Confirmed with Link: Oilers Do Not Match Broberg ($4.58M X2) & Holloway ($2.29M x 2) Offer Sheets | Oilers acquire STL 3rd '28 & Paul Fischer for Futures

[CycloneSweep]

Another trade most likely on the horizon

At the deadline.

 

[Paralyzer]

Why move Sissy then?

Accruing cap space throughout the year:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825892804415074400

Plus it helps with cap bonuses that could accrue throughout the year too.

 

[Macblender]

I do not understand why we got rid of Ceci

We were over the cap by 300k before either matching or bringing pod and emberson in. We needed to move a D man kulak or him regardless basically now or in season

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825893505149051146

 

[Canovin]

Ceci is decent on the third pairing. Not amazing but good in a limited role.

Look at that defense right now and tell me it's championship caliber. Because it looks ripe to get eaten alive.

So where was this when he was an Oiler?

 

[tiger_80]

He might not be an adequate Nurse babysitter but that's the last thing Ceci is

He's not babysitting Nurse, he's nursing a babysitter.

 

[russ99]

Not matching Broberg is pretty unforgiveable. He's going to make that contract look cheap in a year.

 

[Canovin]

Oilers most likely going with accrued cap space. No way we can LTIR Kane the whole season

 

[CycloneSweep]

Where do you slot Ceci to make him look good.

Whether they matched Broberg or not, Ceci had to go. Replacing Ceci with Emberson doesn’t make the team worse and saves cap to potentially make the team better.

But it does make the team worse? It has potential not to but the team IS worse.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

So where was this when he was an Oiler?

Stuck to the decaying corpse wearing #25.

 

[tiger_80]

The Oilers' D will be horrendous.

Ekholm-Broberg
Nurse-Kulak
The Son of Ember-Stetcher

 

[Mr Positive]

Another trade most likely on the horizon

I'm thinking maybe we wanted Ceci gone because
-like others point out, he wasn't that good. Imo we still would have had use of him
- maybe we wanted St.Louis to feel we could match, and that's how we got that other 3rd rounder

Imo Ceci was destined to be traded away and replaced sooner or later, so why not give this Emerson a shot and then maybe look for a deadline upgrade later?

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Didn’t most people want Stecher in for Ceci last season anyways? Before the cyst news?

Not me ceci(away from nurse) > stetcher

 

[tiger_80]

The Oilers' D will be horrendous.

Ekholm-Broberg
Nurse-Kulak
The Son of Ember-Stetcher

They'd need a top 4 d-man at the deadline.

 

[Frank the Tank]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825893505149051146

Breaking news... agent drops select facts to make his client look better.

 

[CycloneSweep]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825893505149051146

If that’s the case then Holland should have traded him last year.

 

[nabob]

Ceci is decent on the third pairing. Not amazing but good in a limited role.

Look at that defense right now and tell me it's championship caliber. Because it looks ripe to get eaten alive.

And swapping Ceci back in for Emberson would not change that.

The bottom part isn’t relevant to the convo. You’re trying to find a gotcha…but I agree with it. It looks worse without Broberg. I think everyone agrees on that. Maybe I’m over valuing Emberson, maybe you’re underestimating him. On paper and on the ice he was better than Ceci last year, one player is trending up, the other is trending down.

They need to find a way to strengthen the Defense after losing Broberg. Everyone can see that.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Didn’t most people want Stecher in for Ceci last season anyways? Before the cyst news?

This is true (lord knows I did)

But a big part of that was having Vinny backing him up. Emberson brings some defence, and isn't far off Broberg size-wise, but I think the Oilers need a proper crease clearer for the right size.


I'm scared this means Brown is going to get a longer look than he deserves, but who knows maybe Kemp or Wanner surprise. Still I think the middle term play by the OIl will be bringing someone like Murphy or Savard at the deadline.

 

[russ99]

I think there has been some overreaction on the threads here.

Add Lavoie and Savoie to take the place of departed Kane (temporary) and Holloway (permanent). Both of these guys play for near the minimum salary and have good offensive ability.

Sign Barrie and Schultz to one year deals at league minimum. Obviously not long term solutions but who knows which players might be available next summer. Maybe some RFAs with the St. Louis Blues?

Even when Kane returns the team is still cap compliant with room for some moves at the trade deadline.

No cause for panic.

Forward group can recover pretty easily

Defense is the huge issue. Now we have 3 top-4 guys and maybe 2 bottom pair guys. Why trade Ceci if we weren't going to match?

We all know why Barrie didn't sign yet. His D game was never there and his O-game got a little lost in Nashville. No thanks.

 

[BlackDogg]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825893505149051146

That's ridiculous. Why bother even drafting anymore then. They should just go watersliding that day.

 

[nabob]

The Oilers' D will be horrendous.

Ekholm-Broberg
Nurse-Kulak
The Son of Ember-Stetcher

Broberg is a Blue. Bouch is still an Oiler.

 

[guymez]

So our D pairings going into next year now look like this?

Ekholm(34)- bouchard(24)
Nurse(29)-Emberson (24)
Kulak(30)-stretcher (30)

If that’s the case I don’t feel good about the upcoming season at all

That is not even close to a cup caliber defence.
I would expect something to change before the season starts.

 

[tiger_80]

I'm thinking maybe we wanted Ceci gone because
-like others point out, he wasn't that good. Imo we still would have had use of him
- maybe we wanted St.Louis to feel we could match, and that's how we got that other 3rd rounder

Imo Ceci was destined to be traded away and replaced sooner or later, so why not give this Emerson a shot and then maybe look for a deadline upgrade later?

He was the softest 6.3, 210lb mother-f***er I have seen.

 

[McBigYak]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825893505149051146

Which is completely reasonable considering what he's done thus far.

Too many people want to have their cake and eat it too here.

You want young prospects at the expense of crippling the team salary wise or do you want flexibility going into the season to add a win-now player in an attempt to win the cup. Pick one. You can't have both in this situation.

 

[Paralyzer]

Not matching Broberg is pretty unforgiveable. He's going to make that contract look cheap in a year.

We shall see. We have seen guys play amazing one year, then tank another. I'm willing to bet, they don't play to the expectations and they falter in the Blues system.