They just better not touch Nuge, even in the summer. He's so underrated on our team, and we've been suffering without him.
We will regret it so bad down the road if we trade him now.
22 yr old center with loads of potential. Remember, Datsyuk didn't become a PPG and rising star until he hit 24. I see Nuge in the same light
Eberle as well, these kids are turning into men, still climbing to reach their prime.
Schultz and Yakupov need to go. They hurt alot more than help
Everyone is saying rip the team apart. But I had an interesting conversation with Uncle over the weekend, and agreed we need to keep this team together.
All the best teams in the leauge started off at the bottom or mediocre. They kept the same team together until they became playoff contenders. Ala St. Louis, Chicago, LA, Washington, Anaheim, Nashville.
All these teams are now well known contenders, but there were all once bottom feeders. All those teams kept most of their players until now. Except Chicago due to winning so many cups. But still kept it's nucleus.
The Oilers have been a merry go round when it comes to retaining players. Hall Hopkins and Eberle are the only 3 Oilers that are 5 yrs +
When the corner turns for them, and it's soon IMO, we will turn into that playoff contending team.
Letting go of any of them would be a huge mistake and a waste of a very long term built up investment.