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Post by claremont on Jul 29, 2024 19:03:18 GMT
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Post by maasart on Jul 29, 2024 19:35:05 GMT
My guess is the asking price was too much. Necas would have fit our needs but the variables we dont know are: what it would have cost to acquire him and what he wanted for term/salary. Sure, he signed a 2 year deal relatively cheaply but if Hughes was going to give up assets to get him, im guessing we'd want him under contract for at least 5-6 years and im guessing Necas is betting on himself to up his value in the next 2 years & get a bigger pay-day. I think we still may make a trade but i wonder if its for a prospect who may be ready to make the jump rather than an established young player. we shall see. Its clearly a transition year even though in know management would like us to challenge for a wild-card spot. |
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Post by regis on Jul 29, 2024 20:17:13 GMT
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Looks like we’re gonna start the season with basically the same line up . Our added top 6 player is Dach and no idea what to expect out of him as he’s been injured every year . But I cannot envision Dach being the guy that puts us over
It’s Going to be a long season , I can see another top 5 pick again 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by maasart on Jul 29, 2024 21:49:17 GMT
👆👆 Looks like we’re gonna start the season with basically the same line up . Our added top 6 player is Dach and no idea what to expect out of him as he’s been injured every year . But I cannot envision Dach being the guy that puts us over It’s Going to be a long season , I can see another top 5 pick again 🤦🏻♂️ I think there will be some changes in the form of guys like Roy or Heineman or Beck or Mesar etc making the roster but yeah, it aint going to be a huge difference maker. If Dach stays healthy (and that seems like a growing concern) i DO think he can make a difference, especially 1 other guy steps up so we can break up that top line. If Say Roy takes a step forward & we can run a Slaf-Suzuki-Roy line with CC -Dach____. then i think we're a much more difficult team to play against. It could definitely go either way at this point though. A lot of things have to go right for us to get out of the basement this year. I think next year things will really look up with guys like Demidov joining an already improving team but this year is going to be tough to move up. I think we'll be better than last year but likely still a bottom 10 finish. Still hopeful we manage to move up to a wild card team though i realize thats quite unlikely unless Monty or Primeau take a massive step forward. |
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Post by claremont on Jul 30, 2024 2:06:42 GMT
👆👆 Looks like we’re gonna start the season with basically the same line up . Our added top 6 player is Dach and no idea what to expect out of him as he’s been injured every year . But I cannot envision Dach being the guy that puts us over It’s Going to be a long season , I can see another top 5 pick again 🤦🏻♂️ I think there will be some changes in the form of guys like Roy or Heineman or Beck or Mesar etc making the roster but yeah, it aint going to be a huge difference maker. If Dach stays healthy (and that seems like a growing concern) i DO think he can make a difference, especially 1 other guy steps up so we can break up that top line. If Say Roy takes a step forward & we can run a Slaf-Suzuki-Roy line with CC -Dach____. then i think we're a much more difficult team to play against. It could definitely go either way at this point though. A lot of things have to go right for us to get out of the basement this year. I think next year things will really look up with guys like Demidov joining an already improving team but this year is going to be tough to move up. I think we'll be better than last year but likely still a bottom 10 finish. Still hopeful we manage to move up to a wild card team though i realize thats quite unlikely unless Monty or Primeau take a massive step forward. I agree. I get the feeling that HuGo don’t want to overpay and are willing to let the development cards play out. There are too many if’s at present. Barron possibly ascending, Xhekaj becoming steadier. Roy, Heineman moving into roster spots (have my doubts on Mesar for at least 1 AHL year). Perhaps Beck starts etc., and big if for Anderson to quasi rebound. Seems to me that HuGo are going to be content to trade Dvorak, Savard, Armia at the deadline. Our fan patience is going to be tested again. |
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Post by regis on Aug 7, 2024 10:58:13 GMT
Dillion dube and Michael McLeod , 2 of the 5 Canadian
Jr players charged with sexual assault sign in Russia
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Post by regis on Aug 12, 2024 20:38:12 GMT
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Post by regis on Aug 13, 2024 0:45:54 GMT
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Post by claremont on Aug 13, 2024 22:30:07 GMT
St. Louis Blues offer sheet Broberg and Holloway of the Oilers.
Aggressive! Dirty pool trying to take advantage of a cap strained team and perhaps oilers have to put Kane on LTIR to match the Blues offer.
Total swipe IMO at the Oilers hiring Stan Bowman as their GM.
Could we see more offer sheets and the gloves are off in a battle royale?
