Confirmed Trade: [DET/EDM] Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin for future considerations

[Some Other Flame]

Do the wings really need Yamamoto? Wouldn't be all that surprised if they bought him out

 

[Rubi]

Yamamoto had negative value and Kostin was leaving. How can you get any value out of those assets?

Losing Kostin who likely couldn’t fit in cap wise is probably best case scenario to remove Yamamoto’s cap.

Holland did it to himself with that Yamo RFA signing last August. Hard to see the upside when you shoot yourself in the foot.

 

[Three On Zero]

Holland did it to himself with that Yamo RFA signing last August. Hard to see the upside when you shoot yourself in the foot.

Yamamoto did have some promising attributes, you can’t deny that the D-R-Y line had some success

 

[AcerComputer]

Wow, somewhat shocked they couldn’t get anything at all for Yams.

It's more shocking it didn't cost EDM anything, considering NYI had to pay a 2nd to dump Bailey at $5M. Obviously the $2m makes a huge dif to GMs, and that Yamamoto is younger and may have some upside.

 

[Rubi]

Yamamoto did have some promising attributes, you can’t deny that the D-R-Y line had some success

Yet 11 months later he has negative value.

 

[GOilers88]

Even at an increase to 1.75 to 2 million with some increased minutes, Kostin is a prototypical bottom 6 player you want on your team.

I don’t really disagree. I’m disappointed to see him go. But I feel like Holloway should be able to take his spot for cheaper and if he can’t I think they’re in trouble anyways.

I don’t think it was a terrible price to pay to dump Yamo’s full hit. Having to dump the contract at all is something of an issue in and of itself, but I guess that’s a different discussion.

 

[Petes2424]

This is today’s NHL. Teams are forced to do these things. There’s just way too many players teams are trying to rid themselves of because the cap.

 

[Seachd]

Incoming Karlsson trade

They only traded one Yamamoto.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Kostin was their best bottom 6 forward last year.

 

[Rubi]

It's more shocking it didn't cost EDM anything, considering NYI had to pay a 2nd to dump Bailey at $5M. Obviously the $2m makes a huge dif to GMs, and that Yamamoto is younger and may have some upside.

It cost them the signing rights to RFA Klim Kostin.

 

[GOilers88]

Kostin was their best bottom 6 forward last year.

Janmark and Ryan were pretty solid for them too. Does suck to see him as the casualty to dump Yamo though.

 

[Three On Zero]

I don’t really disagree. I’m disappointed to see him go. But I feel like Holloway should be able to take his spot for cheaper and if he can’t I think they’re in trouble anyways.

I don’t think it was a terrible price to pay to dump Yamo’s full hit. Having to dump the contract at all is something of an issue in and of itself, but I guess that’s a different discussion.

Absolutely

 

[AcerComputer]

There's too too much dead cap space in the league and its bad for the game. Just saying.

Lucic and Okposo deals are finally up

 

[Jumptheshark]

sadly the oilers had to give away both players

 

[AcerComputer]

It cost them the signing rights to RFA Klim Kostin.

I thought they weren't qualifying him? ala WSH Samsonov style

 

[Seachd]

This shouldn't be allowed.

Why? Trades?

 

[Yukon Joe]

Kostin being used as payment for Yamamoto's contract or neither have any value.

Kostin was a RFA. OIlers could have just not extended him a qualifying offer if they wanted to get rid of him.

Kostin was the +ve that equalled Yams -ve trade value.

 

[Seachd]

Yet 11 months later he has negative value.

I mean, he went for free, so that doesn't seem like negative.

Or do you think -0 is a thing?

 

[Czechboy]

Like both players but brilliant work from Holland.

Yam wasn't a buyout and didn't cost an asset. I was told repeatedly he has negative value and no one would take him.

Makes me said that we got nothing for Yam and JP or that they didn't become what I hoped but it's time to move on. I think Yam has many years left in the NHL and hope he does well in Detroit! I think Klim was about to get overpaid on a 20% shooting percentage and liked the player but anything more than 1 x 1 would've been a mistake.

Really nice work to free up cap!

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Why? Trades?

Yzerman shouldn't be allowed to dumpster dive behind other team's arenas. It's embarrassing and unhygienic.

 

[Bobby9]

A win for the Oilers. I’m disgusted.

 

[GreeningOil]

Oil fans been arguing Yamo has value, mains arguing he has negative value.

Oilers dump Yamo by attaching Kostin, and now it's poor asset management because they should have gotten value for Yamo.

Figure your shit out, folks.


Word is he's looking for a decent raise and is leveraging the KHL to get it.

Yamo is extremely frustrating as a player. Legitimately, he does mostly nothing. Just skates around and misses the net (seemingly) every time.

He definitely gives 130% effort every game. Just too small and meh to be top 6.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

I was worried Newhook would just turn into a Yamamoto level player and had to get dumped for nothing.

 

[Rubi]

I mean, he went for free, so that doesn't seem like negative.

Or do you think -0 is a thing?

As @Yukon Joe said:

Kostin was the +ve that equalled Yams -ve trade value.

 

[Mr Positive]

Good move for both sides. Oilers don't have to attach picks to clear cap. We were not going to be able to afford Kostin