You make it sound like they are signing Kucherov or McKinnon. It's Dickenson, a nothing player who will get paid 4 mil and people here justifying the price because there is not many UFAs this summer which is pretty dumb. They should have save that 4 mil and traded a player and assets for a top 6 forward. Henrique would have been the 3rd line center but the top 6 player that would have been obtained via a trade would have much more impact that Dickenson on the 3rd line. Signing these 4th liners for long term deals will look very bad both long term and in the near future.
Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] F Jason Dickinson signs extension with the Oilers (5 years, $4M AAV)
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Yah, just crazy they paid 4 mil for 5 years, for a guy that you could replace for 1-2 mil. Dickinson is a dime a dozen, an above replacement level player. #12 Forward.
no wonder why McDavid will want out
Dickinson and Frederic signed for 7.85 combined next season is f***ing crazy lol I if I performed like Stan Bowman at my job for a month I'm getting fired.
Another overpayment. These guys are replaceable with cheaper options. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
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f*** our management is a joke.
Has our management ever once tested whether an agent would flinch? We cave in worse than an abandoned mine.
It’s not that I don’t like Dickinsonson, good defensively, strong on the puck, but maybe 2.5 per is his max. Poor man 3C/strong 4C. Not 5 x 4 material.
McDavid is good as gone after this year. Sure hope it’s for 2030 futures or later do the current group has zero f***ing fingerprints on that rebuild.
PS: f*** Daryl Katz. Hopefully once his HGH kid takes over we find evidence he gave him some pills that erase the concept of nostalgia from memory so we no longer hire dinosaurs that won shit 20 years ago thinking they’re still relevant.
Has our management ever once tested whether an agent would flinch? We cave in worse than an abandoned mine.
It’s not that I don’t like Dickinsonson, good defensively, strong on the puck, but maybe 2.5 per is his max. Poor man 3C/strong 4C. Not 5 x 4 material.
McDavid is good as gone after this year. Sure hope it’s for 2030 futures or later do the current group has zero f***ing fingerprints on that rebuild.
PS: f*** Daryl Katz. Hopefully once his HGH kid takes over we find evidence he gave him some pills that erase the concept of nostalgia from memory so we no longer hire dinosaurs that won shit 20 years ago thinking they’re still relevant.
Frederic was signed before the McDavid extension. You have to imagine Mcdavid was aware of that contract.
I know these Oilers topics mean a lot to you, being a Canucks fan and all.
But really, it is OK to take your time and try to get your facts straight before posting.Why couldn't he imagine it?
Dickenson was already on a 3y x $4.25 million contract a couple of years ago.
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1 - 2M is replacement level player salaries. Your analysis of Dickinson is ridiculous.
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I don't think the two players are remotely comparable. Dickinson plays the game the right way, and contributes even when not scoring. Frederic forgets to show up.
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It's exactly similar to how Benning operated. Signing a bunch of useless washed up 4th liners to 3 or 4 million contracts which he ended up either buying out or trading them with draft picks attached to it.
Blueger who is even a better player operates similarly but Canuck didn't sign him to a 5 million 5 year contract. Overpaying you bottom 6 forward isn't a recipe for success.
Atu Raty on the Canucks is cheaper, younger, better at face offs and easily replaces washed up players like Dickenson.
It kind of made sense for Chicago to keep him and pay well since he was a stabilizing vet during a rebuild. Makes zero sense for EDM who should be in win now mode
Florida trades for a top 6 forward and impact player in Tkatchuk while Edmonton signs their man in Dickenson. It's pretty hilarious
Yeah Chicago overpaid because they had cap space, weren't competing and needed a vet to protect their players and shelter their minutes. It doesn't make sense for a cap strapped Edmonton looking to compete
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Blueger being a better player is very debatable.
Cheaping out on depth players also isn't a recipe for success. The Oilers need to add to their forward depth, not lose it. The Oilers also need strong defensive forwards like Dickinson. I agree though that it might be a small overpay. But lets wait until day 1 of free agency to see if that is true. With hardly any decent centers hitting free agency, overpaying might have been the only real option for the Oilers.
This contract will age like milk, but if there isn't a no trade clause, and its only $4M, its not a severe overpay for a shutdown 3C.
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Atu Raty who was an RFA with 15 career points when he signed his last contract is cheaper? Shocking.
Is Atu Raty available?
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For starters, $4 million a year is already a high salary for what Dickinson brings. So if the 5 years is used to "bring the AAV down" then I shudder to think what Bowman would have paid him on a 2 or 3 year deal.
Dickinson is a 4th line forward. And honestly he's not even a high end one. You don't need to be paying a player like that $4 million per year for 5 years when you can get a veteran like that for half the price and half the term.
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