Proposal: NYI/Edm deal built around Romanov+for Bouchard

[Sasha Orlov]

Maybe add Dobson as well

 

[Czechboy]

Connor Murphy just seems like a logical fit

Certainly a name that has come up! I don't know enough about him tbh. But if he is a legit top 4 RHD then I like him.lol

 

[Esq]

Certainly a name that has come up! I don't know enough about him tbh. But if he is a legit top 4 RHD then I like him.lol

He is a RHD, and he's ... legit-ish. You could prob do better, but he's a good fit for you guys.

 

[doublechili]

What is funny is many NYI turned the deal down flat as well

FWIW, I suspect that Lou and Roy both love Romanov. His on-ice value is high - he's kind of the prototype of a physical defensive d-man in the "new NHL" because he can play 25 minutes a night, is a physical presence and very solid in his own zone, but he moves the puck well and, most importantly, is a very agile, quick skater. And his intangibles are through the roof. His effort on ice and off ice are 100% all the time. Supposedly great in the room. Being friends with Sorokin isn't unimportant.

Not a comment at all about Bouchard, but I doubt Romanov is available barring an unrefusable offer.

 

[Czechboy]

He is a RHD, and he's ... legit-ish. You could prob do better, but he's a good fit for you guys.

That's just it.. we don't need Cale Makar.. we need Adam Larsson or his equivalent.lol Just a solid hand that is better than Cody Ceci.

 

[McJedi]

It is time for my yearly trade offer and I know NYI fans will point out that their D has been decimated by injuries this year.

My idea is Oilers trade and Bouchard to the NYI. Bouchard has 44 pts in 55 games this year. Romanov is not a pts getter he is more of a defensive D man. I am an oiler fan so I think the NYI would need to add some kind of pick.

Have at her--my yearly trade idea

Bouchard is your dangerous R shot PP 1 QB. And the Oilers have such a high powered PP. It's one of the things that keeps teams honest when playing them.

Who on Edmonton becomes the PP1 QB if Bouchard is traded? Nurse? Ekholm?

Assume he's moved for Romanov (2nd pair guy) + Nelson (good top 6 scorer) + 1st round pick in 2025 (top 3 protected - so barely protected) and maybe more.

You still just badly dented Edmonton's PP1 to get more defensive and some more secondary scoring. Seems a sideways move at best. I don't like it for the Oilers.

Also - why do the Islanders need Bouchard so badly?

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Bouchard is your dangerous R shot PP 1 QB. And the Oilers have such a high powered PP. It's one of the things that keeps teams honest when playing them.

Who on Edmonton becomes the PP1 QB if Bouchard is traded? Nurse? Ekholm?

Assume he's moved for Romanov (2nd pair guy) + Nelson (good top 6 scorer) + 1st round pick in 2025 (top 3 protected - so barely protected) and maybe more.

You still just badly dented Edmonton's PP1 to get more defensive and some more secondary scoring. Seems a sideways move at best. I don't like it for the Oilers.

Also - why do the Islanders need Bouchard so badly?

Edmonton's D after OP's suggested trade:

Ekholm-Kulak
Nurse/Romanov-Klingberg
Romanov/Nurse-Emberson

It's worse than where we started and extremely unbalanced. Even if this is an offseason move, what's the point?

 

[McJedi]

Edmonton's D after OP's suggested trade:

Ekholm-Kulak
Nurse/Romanov-Klingberg
Romanov/Nurse-Emberson

It's worse than where we started and extremely unbalanced. Even if this is an offseason move, what's the point?

I do not see a PP1 QB in that list of six names. For a team that thrives on the PP today, that seems awfully stupid to me to deconstruct a good thing.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I do not see a PP1 QB in that list of six names. For a team that thrives on the PP today, that seems awfully stupid to me to ruin a good thing.

I guess in theory you could run Klingberg there but if I'm being completely honest I haven't seen much out of him to suggest he's even NHL calibre right now, never mind worth being trusted with 4-5 extra minutes of PP time

 

[ManofSteel55]

As an Oiler fan, I am interested in a deal for Romanov as we have no LD depth after Kulak, but he isn't the type of guy you bring in to be the #4LD. Plus, I'm not remotely interested in dealing Bouchard unless we get an equal or better RD back in the trade.