Im just double checking because I wanna make sure I got this right.
Campbell is signed for three years after this one. I think that's what it would cost to move that contract for nothing in return.
I think Edmonton would have to be extremely desperate to do that. That said, there are oilers fans talking about trading McDavid on the main board so you never know.
canes, LA, edmonton, all have goaltending issues. yes he has to continue to play well. if he does a team might want him as a 1B
A buyout is six years of dead cap. You gotta pay through the nose for that.
My point stands, goalies never carry much value. I could see him bringing back more if he had a very solid career, but he's been pretty bad for a long time.
The Oilers are asking another team to pick up about $20M in Campbell's contract. That alone is worth the equivalent of at least two 1st round DP's. There are a bunch of examples of it costing a 1st round DP to bury a guy with 1 year left at around $6M (Marleau, Monahan, etc.). You can make a case that to take $20M on it would be more than 2 x 1st's.
No. He's small and doesn't defend well.
I don't really give a damn about Campbell from a Blackhawks perspective but Campbell did have a stint with Leafs where he looked very good. And it was a bit of a mystery as to why he took a turn away from that. Perhaps the Leafs curse when it comes to netminders. What I'm saying is that a team might show some interest based on that short-lived performance, in the hope there could be more. He wouldn't be the first goalie to come into his own after the age of 30.
Bowman would have just traded Bouchard for Jones anyway and everything would be the same.
I don't really want Bouchard, as I feel he doesn't enhance what we already have, but would be willing to find something that works with Edmonton for a package like that.
