Oilers could have Larsson now with double retentionAdam Larsson
Oilers could have Larsson now with double retentionAdam Larsson
They traded him because he us not a shutdown defender. And with the advent of Bouchard offensive d is covered.I don't get the Ceci trade at all if you weren't going to match either player. I think walking away is the best move for both players, but you didn't need to trade Ceci in that scenario. Very strange
Honestly, the goal now is to just make the playoffs. Winning the division is a pipe dream with our current D. Sucks, but it what it is.
Trading these guys last deadline. (instead of losing for nothing)There is no winning for the Oil from people on this board.
If they match, people dump on them for paying 2 unproven prospects $6.5M+ and how cap strapped we will be.
If they don't match, people dump on them for losing youth and leaving holes in the roster while adding flexibility.
There is literally no situation that leads to a positive reaction on here.
Who says Kraken want to move him?Oilers could have Larsson now with double retention
Larson does not want to come back for personally reasons. This was talked to death awhile ago. Little to with the team mostly personal reasonsAdam Larsson
We will be better than that imho.Luckily the Pacific division just keeps getting worse. Should end up 3rd at worst behind Vancouver and Vegas.
So you're saying adding players from the worst defensive teams in the NHL (Arizona and San Jose) wont make us better?!?The D is really, really bad. It was already maybe league average with Ceci and Broberg, and now its likely bottom 5 in the entire league. It's pretty crazy that 10 years into McDavid's career and we still have one of the worst D-cores in the league. Bonkers really.
Best part is I’ve agreed with you over and over and you continue to try and find things to fight about. Change your name to MadKeith.If only Nurse defended for the Oilers as well as you do.
Lol noWith how thin the RHD market will be this trade deadline I could genuinely see us trading for Ceci
Fair perspective.I look at it this way. The Oilers played like 95% of last season with three top 4 Dmen and three bottom 6 Dmen and that still holds true today. What I'm hoping for is that Emberson has some growth potential to be better than Ceci, with Ceci we were never going to get a player that is better than he was and we know that Nurse-Ceci was an abomination so I think even with the lack of experience there's more room for growth with this group even without any moves being made. Or Emberson could be a total flop and they're plugging Stecher into the top 4 and Brown in the top 6. Definitely a higher risk, higher reward thing.
I'm ok with the short term, I think they can make due until the deadline but it's the lost upside that really bothers me about letting Broberg go. That's going to be a tough void to fill when Ekholm ages out.
Neither of those players are good enough to overpay, we need proven players.Some of you are way too upset about losing a couple of AHL tweeners to insane contracts
It’s better then if they matched."Fix it at the deadline" is not a solution. That is not a championship level defense.
Ekholm, bouchard are solidWe will be better than that imho.
Ceci, Broberg and Holloway aren’t irreplaceable difference makers
I'm upset at the way the defense looks right now. I have no idea why that's such a contentious thing to be upset about. I also don't like the idea of just waiting for the TDL to roll around to strengthen things, especially considering we don't have a first round pick this year.Best part is I’ve agreed with you over and over and you continue to try and find things to fight about. Change your name to MadKeith.
Again I ask. How is a young D looking good against decent QoC despite being on a terrible team being spun as a bad thing?So you're saying adding players from the worst defensive teams in the NHL (Arizona and San Jose) wont make us better?!?
It may very well be that Ceci is a deadline addition and retained. By all accounts the players loved him and it won’t hurt to have him play bottom pair at 50% retained for the postseason. Sharks are more than likely moving him.
We are just storing him in California until we can afford him.
The thing about Broberg (and I have posted about this wuite a bit already) is that the Oilers were trying to develop him as anb NHL player on his worng side.Being able to add a top 4 D at the deadline will make our D better than any of the past 3 years. Hell even the year before we were the toughest test for Vegas and likely would have pushed it to game 7 if not for Nurse being a moron.
Everyone on here said Ceci was bottom pairing so replacing him with Emberson shouldn't be a huge issue. Broberg was also hot garbage last year except for like 10ish games in the playoffs.
Nurse contract really killed us today