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Post by ChiLla on Aug 14, 2024 7:38:30 GMT
St. Louis Blues offer sheet Broberg and Holloway of the Oilers. Aggressive! Dirty pool trying to take advantage of a cap strained team and perhaps oilers have to put Kane on LTIR to match the Blues offer. Total swipe IMO at the Oilers hiring Stan Bowman as their GM. Could we see more offer sheets and the gloves are off in a battle royale? It's a really slow offseason, so I'm certainly thankful for some drama  Not a bad move at all by St.Louis, considering Edmonton will need a lot of money to re-sign both Draisaitl and Bouchard next year. Adding Broberg and Holloway for cheap could work out nicely, they aren't really key cogs for the Oilers right now but there's still room for growth and I'm not sure their development was handled perfectly all things considered.
I'd love for NHL GMs to be more aggressive and use offer sheets more often, it's part of the CBA and I don't really get why hockey GMs are so incredibly reluctant employing them as a tool to improve their team.
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Post by regis on Aug 14, 2024 15:14:13 GMT
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Post by maasart on Aug 14, 2024 16:18:21 GMT
Yeah this is pretty stupid. Ceci is 30 and not very good. He's maybe an upgrade on Savard but not at all what we need. Kulak is a LHD would easily rank behind at least Matheson, Guhle and Struble and probably keep hutson out of the lineup. I could see us having interest in either of the guys the Blues offersheeted but that ship has sailed. |
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Post by claremont on Aug 14, 2024 21:26:24 GMT
I know he’s a small player and maybe would benefit from ice time but Nick Robertson at $1.5m for no comp, or even slightly above for a 3rd round pick would be a decent shot at Toronto to force their cap. |
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Post by regis on Aug 16, 2024 3:20:40 GMT
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Post by maasart on Aug 16, 2024 4:37:37 GMT
oof. he's been a negative value on the ice (not even considering his horrific contract) since like 2016.... no way anyone signs him imho. |
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Post by claremont on Aug 16, 2024 10:54:19 GMT
One of the trash sites mentioned C- Dawson Mercer of the Devils as an RFA offer possibility. He’s a 22 year old durable 20 goal 40 point Centre. The Devils are close to the Cap but I believe they have enough $ room to sign him. Any offer north of $4.58m is a first and third pick. That seems way too rich.
I’d be interested in trading for him but I don’t think we have assets that the Devils would be looking for - Mesar + ? Mark.
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Post by regis on Aug 19, 2024 4:36:31 GMT
Oilers traded codi Ceci snd a 3rd for Ty emberson
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Post by ChiLla on Aug 19, 2024 8:48:40 GMT
Yeah, looks like the Oilers sorted everything out and can now match those 2 offer sheets. I'm sure it's more money than they'd like to spend on Broberg and Holloway at this point, and it'll be problematic once Kane returns from LTIR, but their goal is to win now and I think they did well all things considered. Not sure how all this will impact the Draisaitl/Bouchard extensions but we'll find out eventually.
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Post by claremont on Aug 19, 2024 17:20:29 GMT
www.tsn.ca/nhl/barry-trotz-nashville-predators-expect-yaroslav-askarov-in-camp-amid-reported-trade-request-1.2163627Askarov wants to be a top flight goalie - Juuse Saros has played 60+ games, so with Saros extension, the path for Askarov to ascend is somewhat blocked. The question is as a prospect, how much value does he have? With the Habs, we seem to count on Fowler as our goalie of the future but there are no guarantees. Nashville likely does not need 3rd pairing LHD with Josi, Skej locked up for 4 more years, and LHD Lauzon for 2 more. Thinking of trade value - Jordan Harris could fit as a Utility D (LHD / RHD) or they gamble on Justin Barron as Nashville could use a stronger RHD. Nashville only has 42nd overall Andrew Gibson (RHD) and 24th overall Tanner Molendyk (LHD) in their pipeline so Barron could be a fit. Knowing Trotz and veterans maybe Savard is a fit. Preds next year have 2 each of first, 2nd and 3rd round picks so draft picks may not be a match. Could we trade Primeau + Barron, or Primeau + Mesar to get Askarov? Askarov + Monty would be great for the next 2 years while we wait for Fowler (even though Monty has 3 years on his contract). IMO you have a chance to grab a marquis young goalie, take that risk even if you have to give up a retention slot on Savard or Armia by eating some salary. Nashville needs some cheap forwards as they are cap constrained so maybe Evans in that discussion.
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Post by claremont on Aug 20, 2024 16:44:53 GMT
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Not a bad move at all by St.Louis, considering Edmonton will need a lot of money to re-sign both Draisaitl and Bouchard next year. Adding Broberg and Holloway for cheap could work out nicely, they aren't really key cogs for the Oilers right now but there's still room for growth and I'm not sure their development was handled perfectly all things considered.