even if this isn't Chiarelli doing the trade what can we seriously expect for our 1st?
The guy is on pace for 40 goals. Looks like he's had a rough 4 games, but overall the guy is top 20 in the league for goals.I've watched a couple of Rangers games lately, Kreider was looking awful. Takes stupid penalties in the neutral zone, comes out of the box and takes another one right away. Nah thanks, we've had our fair share of stupid with Pouliot.
I'm against giving up our 1st, won't help this team in any way, especially with Chia chia'ing the Oilers.