Did the Oilers give away Kesselring for nothing?
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Half Clapper
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Bump. This trade is looking bad for the Oil. This guy is playing top pairing minutes right now, and has been off to a hot start this year. This is a guy who would fit in great as a 2nd pair right handed shot on the Oil. Kenny Holland got bent over the wood shed on this deal...
Thank you Ken Holland, hopefully Edmonton gives Bowman as much rope as they gave to the genius Kenny.
Crazy! The Oilers have been looking for trades and free agency to upgrade their D for years now without much success. Broberg and Kesserling would have been a huge part of the answer and both were sitting in their system.
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and unlike broberg, kesselring is a right handed shot, which the Oilers badly need.
McShogun99
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I wouldn't doubt if old Kenny Holland just threw him in to balance out the eligible contracts.
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The Oilers let three quality NHL players that are all under 25 get away! I am sorry but that is bad asset management...
EdmFlyersfan
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Another young player who was not a part of the inner circle of McDavid...it's clearly has been costly to the Oilers organization.
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Only you would think that. No surprise.
Not a blunder at all, they made a move at the time to improve their team for a playoff run. Some guys in here make it sound like they traded a 90 point forward away. Hes having a great season, but lets cool it with the fireworks and celebrations.
Which Oiler was it that refused to give you an autograph as a kid and you've been bitter even since?
Ekholm-Bouchard
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The Oilers really gave up on all those guys so they could make worthless deadline moves... that's a championship caliber defense IMO.
Nurse-Marino
Broberg-Kesselring
Spare: Bear
The Oilers really gave up on all those guys so they could make worthless deadline moves... that's a championship caliber defense IMO.
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nah kesselring is a legitimate top 4 d-man who can skate well and has great size. this was a major blunder whether you like it or not.
GreeningOil
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Don’t lump Marino in there. He was moved as a university guy with his rights about to expire and wouldn’t sign with the Oilers.
It’s a little crazy to me how much they double blundered this too. It felt obvious that once McDavid and Draisaitl emerged they should’ve been pushing all in on the NHL roster.
Say what you will about the LTIR magic VGK has found, but aggressively moving out picks and prospects for 1. Long term player fits and 2. Currency to move cap when needed is clearly the way for an all in org.
Maybe guys like Sam O’Reilly and Matt Savoie will pay off as cheap, surplus value guys to keep the window open. But considering the returns on Broberg, Holloway, and McLeod(emerging talent that didn’t provide surplus value at their cheapest/earliest) and the likely busts Bourgault and Shaeffer (correctly moved in a positive trade) it seems quite risky. Losing an emerging draft gem like Kesselring just icing on the cake lol.
Chet Manley
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Team turns actual NHL players into lotto tickets for decades... team's fan rubs it in people's faces when one finally hits. Good teams give bad teams young parts for rentals every year knowing it comes with some risk but it's better than sitting on your hands.
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Jumptheshark
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Look at every team in a win now mode. These are the type of trade these teams make.
As for why Broberg and Holoway left? That is another story. Oilers pissed off both players last season and burned bridges with what they did in the ten days after July 1st. The should have only signed one of Arvidsson or Skinner. Come August the oilers had no money to sign either as the oilers had tunnel vision and lost the plot.
I do not think Broberg signs any contract with the oilers but Holoway would have stayed.
And can you post your comment from the original thread stating it the trade was such a bad trade? On the oiler board about 6 guys did.
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Yeah. At the end of the day, teams "in their window" make deals like this all the time. Sometimes you're gonna give away a gem...but that's the price to play the game. It's always a "future potential" vs "right now reward" question, and it's always dependent on how that "futures" element pans out.
Sometimes, you lose those deals when the futures piece pans out bigger than expected, or earlier than expected.
Jumptheshark
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If none oiler fans want to have fun? Take a look at all their natural draft picks they gave away for nothing. Like trade a 2nd and 4th to Arizona for taking Zack Kassian. Or the 2 2nds they traded for Athenansaio from the wings. Or the player and the pick they traded for Mike Green?
Oilers are now well into double digits for trade away picks in the first 4 rounds and having nothing to show for
Oilers are now well into double digits for trade away picks in the first 4 rounds and having nothing to show for
