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Yes I assume we can’t sign / trade for a better replacement for Nurse. Who on earth trades those types of players?
Yes these definitely have value. Buy I think if the same things would be used Puljujarvi would be a 6+ million playerI feel like I need to post Nurse's stats from Gregor's article in late March every couple of weeks on this board...
Game Notes Sharks @ Oilers: Assessing Nurse’s Value
I long for the days when players were evaluated for their play on the...
Weegar was obviously available. I don't know him well enough but his stats were pretty good (44 points in 80 games, +40). Maybe he won't replace Nurse other than statistically, but it'll be interesting to see what his next contract will be. He's older, but other than that quite he's had two quite comparable seasons compared to Nurse before his extension. To be honest I don't know how much PP he played and Nurse scored more goals.
Sounds a bit like Neal, with less money and term though
Did you know Kessels shooting pct. was 4.6%? That's the lowest he's ever had in his career. Then you look at his teammates and it all makes sense. He will score way more than 8. I'd bank he'd score easily 20 on the Oilers.
I might agree with you if he was 30, but he's around the age you expect players of his type to tail off. For example, if his skating is falling off, he'd be shooting in less dangerous areas, and then the drop in shooting percentage would be explainable.
Weegar was obviously available. I don't know him well enough but his stats were pretty good (44 points in 80 games, +40). Maybe he won't replace Nurse other than statistically, but it'll be interesting to see what his next contract will be. He's older, but other than that quite he's had two quite comparable seasons compared to Nurse before his extension. To be honest I don't know how much PP he played and Nurse scored more goals.
Sounds a bit like Neal, with less money and term though
Size doesn’t mean anything with a player as soft as huberdeau.
No, he NEGOTIATES!
Some, at 9.5 a year, not as many as you may think.
I feel like I need to post Nurse's stats from Gregor's article in late March every couple of weeks on this board...
Game Notes Sharks @ Oilers: Assessing Nurse’s Value
I long for the days when players were evaluated for their play on the...
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I think this year with Kane was proof that he absolutely does negotiate....
Well it seems obvious to me ( as an armchair GM ) Calgary will go in to a full rebuild. They have no younger core and most of their roster is 30+ ( or close ). They can trade Huberdeau next year at deadline and for sure get a 1rst and likely a good prospect thrown in. If negotiations with Weeger are not sounding positive, they can unload him as well and get a solid return, maybe even a 1rst. Schwindt was a throw in, but could be come a good two way, physical 3rd or 4th line centre ( not insignificant ). Although its speculation, they could end up with three 1rst round selections, for sure two and a good player coming back on Weeger if not a first. So their haul for Tkachuck would be getting a year out of Huberdeau and Weeger, plus 2-3 first rounders and a couple of prospects. I say Calgary wins big time considering their current position.
Based on his stats I agree. The problem with that is that he didn't get those stats playing with Max Domi or Logan Couture so we aren't getting the full bang for the buck. He may have scored 20 playing with Connor and Leon, but maybe he's a 10-12 goal scorer elsewhere. I completely agree, I would hope that he would take say $2.5 million x 2 to help the team, but individually I could understand why he and Pulju might be looking for the moon after accumulating roughly $3.2 and $4.5 million respectively so far in their young careers and wanting more security.
