Confirmed Trade: [BUF/EDM] Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio for Matt Savoie

[Chainshot]

Mcleod is a pending UFA playing for a big payday. Buffalo will pay him whatever he wants because they traded a top prospect for him - the Oilers cannot afford to pay Mcleod. I'm glad you are happy with him, but Savoie is producing on a terrible AHL team (something you ignored).

McLeod is RFA, not UFA when his deal ends.

Edit - agree on the rest, the Oilers needed to shuffle cap space and McLeod was the choice.

 

[McDNicks17]

McLeod is RFA, not UFA when his deal ends.

Edit - agree on the rest, the Oilers needed to shuffle cap space and McLeod was the choice.

It'll be interesting to see if McLeod is one of those guys that scares his team away from a QO because of possible arbitration.

 

[Dubi Doo]

He couldn't be much worse then what McLeod was in the playoffs last season. I actually like McLeod but he was way to inconsistent and was very disappointing in the playoffs. You can find a replacement for what he brings and not give up a recent top 10 pick.

Buffalo needed a player like him. Seems like a fair trade for both. I'm reminded a bit of when Drury arrived in Buffalo. Seems like a great leader on the ice, is trusted in all situations, and delivers. If McLeod is taking the next step in his young career, then Buffalo is very lucky. Shutdown Cs with speed that can produce are extremely valuable.

All that said, Savoie could become a Briere type. He's the bag of magic beans here. Who knows what he'll become, but the potential is enticing. Still, posters overreacted to this trade. NHL Cs just entering their prime are not a cheap asset to acquire, and you're seeing how important a player like that is to a young team like Buffalo. Both teams are probably happy with what they got.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Buffalo needed a player like him. Seems like a fair trade for both. I'm reminded a bit of when Drury arrived in Buffalo. Seems like a great leader on the ice, is trusted in all situations, and delivers. If McLeod is taking the next step in his young career, then Buffalo is very lucky. Shutdown Cs with speed that can produce are extremely valuable.

All that said, Savoie could become a Briere type. He's the bag of magic beans here. Who knows what he'll become, but the potential is enticing. Still, posters overreacted to this trade. NHL Cs just entering their prime are not a cheap asset to acquire, and you're seeing how important a player like that is to a young team like Buffalo. Both teams are probably happy with what they got.

I don't really care much about Savoie or McLeod to be honest. The Oilers have more important players and goals to focus on.. McLeod was not very good on a Cup contender so I am happy to continue arguing how badly he played for the Oilers in the playoffs. It's unfortunate he wasn't better as an Oiler but it is what it is.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I don't really care about Savoie or McLeod. The point being is McLeod was not very good on a Cup contender so I am happy to continue arguing how badly he played for the Oilers in the playoffs. He is not any kind major loss for the Oilers. If he played well the Oilers would have kept him.

Well, one man's trash is another man's treasure I suppose, and we love him here in Buffalo. He's pretty clearly hitting another level, which isn't uncommon for a player his age playing the position he does + getting an expanded role on a young team. His past hiccups don't hold any weight to me.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Well, one man's trash is another man's treasure I suppose, and we love him here in Buffalo. He's pretty clearly hitting another level, which isn't uncommon for a player his age playing the position he does, so I'm not interested in talking about the past.

Well I never said he was trash, he just didn't play well in the playoffs, but the Oilers rightly or wrongly don't have the luxury of being as patient as maybe another team and probably cannot offer the same opportunity as another team as well. I would be pretty disappointed with the trade if McLeod played a bit better and was a more consistent player on the Oilers.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Buffalo needed a player like him. Seems like a fair trade for both. I'm reminded a bit of when Drury arrived in Buffalo. Seems like a great leader on the ice, is trusted in all situations, and delivers. If McLeod is taking the next step in his young career, then Buffalo is very lucky. Shutdown Cs with speed that can produce are extremely valuable.

All that said, Savoie could become a Briere type. He's the bag of magic beans here. Who knows what he'll become, but the potential is enticing. Still, posters overreacted to this trade. NHL Cs just entering their prime are not a cheap asset to acquire, and you're seeing how important a player like that is to a young team like Buffalo. Both teams are probably happy with what they got.

I fully expect the Oilers to use Savoie as trade bait this year, especially with no 1st rounder this year. It seems to me that this trade was the Oilers dumping salary for the best futures asset they could get, and when they couldn't get a 1st (understandably), they took a prospect with really high upside.

