Yeah, I wasn't a fan of that trade when Dallas made it.
Fond memories of NYR fans trying to explain how his SHL production made him nearly as good of a prospect as Seider.
Seravalli: Broberg/agent requesting a trade (mod: title updated, Oilers didn’t give permission to Broberg to seek a trade)
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Fond memories of NYR fans trying to explain how his SHL production made him nearly as good of a prospect as Seider.
Roomba With a Bauer
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From 2010 to 2018 it was a long-running joke on Wings boards that Holland turned off his phone and went golfing on deadline day and July 1st. The guy is just averse to moves that don't absolutely fall in his lap.
Cancuks
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Granted permission usually means the team tried to trade him with no takers and now had to make it public with hopes of finding one.
ChaoticOrange
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I don't think that's accurate. Seravalli said there was solid interest. Edmonton really likes Broberg, they just don't have anywhere to play him.
How not to handle a prospect 101.
This could be a big opportunity for a prospecting team. I think there is still something in Broberg that you could potentially unearth a Brady Skjei-esque player.
This could be a big opportunity for a prospecting team. I think there is still something in Broberg that you could potentially unearth a Brady Skjei-esque player.
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Only reason I felt Lundkvist was more probable is because he's a RD, which is a rarity these days and why the Stars overpaid so much for him.
I can't see any team viewing Dellandrea as anything more than a low end 3rd liner, average 4th liner I'll be honest. Very good defensive player, but extremely limited offensive capabilities.
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I think San Jose will have interest too, don’t think Broberg would be very costly, not sure if they have any forward prospects that they are looking to move on from. My hope is they can package him and some picks to just move Campbell.
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Edmonton needs a #2 defenceman on the right side. Other than that their D has been much better the last 10 games or so, it was just a mess the first ten. It was also very good last season after adding Ekholm.
The problem is Broberg is a 5-6-7 D and Edmonton has more than enough of those guys, and he's not better than any of the everyday LD. A smarter team might be trying to trade Kulak instead, but Edmonton isn't that bright.
I think a deal should be done around Campbell/Broberg for Vlasic/Blackwood. Everyone knows about Campbell's struggles, and it sounds like San Jose is ready to dump Vlasic. He's basically a 7D at this point, but maybe he adds some veteran leadership in Edmonton. 5.86 cap out vs 9.35 cap in, so maybe SJ retains or Edmonton adds a cap dump, but I think this is a good starting point for a deal
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Saw him play in Skellefteå and I can see why scouts ranked him around Söderström and Heinola. The problem is that he was taken well above where he was supposed to go.
Still though. In Sweden he was good defensively and was great on his skates with vision and nice passing. He went to Edmonton and within a year all of that was gone. That's why I'm wondering if this is more of an Oilers problem or a drafting problem or both.
Right now it looks like both but with a heavy lean on bad development. Because Broberg should still be a 4-6th D in the NHL.
Holland absolutely did not turn off his phone on July 1st.
Detroit fans wished he did. But he didn't.
ChaoticOrange
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the challenge with Lundkvist is there's still very little room for him to play and I think the organization wants to see what Gleason can do at this level, he should have made the team out of camp by rights - he was better than several of the D that did make it, including Broberg.
Dellendrea would check a few boxes for us actually. I'd be open to a Broberg/Dellendrea swap.
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Add in something about Pepsi for Coke, No Sacred Cows and the unspoken synergy Nieves had with Kreider because they were both big and could skate.
Then you’ll have nailed it.
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He has not had much of an opportunity but he also has not really forced the Oilers to give him more opportunity. He has some potential but he might be better served to go to a team that has room on the left side and wants to develop younger players If the Oilers can trade him for a forward in a similar situation that they could play in the bottom 6 or if they could include him in a goalie trade that would be ideal. Then they could call up Ben Gleason who played pretty well in the preseason to give them an option when needed.
ChaoticOrange
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Edmonton's LD is Ekholm, Nurse, and Kulak. He's not better than any of them are right now. We tried him on the right side but he's - respectfully - pretty stupid, he looked like a fish out of water. And he also once hurt himself trying to cut a steak (I'm not kidding)
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Yeah I was just thinking... they could try to get a forward reclamation project, but their top 6 is pretty set right?
Perhaps a goalie? Perhaps a team has a 3rd goalie whos cheap and not too ready to show off
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5/6 spots in the top six are pretty set, but we've had a spot on the right wing up for grabs for like three seasons now.
McDavid, Draisaitl, RNH, Kane, and Hyman have spots on lock, but that 6th spot at 2RW nobody can seem to grab. We thought it would be Brown, but he couldn't put a puck in the ocean if he was standing on the beach at the moment
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Broberg to LA for Anderson-Dolan
Two guys stuck behind older vets that can't make the lineup.
Saves Edmonton some cap room. JAD gets to go closer to home. LA gets a 3rd pairing LHD to split with Englund later down the season.
Two guys stuck behind older vets that can't make the lineup.
Saves Edmonton some cap room. JAD gets to go closer to home. LA gets a 3rd pairing LHD to split with Englund later down the season.
