Captain Fantastic
Connor McMastadon
That's a fair point.Why would either have them signed a deal in the regular season? There was no upside to them doing so, neither was getting to play regular roles and had no leverage or power.
That's a fair point.Why would either have them signed a deal in the regular season? There was no upside to them doing so, neither was getting to play regular roles and had no leverage or power.
Who cares about draft picks. I want to win!As it stands the Oilers have a 6th and a 7th rounder in the 2025 draft. I don't think they're matching.
They aren’t going to burn a buyout on a guy making so little with one year left.The thing is his buy out would be pretty easy to handle if he’s that bad after the first year.
You won't do that, win, by overpaying second tier players while you still haven't signed your superstars.Who cares about draft picks. I want to win!
ManWho cares about draft picks. I want to win!
Yeah this ain’t junior high. This is serious business.Whoops!
Criticizing the post is more effective than criticizing the poster. Keeps you from being banned. Besides, it's the ideas you are debating, not each other's character.
Oh well. Been banned for stupid things before while some people on here call each other mother f***er and they don't get banned. So saying you aren't too good at math is pretty mild.
Exactly what happen.Let me get this straight about these two players:
1) Holland was instructed by upper management to sign these guys during the season but didn't
2) Holland is buddies with Armstrong
3) Armstrong offer sheets both of them.
Did these player's agents tell them to hold off from signing and that an offer sheet will be coming in the summer? I wonder....
There is no delay. You have 7 days to match. Why not tie up the blues for as long possible?My guess is the delay being one of two things.
1) Edmonton doesn't want players who don't want to be here, and don't want these kids earning way more than their worth. They'll match if they have to, but seeing if a team will trade them a top 4 dman in a package that will include the comp picks.
2) They plan on matching and are making the Blues wait as long as possible so they can't use their picks on other offers. Just out of spite.
It's the right call. We have solid depth.Let 'em both walk, we'll bolster the forces at the trade deadline
RHD is probably the hardest position to fill. We have someone that has shown he can play there. Who Do you suggest at 4.6 mill?This team using 7 million in cap space on two question marks is a lot to risk. Not a fan of penciling Broberg in as the #4D based on a 10 game sample with a contract that totally handcuffs the team this playoffs if he cannot do it. No room for error if they match.
I agree with all of this except for the bolded part. They were without a contract and I don’t think they sign the offer sheets if they weren’t far better than any offer they’d seen to that point.It's the right call. We have solid depth.
We could still make another move before the season starts, moving Kulak, but if we match Broberg... even if we only match Holloway, it hinders our flexibility.
The team knows when Kane will return. Ultimately it's their discernment.
These players, Broberg and Holloway, could have waited, even just one season, to get their payday but they forced the team's hand.
Broberg doesn't need to out perform his contract he needs to be better than CeciYou won't do that, win, by overpaying second tier players while you still haven't signed your superstars.
I've been on the fence, like everyone else, but it comes down to priorities.
I got nothing against Broberg or Holloway but the Edmonton Oilers aren't in a position to bet on these players outperforming these contracts.
I don't get how Broberg proved himself. He had some good moments in a handful of games. It's a mistake to extrapolate a cornerstone player worth 4.6M to this club from that.RHD is probably the hardest position to fill. We have someone that has shown he can play there. Who Don you suggest at 4.6 mill?
I guess when you're not that good, and you know it, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. I'm actually thinking more of Holloway when I say this.I agree with all of this except for the bolded part. They were without a contract and I don’t think they sign the offer sheets if they weren’t far better than any offer they’d seen to that point.
I’ll take it a step further and say that if they didn’t sign those offers I’d question their intelligence
They will easily outperform those contracts.You won't do that, win, by overpaying second tier players while you still haven't signed your superstars.
I've been on the fence, like everyone else, but it comes down to priorities.
I got nothing against Broberg or Holloway but the Edmonton Oilers aren't in a position to bet on these players outperforming these contracts.
Or at the very least perform them.They will easily outperform those contracts.
lol one accountGuess you have to be part of the cool geeky club to not get banned then. I got banned several times for saying mild things compared to some of the insults I see on here. One particular goof keeps saying I come back with a different name and account lol I have only ever had 1 name and account and I come back after my ban is lifted . This last ban was lifted 3 months ago . Just came to comment on offer sheets.
I'm not sure of that. I don't think you're sure of it either. It's a gamble and not a good bet at that.They will easily outperform those contracts.
Or at the very least perform them.
Oilers on lockdown not leaking anything concrete, media seems to be split on what they’ll do.Been at a museum all day long here in Wyoming. Hear it’s pretty tight on what’s happening. What’s the latest speculation? I was hoping they’d have this shit all done by tonight lol.
I don’t know about that exactly ha haI guess when you're not that good, and you know it, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. I'm actually thinking more of Holloway when I say this.
Perhaps we will see if he earns it from a distance.I don’t know about that exactly ha ha
But
If someone offered you way more money to do what you are currently doing and you ignored them……that’s an intelligence questioning offence in my books
AbsolutelyPerhaps we will see if he earns it from a distance.