I'm glad McLeod is working out for Buffalo. When he was on his game, I really liked him, and he seems like a nice guy. There were just way too many periods when he disappeared for long stretches, and when it happened for the entire playoff run that was the last straw. I'm really happy that he is hitting another level in Buffalo. I expect he never would have in Edmonton.

 

[Dubi Doo]

Well I never said he was trash, he just didn't play well in the playoffs, but the Oilers rightly or wrongly don't have the luxury of being as patient as maybe another team and probably cannot offer the same opportunity as another team as well. I would be pretty disappointed with the trade if McLeod played a bit better and was a more consistent player on the Oilers.

Sorry, didn't mean to insinuate that. Was just writing an old saying.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

I fully expect the Oilers to use Savoie as trade bait this year, especially with no 1st rounder this year. It seems to me that this trade was the Oilers dumping salary for the best futures asset they could get, and when they couldn't get a 1st (understandably), they took a prospect with really high upside.

I'm glad McLeod is working out for Buffalo. When he was on his game, I really liked him, and he seems like a nice guy. There were just way too many periods when he disappeared for long stretches, and when it happened for the entire playoff run that was the last straw. I'm really happy that he is hitting another level in Buffalo. I expect he never would have in Edmonton.

His value has dropped from a 2022 #9 pick. His AHL numbers look okay for a kid about to turn 21 but he hasn't elevated. He has mid to late first-round value now. The upside is somewhat there but will continue to fade as he looks more average. He's an NHL player but maybe third liner.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Sorry, didn't mean to insinuate that. Was just writing an old saying.

No worries. I am not trying to bash McLeod just because he is no longer on the Oilers. I was pretty critical of McLeod a lot last season, especially in the playoffs, more disappointed because the Oilers needed him to fill an important role for them, it was not due to his effort. Obviously he must be playing fairly well for the Sabres, the stats are there. For the most part even though I was not happy with his overall performance last season I actually argued against trading him during the season mostly due to not expecting much in return for him. It's possible they still did not get much in return for him although that could happen with any trade for draft picks or prospects,

 

[KeyserSoze81]

His value has dropped from a 2022 #9 pick. His AHL numbers look okay for a kid about to turn 21 but he hasn't elevated. He has mid to late first-round value now. The upside is somewhat there but will continue to fade as he looks more average. He's an NHL player but maybe third liner.

He reminds me of where Peyton Krebs was at the time of the Eichel trade. Highly talented forward drafted high, battled injuries, and somewhat questionable development curve. There is still a lot of upside, but the value is lagging.

 

[UrbanImpact]

I watched Abbotsford vs Bakersfield last night. Savoi looks overmatched in the AHL. He had some burst in transition play but thats about it. Totally useless once Bakersfield gained the blue line and played O zone hockey. The things he was doing in the NHL are not translating in the AHL level because guys are just bigger and better skaters and know how to take angles. It doesnt look like Savoi developed any other part of his offensive game.

Absolutely lost as to why Edmonton even made this trade.

Mcleod looks like a legit valuable big Centre than skate like the wind and kill penalties.

Make this trade make sense to me.

I fully expect the Oilers to use Savoie as trade bait this year, especially with no 1st rounder this year. It seems to me that this trade was the Oilers dumping salary for the best futures asset they could get, and when they couldn't get a 1st (understandably), they took a prospect with really high upside.

I'm glad McLeod is working out for Buffalo. When he was on his game, I really liked him, and he seems like a nice guy. There were just way too many periods when he disappeared for long stretches, and when it happened for the entire playoff run that was the last straw. I'm really happy that he is hitting another level in Buffalo. I expect he never would have in Edmonton.

If this is the case, then Oilers should definitely flip Savoie immediately. I'm not a scout and even i can see the flaws and holes in his game and have a hard time picturing him as an NHLer at this point.

If Mcleod was a salary dump , theres no way Savoie is the best return they can get for him. That was robbery

 

[Cup or Bust]

If Mcleod was a salary dump , theres no way Savoie is the best return they can get for him. That was robbery

Based on his play last season, the best I would have offered for him was a 2nd rounder, especially for how bad he was in the playoffs. He went long stretches during the season being very ineffective and was even worse in the playoffs, if the Oilers had any depth he would have been scratched at certain points during the playoffs. What he might be doing this season never helped the Oilers last year unfortunately.

 

[Canovin]

The Oilers definitely could use McLeod right now. But Savoie will really help the Oilers soon and is cost controlled for 3 years.