Jeff Marek "confirms" Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov trade swap consideration by Oilers and Bolts in 2019

[10YearsHaveGotBehind]

Pretty clickbaity title. If you listen to the interview it doesn't sound like there was much more than some discussion floated. Saying it was close to being done is a huge stretch.

 

[PaulD]

Bergeron talked with Oilers too before that. Regarding Subban for Draisaitl.

I though Marek went back to roofing after he got canned for breaking some rules on breaking stories? ha!

Whats he got another podcast now?

 

[PaulD]

Pretty clickbaity title. If you listen to the interview it doesn't sound like there was much more than some discussion floated. Saying it was close to being done is a huge stretch.

Exactly. There was also talk on Draisaitl for Subban before Bergevin traded PK to the Preds. Marek gonna break that one next poscast?

 

[10YearsHaveGotBehind]

Exactly. There was also talk on Draisaitl for Subban before Bergevin traded PK to the Preds. Marek gonna break that one next poscast?

That one was actually reported on at the time, so was probably a more solid proposal. Even so I don't think that one was close either.

 

[Video Nasty]

Kucherov legitimately has been Tampa's MVP. Last year he was in on half of the teams goals.

Something Draisaitl accomplished four years before Kucherov.

 

[Coffey]

Some of the stupidest, absolutely most Pejorative Slured takes I’ve ever read in this thread.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Ew actually.

Who's setting up Point? With Drai, Point becomes the 2C. Cirelli the 3C?

I think both teams would be worse off if this trade happened, depending on the spare parts.

This is coming off that collapse against CBJ. Kucherov was just beginning to hit his peak.

 

[DFC]

Honestly, even 5 years later the value would have been pretty even.

 

[McFlash97]

Kucherov is the better player. No cap. Oiler fans are either liars or not able to properly assess players if they believe anything to the contrary.

Draisaitl is the better player. No cap. Seething fans are either Liars or not able to properly assess players if they believe anything to the contrary.


See how that goes

 

[McFlash97]

Kucherov would be nowhere near what he is in Tampa if he played in Edmonton. McDavid doesn't defer to anyone and Kucherov wants to puck. Bad fit. Also Draisait plays a different game than Kucherov. Both teams made out good. With Draisaitl being slightly more productive over the course of 6 seasons and Kucherov winning cups and having the best season outside McDavid in that span.

Worked out for both teams. 2 of the most productive European players this century.

 

[Voight]

Would be similar to the Heatley for Hossa deal imo. Two top ten players switching teams in their primes.

Neither Hossa or Heatley were top ten players at the time.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Neither Hossa or Heatley were top ten players at the time.

They both were. Hossa was 5th in scoring while being a two way player the previous season. Heatley was still dealing with the aftermath of the accident but his last full season he had 41 goals 89 points, and the season right after the trade had 50 goals 103 points.

 

[Voight]

They both were. Hossa was 5th in scoring while being a two way player the previous season. Heatley was still dealing with the aftermath of the accident but his last full season he had 41 goals 89 points, and the season right after the trade had 50 goals 103 points.

No they were not, Not saying they didn't have an argument but it certainly wasn't a consensus.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

No they were not, Not saying they didn't have an argument but it certainly wasn't a consensus.

Checked thn top 50 list for 2005 which came out right after this trade. Heatley ranked #5, Hossa #14. Imo they were both top 10, hossa under ranked there. Either way I was close enough.

 

[Schennanigans]

kuch is the better player but wouldn’t fit in as well as drai imo. I can’t really say that trade makes them any better.

 

[BlueSeal]

31 points in last years playoffs alone tells me Edmonton made the correct decision. It hasn't panned out... yet, but that's all on ownership. Y'all know what the team needs, fuggin provide it and stay out of the dumpster.