SPIRIT
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Yes. It is a compliment. McDavid, arena, FA signings - mad jealousy, so delicious.
Love the yak move. Love Russell on a 1-year.
Rumor: Kris Russell to Edmonton 1 year/3.1 million?
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Yes. It is a compliment. McDavid, arena, FA signings - mad jealousy, so delicious.
Love the yak move. Love Russell on a 1-year.
KlefDown
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I'm defending the signing, not whether the fact he's a top 4/6/not nhl Dman.Wait, Oilers fans are actually defending this?
even if he plays one shift for oilers, or all 82 games, I could not care less. seeing how everyone on our dcore are dropping like flies, an extra body wont hurt. it's a 1 year deal, he could even get shipped at TDL if he is doing decent. who really cares about this signing? i don't
aufheben
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Figgy44
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"#4 D man"
http://public.tableau.com/shared/WYSKPS9G5?:display_count=yes
His shot suppression is so low that it's not even on the chart.
Like I said, not even CLOSE to a #4, raise your standards.
Your chart says he's a Complete top pairing D man. Obviously he wouldn't really register on the chart.
Russell is a #4/5. But for whatever crazy reason, he gets played like a #3+. It happened in Calgary when Gio was injured. It happened when he was on the Stars when a bunch of their guys got injured. IIRC, Stars fans didn't mind Russell when he first showed up, but things got a bit weird after Russell started getting ridiculous minutes.
There's also a lot of "lol, block shots" comments. Try looking up what other defenders block a lot of shots. There's quite a few high quality D men in that also block a lot of shots. The issue with Russell and one of his biggest warts, is that he doesn't do much else other than block shots. That happens when you're 5'10" and often put in front of guys that average 6'1"+. Then you add onto the fact that he is a defensive defenceman (vs an offensive defencemen) and you're running into issues with a little guy getting manhandled which makes it difficult for him to clear the puck.
Russell is an NHL calibre defenseman with significant warts. He should not be played as a #3 or above which he somehow TOI wise, he keeps getting. He should be a 4/5/6. IMO, probably the only reason why Russell isn't getting regular contracts is because he's asking too much salary. Russell on a 2 mil ish salary is an excellent piece to put on your 3rd pairing and can play up onto the 2nd pairing in a pinch. Anything above that, most teams probably would rather give a shot to a youngster in the AHL to see if they can put it together in the big leagues.
Swervin81
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An arena that is being significantly publicly funded... don't think I'd be too happy about that.
The hate for the Oilers on these boards is real. Every freaking move they make, even making McDavid captain drew lots of ire from the flock of sheep.
This is a low risk signing. He's not ideal but he's a decent NHL Dman and it's a 1 year deal. Don't know what's with all the ridicule.
This is a low risk signing. He's not ideal but he's a decent NHL Dman and it's a 1 year deal. Don't know what's with all the ridicule.
Calling it right now. End of the year Russell will be 3rd in toi.
Edmonton went from from biggest corsi supporter in the league to all about GA in two years. Going to be a live and die on the transition team this year. Not a bad idea, with their players it's probably their best strategy
Edmonton went from from biggest corsi supporter in the league to all about GA in two years. Going to be a live and die on the transition team this year. Not a bad idea, with their players it's probably their best strategy
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Wait, Oilers fans are actually defending this?
I really want to see some of the comments Russ got over the past two years from the Oil faithful on here. I can remember some gems, especially after that Spec article.
KlefDown
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not defending Russell as i could care less about the signing but I'm sure you know all about Russell as a leaf fan who took 30 seconds out of his day today to google his name and look at one chart. maybe you want to tell us what you think of Rielly with the same chart?
Good comeback. Enjoy him, I'm sure he'll help Edmonton's stellar defence big time! He's terrible, you'll learn that eventually.
I'm just glad he didn't end up on my team.
enjoy Polak again tho
I mean, you could have done a second of research to find an actual flaw in the building to be pretend-outraged about, but if this is the best/worst you can do on that particular point we'll take it.
You could probably find them yourself, but again, it's the low-effort post that wins the day when it comes to Edmonton.
TheDoldrums
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Good lord, the persecution complex. I for one can't remember ever posting anything in any other Oilers transaction. Russell has been the poster boy as someone analytics always hate for a long time. Whatever team signed him was going to get made fun of on this board.
Seachd
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I'm not really sure why not participating in something makes it any less real. Does not ever uttering a racial slur in your life make racism around the world non-existent?
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Kris Russell is a top 4 D man, that's why he sat around all summer un-signed, right up until 5 days before the season begins....Must just be incredible luck that the Oilers got a #4 D man for free! Haven't had luck this good since those three first overall picks in a row!
There's a reason he went un-signed all summer. Give me a break here.
There's a reason he went un-signed all summer. Give me a break here.
KlefDown
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Persecution complex would apply if we signed him to a 5.5m/6year deal. which we didn't.
If Russell works out, great, oilers got themselves a player for a year. If he doesn't, Russell walks away with 3.1m in his pocket having done nothing, which I'm sure Oilers won't lose much sleep over.
Why this decision upsets fans of other teams really confuses me though. It's almost like they have to pay his contract personally out of their pocket.
The oilers have been bad for a very long time and it's easy to kick a team when they are down. If a team like Chicago went out and signed Russell to a 1 year no risk deal as a depth move the boards would be applauding it. Point is many will trash Edmonton even when it's undeserved until they start winning and then it will start to eventually fade.
Mentallydull
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Kris Russell is a top 4 D man, that's why he sat around all summer un-signed, right up until 5 days before the season begins....Must just be incredible luck that the Oilers got a #4 D man for free! Haven't had luck this good since those three first overall picks in a row!
There's a reason he went un-signed all summer. Give me a break here.
Like he was asking for too much money and got a reality check?
aufheben
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No one is upset people were criticizing Dallas acquiring him too. Not everything is about the Oilers. It's a neutral forum I don't know what to tell you if you don't want to hear what other fans think.
Yea well the oilers got the same guy for free on a zero risk deal. I dont understand how the deal can really be criticized at all
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KlefDown
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have you read this thread or ??? "no one is upset" LOOOL
there are very few people on this thread that even made a proper, opinionated criticism.
JarvisFunk
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People were criticizing russell at 5 million for 4 years. At 3 million for one year? Who even cares at that point?
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