Confirmed with Link: Oilers acquire Nick Bjugstad (50% retained) + Cam Dineen for Kesselring + a 3rd

[Fishy McScales]

He's 6'6 and plays less physically than Yamamoto.

Yeah but if Holl makes the same hit on him he just bounces off.

 

[The Nuge]

One of the big things is getting him for 450k. This was obviously planned out in accordance with the 4% on Ekholm. We now have a 22 man roster with $167 (not thousand) left

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Unless they get someone else soon, my guess is he, Bjugstad, replaces Ryan as a pairing with Hyman, and I'm interested to see that

 

[oil Leaks]

 

[GOilers88]

Fuuuuck. Kesselring? Really?

I'm bummed out now....

 

[PBandJ]

Eh, it's $450k. Near nothing player for a near nothing amount.

 

[FlameChampion]

Ugh. Pretty dumb trade.

Giving up Kesselring to bring in a 4C. Its just unnecessary.

 

[PBandJ]

Ok, Kesselring is an overpayment.

 

[Oilhawks]

Don't like Kesselring going out in this one, though.

 

[dem]

Wait... what?
We had to include a prospect? Really?

All I ever heard was good things about Kesselring.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

It kind of seems like a grey area thing that the league would probably shut down if it got more popular.

Contenders could ice a $1M 4th line with three guys at like $375k.

Is it a grey area? It’s still counting towards the cap somewhere, if a team wants to pay assets for a bunch of league minimum guys they should be able to

 

[belair]

Welcome Chaos Giraffe

Losing Kesselring sucks.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Agree with this 100%. Bjugstad plays like he has eggs in his shoulder pads.

 

[McNuge]

Not a fan of losing Kesselring f***. Woulda rather threw in another pick.

Still like the addition just not the cost.

 

[CupofOil]

Adding Kesselring is so dumb. That's what it cost for 450K retention? Sheesh, just dumb for an inconsequential rental. I hate it tbh but I'm a Kesselring guy.

 

[Heavy Dee]

No room for Kesselring after we trade for Karlsson

 

[Kolja]

Unlikely Kesselring would ever play here. Who cares.

 

[ujju2]

Not a fan of trading Kesselring in this one. Oh well.

 

[Hemsky4pm2]

The Oilers decided that Desharnais is the 3rd pair RD moving forward. I could see an add for a no.8 d like Bayreuther, Seeler or Beaulieu with a similar 50% retention. I would still like to see them add another forward like Sheary. Domi would be great if they could swing a double retention deal. Bonino and Sundqvuist likely not in the cards now.

The Oilers decided that Desharnais is the 3rd pair RD moving forward. I could see an add for a no.8 d like Bayreuther, Seeler or Beaulieu with a similar 50% retention. I would still like to see them add another forward like Sheary. Domi would be great if they could swing a double retention deal. Bonino and Sundqvuist likely not in the cards now

 

[Oilhawks]

Like @Jimmi McJenkins said in the R&P thread, maybe Kesselring wants to play in the US? Idk

Honestly, sucks to lose him but getting an actual NHL player today for dirt cheap for a late round drafted pick and a third is solid. Still have room to add

 

[Mr Kot]

kind of hate this ngl

 

[McDNicks17]

Seems like a bit of a panic trade now that Yamo is probably out.

Holland realized he only had two right shots at forward. Hyman and Ryan. Overpaid to get another.

 

[5 14 6 1]

I'm fine with the deal. It's about the game today. Kesselring might be a player but no room here, good luck bud. All in. No money and we added a 13 goal scorer for 425k

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

no one overvalues older prospects like Oilers fans

Kesselring is a career AHLer

 

[The Nuge]

Again, the Oilers just gained cap room with this move.

Shore down, Bjugstad in = $450k additional cap space.

It helps.

You don’t even have to send Shore down. For the first time all year, we can have a 22 man roster with a healthy team

The deal is now officially shit.

I’d rather not have dealt him, but we also don’t exactly have a spot for him after Vinny broke out. Best case scenario is he’d have been 8th on the depth chart, and still just playing in the AHL for the next few years