If the guy can stay healthy, get him to the playoffs in the copper and blue.
You want to cycle the puck or drive the net with a bunch of little guys? Be my guest. Ales Hemsky has scored/assisted on some of the biggest oiler plays in the last 22 years. He does things you just can't coach and as long as he wants to be an oiler, let him play. If you don't have the skill to play, don't criticize, cheer.
As long as we are not up against the cap, the contracts are not the problem. I miss the days when we cheered when we were losing. Granted we have lost a lot. My pride as an oiler fan come with being in good company. We cheered on terrible teams and watched players play beyond their limits. Imagine if that would happen with Hall, Eberle, RNH, Yakupov, Gagner, Schultz, Petry, Whitney, Brown, Fistric, MPS, Jones, Smid, and yes Hemsky.
I wouldn't mind a 2-3 line rental though. And we are abundant in prospects and picks