Rumor: Kris Russell to Edmonton 1 year/3.1 million?

[KaseMeOutside]

People were criticizing russell at 5 million for 4 years. At 3 million for one year? Who even cares at that point?

because he will make the team worse when he's on the ice and the oilers have nobody to shelter him with

 

[Draiskull]

because he will make the team worse when he's on the ice and the oilers have nobody to shelter him with

And is this the only deal on D the Oilers are allowed to make? If they sign Russell they cant add another Dman or call up a Nurse, Oesterle, Benning, Simpson

 

[McRpro]

because he will make the team worse when he's on the ice and the oilers have nobody to shelter him with

So, in your opinion, Russell isn't even an NHL defenseman?

 

[suddeninterest]

because he will make the team worse when he's on the ice and the oilers have nobody to shelter him with

Unless he's playing the #1D minutes on the team against toughest comp, which he won't be, he is by definition sheltered.

Anyways love this signing because it gives Edm an actual NHL player on the bottom pair who can maybe play a little bit of 2nd pair if Davidson struggles, along with be able to play special teams and most importantly keep Reinhart, Oesterle and Nurse in the AHL where they should be, all on a 1 year contract.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

So, in your opinion, Russell isn't even an NHL defenseman?

No, he's a mentalist.

 

[KGL]

Anyway, this is the last post I'll have on the subject. Oilers fans should enjoy watching Russell getting played over 20 minute a night while giving results like this (All stats min. 10 GP, and comparing D men):

In Calgary:
6th most P/GP
7th most P/60
6th most shots/GP
Worst CF% on the team (44.1%)
Worst CF REL% (-5.5%)

 

[tv14]

IN: Russell + Versteeg (most likely)
OUT: Yakupov

Oilers are better today than they were yesterday. Let the bashing continue, par for the course.

 

[aufheben]

IN: Russell + Versteeg (most likely)
OUT: Yakupov

Oilers are better today than they were yesterday. Let the bashing continue, par for the course.

It's a neutral board. You don't want to read criticisms from other fanbases you don't have to.

 

[suddeninterest]

Anyway, this is the last post I'll have on the subject. Oilers fans should enjoy watching Russell getting played over 20 minute a night while giving results like this (All stats min. 10 GP, and comparing D men):

In Calgary:
6th most P/GP
7th most P/60
6th most shots/GP
Worst CF% on the team (44.1%)
Worst CF REL% (-5.5%)

Oh hey coach McLellan, nice of you to drop by. I was meaning to ask you many minutes and in what situations you were gonna play Russell all season but I didn't even have to ask, you're so on the ball! Thanks again

 

[Treb]

Well, there's demonstrable evidence in each of those cases that the players mentioned are better than Russell; Hedman, Muzzin, and Klingberg all vastly outproduce him, generally are on the ice for less goals, and still suppress their fair share of shots.

Emelin, however, doesn't do any of the aforementioned things better or much better than Russell and costs more to boot.

Better shot suppression and possession by a mile to Emelin though.

 

[aufheben]

Well you know what when a small animal wouldn't live long enough to see the team make the playoffs there's probably going to be a lot of things to criticize. Read the thread from when the Stars trading for Russell, it was 10x worse than this.

 

[tv14]

Well you know what when a small animal wouldn't live long enough to see the team make the playoffs there's probably going to be a lot of things to criticize. Read the thread from when the Stars trading for Russell, it was 10x worse than this.

Difference is the Stars gave up two valuable picks. Oilers gave up a few million dollars from a billionaire's bank account.

 

[JarvisFunk]

because he will make the team worse when he's on the ice and the oilers have nobody to shelter him with

Lol, talk about a reach

 

[Weast]

Because anything critical about an Oilers player isn't automatically "Oilers hate"...

Was it like...preemptive "Oilers hate" when the Stars traded for him?

Because the Stars actually gave up assets to get Russell, the Oilers will get him with salary that they weren't going to use anyways.
I'm not even an Oilers fan but some of the comments on this thread are ridiculous.

 

[belair]

Difference is the Stars gave up two valuable picks. Oilers gave up a few million dollars from a billionaire's bank account.

...and there's a decent chance we'll be the ones getting two 'valuable' picks in February because we're shelling out the dough up front.

He and Versteeg aren't stars but they're useful veteran NHLers there to fill a (likely temporary) role.

 

[PatrikOverAuston]

Anyway, this is the last post I'll have on the subject. Oilers fans should enjoy watching Russell getting played over 20 minute a night while giving results like this (All stats min. 10 GP, and comparing D men):

In Calgary:
6th most P/GP
7th most P/60
6th most shots/GP
Worst CF% on the team (44.1%)
Worst CF REL% (-5.5%)

I can think of a defenceman who had the second-worst SA/60, CF% and CF REL% on the Leafs. I hope you enjoy watching him lead Toronto in TOI again; I believe his initials are MR.

 

[Draiskull]

https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oilers-sign-defenceman-kris-russell/c-282484920

Rumor no more..

Oilers Sign Defenceman Kris Russell
The Oilers have signed defenceman Kris Russell to a one-year deal

 

[aufheben]

Because the Stars actually gave up assets to get Russell, the Oilers will get him with salary that they weren't going to use anyways.
I'm not even an Oilers fan but some of the comments on this thread are ridiculous.

I don't disagree but it has nothing to do with the Oilers. Kris Russell is one of the most heavily criticized players on HF. It's 2016 if your HERO chart looks like Kris Russell's you're going to catch flack regardless of how long the deal is. Not advocating judging players by HERO charts either but if you have a bad one people are going to say mean things about you.

 

[MardyBum]

I applaud every poster that made the connection. After reading the Yak thread and seeing the signing notice I laughed.

 

[Dertell]

I can think of a defenceman who had the second-worst SA/60, CF% and CF REL% on the Leafs. I hope you enjoy watching him lead Toronto in TOI again; I believe his initials are MR.

That's because he was paired with the worst (by a huge margin) at CF% and CF REL%. Apples and oranges.

 

[MardyBum]

That's because he was paired with the worst (by a huge margin) at CF% and CF REL%. Apples and oranges.

D partners don't matter though, or so i've read.

 

[snipes]

I like it.

I think we're a better going forward with the moves we're making.

 

[McFlyingV]

I don't disagree but it has nothing to do with the Oilers. Kris Russell is one of the most heavily criticized players on HF. It's 2016 if your HERO chart looks like Kris Russell's you're going to catch flack regardless of how long the deal is. Not advocating judging players by HERO charts either but if you have a bad one people are going to say mean things about you.

Weber's hero charts look awful too, yet Team Canada keeps selecting him and he keeps playing as a #1Dman in the league. Such great tools those hero charts are.

You ninja edited your post when I quoted it. Disregard my statement.

 

[snipes]

The deal has been confirmed, we can change the tag on the thread.

 

[aufheben]

Weber's hero charts look awful too, yet Team Canada keeps selecting him and he keeps playing as a #1Dman in the league. Such great tools those hero charts are.

You ninja edited your post when I quoted it. Disregard my statement.

No worries man, I added that because HERO charts can be kind of shady sometimes. I don't think it's a bad deal anyway so I'll just leave it at that.