Confirmed with Link: [EDM/VAN] Oilers acquire Vasily Podkolzin for OTT 4th '25

[La Bamba]

BTW you can bet that the Oilers will be looking to even the score (no pun intended) with the Blues down the road.

Offer sheet every single one of their RFAs for the foreseeable future with the most annoying contracts where they have to match (e.g., Holloway-like deals)

 

[bellagiobob]

Haha-- yes I guess there's two of us who keep questioning this Lavoie thing.

Kane will probably be out most of the year so when you look at the organization and ask "who is like him--big, snarly, with some offensive ability" then to me Lavoie is the only replacement that comes to mind and he's very cheap.

I'm also guessing that he might make it on the 4th line with Perry and perhaps they put Ryan on waivers instead. At age 37, I don't think there would be too many takers.


Yup, starting to look that way. Go with a 20 man roster and Kane to LTIR and Broberg would just slide in under the ceiling.

BTW you can bet that the Oilers will be looking to even the score (no pun intended) with the Blues down the road.

Looking at Puckpedia’s latest tweet, I think we can be compliant with a 22 man roster.

 

[McHelpus]

BTW you can bet that the Oilers will be looking to even the score (no pun intended) with the Blues down the road.

No more Parayko to edmonton deals anymore lmao.

I want the Oiler to wait until 6:59am to match Broberg. St.Louis Blue balls.

 

[MoontoScott]

Looking at Puckpedia’s latest tweet, I think we can be compliant with a 22 man roster.

Sorry--my bad--should have said 22.

What is the Brown bonus final figure--3.5?

 

[bellagiobob]

Sorry--my bad--should have said 22.

What is the Brown bonus final figure--3.5?

Think it was 3.225.

 

[Mr Sakich]

the difference in expected contribution, Holloway vs Pod is virtually nil this year. If anything, Pod may be better suited to the 3td/4th line. The 1.3 mill cap savings means we can keep Broberg

A nice bit of work by Bowman

 

[Paralyzer]

I don't know why people here think this is a bad trade? He's 23, still has potential, and he wanted out of Vancouver. Plus if you let Holloway walk for a 3rd, you basically replaced Holloway and upgraded our 4th to a 3rd. Whether we match Broberg or not is to be seen, but from what the Canuck fans are saying, a lot of them are upset he's gone, so this could turn into our favor. I'm good with this. Let's see what else is in store the next 2 days.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Offer sheet every single one of their RFAs for the foreseeable future with the most annoying contracts where they have to match (e.g., Holloway-like deals)

Jake Neighbours salivating at this prospect as we speak.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

At least this org is finally showing they’re willing to think outside of the box and be creative.

This move doesn’t happen under Holland (although tbf the O/S probably doesn’t either)

 

[dustrock]

Sounds like Brad Isbistorovich

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

The Canucks 2024-2025 Line Combinations and Roster Discussion thread makes for an interesting read but don't post.

I might consider not posting.

 

[Soundwave]

I like it even if it may not work out. These are the buy-low kind of moves for young players we should be looking more into since we're likely going to be trading picks at trade deadlines and Holloway and Broberg has priced themselves out (most likely).

Should have taken a flyer on Adam Boqvist too, we didn't know then that Broberg would sign an offer sheet unfortunately.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Oilers will probably be making a lot of these types of trades in the next few years. Need young cheap players for the bottom lines. Holloway was supposed to be that, but he (or his agent who got played by Ferris) had other plans.

 

[NotAVacuumSalesman]

Should have taken a flyer on Adam Boqvist too, we didn't know then that Broberg would sign an offer sheet unfortunately.

This was a missed opportunity.

 

[GOilers88]

Whoever it was that suggested getting Kostin back has me sold.

New PodKost in town.

 

[Mr Positive]

No more Parayko to edmonton deals anymore lmao.

I want the Oiler to wait until 6:59am to match Broberg. St.Louis Blue balls.

Wasn't Bowman the guy who screwed up big time in Chicago by missing an RFA deadline by like an hour?? I'd rather we just match the sheet as soon as we decide to lol

 

[Soundwave]

The 90s Oilers kinda employed this strategy, their drafting was shit, but they ended up with a bunch of good young players because they kept taking chances on young player projects like Weight, Guerin, Marchant, Grier, etc. etc.

 

[rboomercat90]

Wasn't Bowman the guy who screwed up big time in Chicago by missing an RFA deadline by like an hour?? I'd rather we just match the sheet as soon as we decide to lol

No, that was Dale Tallon. Bowman replaced him.

 

[McShogun99]

I don’t understand why Vancouver would help us out and trade VP for a 4th. That’s pretty much like giving him away. Hopefully he refunds his game with the change of scenery.

 

[TheGingaNinja]

Wasn't Bowman the guy who screwed up big time in Chicago by missing an RFA deadline by like an hour?? I'd rather we just match the sheet as soon as we decide to lol

That was Dale Tallon. It is the reason Bowman got the job tho, lol.

 

[LevelingSolo]

I actually like this

 

[tiger_80]

Holloway’s replacement? Odd trade

Was not he one of Vancouver's better prospects not long ago?

 

[tiger_80]

So it looks like Ceci and Holloway out--Broberg, the son of Ember and the Russian kolkhoznik in.

 

[tiger_80]

Probably similar players honestly. One makes 1m and the other makes 2.3m.

I liked Holloway on his best nights, but those were few. Let's hope this Vancouver reject breaks out. He's a top 10 pick in 2019. Looking like a bust, but who knows.

 

[harpoon]

Perry is not going to be effective on the fourth line. He’s slow and (based on playoffs) kind of lazy. I wouldn’t be at all disappointed to see him start in Bakersfield. Hopefully some players show up to camp motivated to take his job.