Waived: [EDM] G Jack Campbell placed on waivers by the Oilers for the purpose of buyout

[Czechboy]

Are you the Oil?

LOL... type.. .after the Preds trade us Askarov.

My bad!

 

[BLNY]

So he gets 10.5 million over 3?

Do buyouts pay escrow?

over 6 years.

 

[Czechboy]

Why on earth would you want to move on after the playoffs he had? Especially since we’re paying him on that cap penalty anyway.

Because I saw him play 90 games for us and 60 to 70 of them were not good at all.

 

[MessierII]

Because I saw him play 90 games for us and 60 to 70 of them were not good at all.

I don’t care about the regular season. After he got the monkey off his back he finished strong and him and Janmark carried the bottom 6 and were monsters on the PK when it mattered. Him and Janmark are guys you keep.

 

[innitfam]

Brown will probably be on the roster though

His bonus overage isn't though so concept still applies

 

[JKG33]

We can fix him.

Fixed him once, LA can do it again. Then he beats the Oilers in rd 1 next year

 

[Unbiased Fan]

I’d be okay running a cheap Woll, Jones and Campbell tandem if that meant Stammer could come home

 

[Strangle]

Hope Campbell can find his way back to the league

Signing that $5m contract was always going to end this way for him, but I don’t know if he would be happier with the money and no career, or if he would be happier with 2/3rds of the money and play for 6-7 more years in the league

 

[Stealth1616]

I think he actually will rebound well as a backup goalie for cheap in a no pressure situation

 

[M Ace]

Watch them sign Samsonov now

Nope. We have Skinner & Pickard + Rodrigue & Unger downstairs!

 

[Frank Drebin]

I’d be okay running a cheap Woll, Jones and Campbell tandem if that meant Stammer could come home

Stammer is exactly what the Leafs need!

 

[MCR74]

That was quick!

 

[villacco]

Even with Campbells buyout the oilers goalie trio is very cheap for the next 2 years (4,7 million and 5,9 million)

Absolutely the right decision to buy him out

 

[MCR74]

remember when leafs fans were getting bashed for letting him walk

Those threads are so bump worthy.

 

[CupofOil]

That’s going to hurt

It would have hurt much more to keep him or trade a bunch of major assets to move the full contract. $3.9m of cap space freed up right now so a needed move.

 

[MCR74]

The cap penalty isn't actually as bad as you'd think. No-brainer mover from the Oilers.

The no brainer move was signing him in the first place.

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Stammer is exactly what the Leafs need!

Well no but I’d rather see the leafs miss playoffs running

Nylander-Mathews-Marner
Stammer-Tavares-Kane

Then lose 2nd round

 

[hamzarocks]

Fixed him once, LA can do it again. Then he beats the Oilers in rd 1 next year

Kings will never beat the Oilers like the Leafs will never beat Boston

 

[JKG33]

Kings will never beat the Oilers like the Leafs will never beat Boston

Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby

(Sigh I agree)

 

[oXo Cube]

The only thing painful about this buyout is that Edmonton didn't do it a year ago like they should have.

 

[MCR74]

Remember when leafs fan said Campbell was a number goalie…

Oilers fans also thought he was a #1.

 

[dukeofjive]

Oilers fans also thought he was a first

The good old what came first, the chicken or the egg conundrum

 

[Bleedred]

Most shocking buyout of the offseason.

I’m not sure what to say. It’s still taking me time to process.

 

[Breakers]

Was there ever a moment he was good when he signed that contract?

 

[McShogun99]

Kings will never beat the Oilers like the Leafs will never beat Boston

I've always said that the Leafs will will the Cup the year they beat the Bruins in the playoffs.