PTO: [EDM] Mike Hoffman and Travis Dermott sign PTOs with the Oilers; 6 others invited to camp

[bossram]

I didn't realize he played 50 games last season.

Interestingly, his rookie season was probably his best. I think he's a guy who needs some confidence to play well and take some degree of risk. He had a lot of that coached out of him, but at the same time most teams don't want a smallish defenseman on their bottom-pair.

Wishing him the best and hope he can grab a roster spot.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

More leaf leftovers ( Hyman obviously stood them up for a date ) .

 

[GreatSaveLuongo]

Well that was their strategy, just need warm bodies with McDrai + top pair D

 

[Oilslick941611]

You actually think a defence with 1 NHLer, A PWHLer, an ECHLer, and 3 AHLers is good enough? The Oilers have the worst blueline in the history of the league and Dermott is a massive upgrade as a tweener who can handle limited NHL minutes in an emergency.

Who’s the PWHLer ? As far as I know, and I may be wrong but all the players on the oilers are male.

 

[BHD]

Jeff Marek somewhere... "He was outstanding during those SOO/Erie battles."

 

[jackjohnson]

Lindholm and Zadarov were arguably the Canucks best forward and D in the Oilers series, losing both is going to be tough for them I think.

They were both good but dont make it sound like they were irreplaceable. Zadorov was good in playoffs but was meh in regular season, so we did downgrade in D but Debrusk, Heinin, Spring and Sherwood would more than replace the loss of Lindholm who also sucked in regular season but was good in playoffs. At the end of the day Zadorov aint a regular top 4 D but would be effective as a 5th D in playoffs and regular season. I still would not pay Zadorov 5 mil eventhough i like his toughness. His defense is still a bit iffy imo.

 

[Oleksiak]

Who’s the PWHLer ? As far as I know, and I may be wrong but all the players on the oilers are male.

Nurse has no place in any men's league.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

How many 7/8 type damn does it take to fill a top 4 role?

All of them.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Nurse has no place in any men's league.

Oh okay, worthless opinion. I was right, you were being a bigot.

 

[McHelpus]

Flukes happen. Edmonton still has chosen not replace Bouchard and Nurse will players capable of playing defence, not to mention the rest of the AHL pylons.

Well you signed one of our "AHL pylons" in Desharnais to play as a NHL regular. Maybe Canucks aren't as good as you think.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Another Connor McGM move

bringing in his mom next to do the team's laundry and bake them cookies

 

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1834646475286233429

 

[Menzinger]

Hopefully he gets a contract, he should be able to level out as a consistent bottom pairing guy. Was always a nice guy in Toronto

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Who’s the PWHLer ? As far as I know, and I may be wrong but all the players on the oilers are male.

you'll have to forgive Oleksiak, he's under the impression that a guy that finished 5th in Norris voting doesn't have a place in this league. Pray for the less fortunate like him.

Well you signed one of our "AHL pylons" in Desharnais to play as a NHL regular. Maybe Canucks aren't as good as you think.

They aren't. Vancouver's defence is worse than Edmonton's. Forbort, Desharnais, and Soucy are all massive net negatives offensively and couldn't move the puck with a wheelbarrow. They're going to get hemmed in a lot and they won't have Demko to save them.

 

[Oilslick941611]

you'll have to forgive Oleksiak, he's under the impression that a guy that finished 5th in Norris voting doesn't have a place in this league. Pray for the less fortunate like him.

I don’t forgive bigots. Calling nurse a PWHLer and then doubling down on it exposes that posters character.

 

[BonMorrison]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836412347713257485

https://x.com/i/web/status/1836433610762576353

Mike Hoffman - (free agent)
Ethan de Jong - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)
Seth Griffith - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)
Cam Wright - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)
Connor Corcoran - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)
Alex Kannok-Leipert - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)
Brett Brochu - (signed with AHL Bakersfield)

 

[Monsieur Miz]

This dude is cooked.

 

[PuckG]

This dude is cooked.

So are 90% of the other players on a PTO.

 

[Stealth1616]

Weird PTO, wonder if he thinks he might get to play with McDavid/Drai and boost his preseason production for a signing from another team

 

[Koivu11]

James Neal v2.0

 

[Brodeur]

Weird PTO, wonder if he thinks he might get to play with McDavid/Drai and boost his preseason production for a signing from another team

We'll see how many early preseason games McDavid and Draisaitl end up playing in. Edmonton has a relatively busy preseason, so somebody like Hoffman could spare a core veteran from having to suit up to meet the preseason veteran requirement. Just taking a look at last year's preseason slate and McDavid/Draisaitl suited up for only one of the first five games and then played in the final three with most of the opening night crew.

TL;DR - I wouldn't expect Hoffman to get much ice time with the opening night guys. I can only imagine Hoffman didn't have too many options at this point.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I think the Oilers might be eyeing a Hoffman-Henrique-Brown 3rd line.

Which would have been a great 2nd line 3-5 years ago.

 

[BKarchitect]

Jeff Skinner insurance lol.

PTO is a PTO. The question is can he springboard a tryout into a one-way minimum contract with the Oilers or somebody else. No guarantees there. But if he’s willing to sit on the bench a lot or spend some time in the AHL while getting paid, there’s probably still a role for him as a veteran depth scorer, somewhere.

 

[le_sean]

They should be focusing on two-way or physical players. This guy sucks so much.

 

[GreeningOil]

They should be focusing on two-way or physical players. This guy sucks so much.

Luckily he’s a warm bodied veteran to toss into pre-season games!

I doubt he signs a meaningful contract