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[Jimmi McJenkins]

Should be the undisputed #3 next year getting 60-70% of the starts with Fanti/Ungar backing him up. Hopefully no more Campbell/Pickard down there for the coaches to lean on, time to see what the guy you invested a 2nd rounder in is made of.

That's my hope as well, though there is value in a Pickard type, but I suspect Rodrigues will push for an NHL job next year

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

My dad worked for one of the companies he ruined. My dad retired before the company was essentially tanked but a lot of his friends were not so lucky. His last couple of years were definitely stressful.

Pocklington was a piece of shit work.

 

[VainGretzky]

nvm

 

[VainGretzky]

wrong thread

 

[aspin3]

That's my hope as well, though there is value in a Pickard type, but I suspect Rodrigues will push for an NHL job next year

Good to see but the concern will be trying to get him through waivers as next year he has to clear waivers. Skinner will be 26 next year. I would be ok with Skinner Rodrigue tandem. Rodrigues numbers have followed Skinners path.

 

[foshizzle]

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

 

[Heavy Dee]

No offense to Tom but since he stopped working for the Oilers it's been years since he had an inside scoop on anything other than alternate jerseys or the latest specials at Boston Pizza. I listen to the Oil Stream regularly and I'm convinced he tries to make it sound like he's more connected to the team than he really is.

Tom is tight with the support staff. They would know if he wants to stay.

Tom doesn't have sources within management, so ya I don't believe much of what he says when he spitballs trade rumors.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

Terrible news. Hopefully Jackson convinces him to stay and gives Schwartz some made up job like hamburger pickle sampler. Just send him around North America trying out pickles.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

Schwartz is a bigger nepo baby than Alice Walton.

 

[AM]

Always logo first. But I would be lying if I said that the Gretzky trade/sale was not a massive blow to my feelings about the team.

My feeling only changed for the player.

 

[foshizzle]

Terrible news. Hopefully Jackson convinces him to stay and gives Schwartz some made up job like hamburger pickle sampler. Just send him around North America trying out pickles.

That’s my hope too. Remember when Holland said he wanted to extend Tippett and let Woodcroft walk?

 

[Fourier]

My feeling only changed for the player.

My issue was mainly with the owner. The team was perhaps a proxy.

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

They really need to work this out.

 

[Sra1974]

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

I’m confused by this, he’s Oilers property, how could other teams be talking to him? Or does this go all the way back to the draft?

 

[Fourier]

I’m confused by this, he’s Oilers property, how could other teams be talking to him? Or does this go all the way back to the draft?

It's Olivier Rodrigue's father, the Condor's goalie coach that is talking to other teams.

 

[Hockeylife2018]

If skinners our guy for the next 5 years, let him pick who he works with 1 on 1 next year

 

[PaPaDee]

If the Oil can’t re-sign Draisaitl, do they let him walk through free agency or trade him for assets?

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

If the Oil can’t re-sign Draisaitl, do they let him walk through free agency or trade him for assets?

You have to trade him. Can’t let him walk for nothing like Larsson.

 

[PaPaDee]

You have to trade him. Can’t let him walk for nothing like Larsson.

I would tend to agree. If we traded him this summer, we could probably get a really good haul.

To be clear, I don’t want him to leave.

 

[Mr Positive]

If the Oil can’t re-sign Draisaitl, do they let him walk through free agency or trade him for assets?

That's only if Drai says he wants to leave. I don't think we trade him if the issue is salary or if he wants to see what McDavid does first

 

[soothsayer]

If the Oil can’t re-sign Draisaitl, do they let him walk through free agency or trade him for assets?

They will 100% trade him, and I bet they'll know whether he wants to stay by July 1. He'd be gone before the start of the season.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

nvm totally misread that. Yeah Sylvain seems to do wonders for young goalies, I’d like to see him promoted somewhere

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Honestly it isn't his age that concerns me.
If he truly is just a late bloomer coming into his own and has miles left, then it would be good. Full credit to him the last couple years, he's earned his shot.

I'm just skeptical about him long term. Keep him hungry, and if it falls off you don't have to worry. I really don't see a reason to commit long term (one could argue 3 years isn't long term I guess) to a bottom pairing defenseman. They did the same thing to Kulak because he was playing in the top 4. But when you start acquiring players for roles they're actually suited to, he gets bumped down to where he should be, and then costs way more than the position should.

Just my opinion, of course. I see VD as a 6/7 tops, so we may disagree there.

You can’t keep a UFA hungry. Guy will find somewhere to eat easily.

He’s 27, I wouldn’t worry about a 3 year deal, I’d go 4 if the AAV were right. This isn’t Andrew Ference

 

[samiam]

You can’t keep a UFA hungry. Guy will find somewhere to eat easily.

He’s 27, I wouldn’t worry about a 3 year deal, I’d go 4 if the AAV were right. This isn’t Andrew Ference

I agree. This is also as close to a retirement contract as he's gonna get. I'm sure he'll be keeping his financial future in mind this time around. I also have no problem going as high as 4 yrs, only if that gets us a lower AAV. Hopefully under 2M.

 

[Okanagan]

Give Vinny the Benoit deal. These podcast guys talking 2.5 Mil are delirious.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Stauffer saying Sylvain Rodrigue interviewed by several NHL teams and the team should be prepared to lose him this offseason. It would be monumentally stupid. Guy resurrected Skinner, Campbell, Pickard and done a great job with his son. Keeping Schwartz and letting him walk is just so Oilers

True but I don't think Rodrigue worked with Skinner as much did he? I may be wrong here