Davo Ikinzom
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First few pages are hilarious to read now. And bravo to @Drivesaitl for correctly calling this from the beginning.
Confirmed with Link: Oilers sign Connor Brown to 1-year incentive laden deal ($775K caphit, potentially $3.25M in bonuses)
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I do not understand why they don't send Brown to Bakersfield. He's not helping the team, he has his $. The Oilers have more than fulfilled their end of the bargain. Keeping him on the NHL roster at this point is not a good look for Jackson - it makes him appear more loyal to his former clients than to the Oilers. I'm not saying you abandon the Brown project completely, but get him to Bakersfield to try to get some offensive confidence going. Give Lavoie a shot in that roster spot. I am also sick of hearing about how great his is on the PK.
ConnorNova0929
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Oilers as an organization are more interested in making friends than winning. (Holland won't squeeze a GM)
I would bet that a team like Vegas would have sent Brown to the minors after game 9.
Trafalgar Sadge Law
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It's absolutely mind boggling how bad he is. He produces worse than most enforcers while being a defensive liability and frequently playing with 2 of the best players in the world. Even Jerred Smithson had higher PPG than him and was a better penalty killer. Holland basically staked our entire season on a Jerred Smithson who can't win faceoffs and isn't physical.
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Same agency, but Gagner's dad was Brown's agent for this one according to Puckpedia.
joestevens29
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Never did find out what happens if we trade him with regards to his bonus and all that crap.
But if there is no impact on next year's cap with a team claiming him on waivers then he should be sent to the AHL to get up to speed.
Bring up Lavoie and play him in the top 6.
However, wouldn't surprise me if we waive him that we are on the hook for his bonus next year. Which I mean who wouldn't want to claim a cup at league minimum to screw us over?
But if there is no impact on next year's cap with a team claiming him on waivers then he should be sent to the AHL to get up to speed.
Bring up Lavoie and play him in the top 6.
However, wouldn't surprise me if we waive him that we are on the hook for his bonus next year. Which I mean who wouldn't want to claim a cup at league minimum to screw us over?
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It sounds like the bonus is applied right when it's reached, so the Oilers were on the hook for it immediately after game 10.
MoontoScott
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From reading about it----even if Brown was traded or claimed on waivers the Oilers are still on the hook for the bonus.
If the Oilers are sellers come March, they might get a 3rd or 4th round pick for him.
If the Oilers are sellers come March, they might get a 3rd or 4th round pick for him.
joestevens29
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Which I guess would make sense to why they don't want to waive him. Already committed to next year's cap so might as well see if he can get things going and bring some sort of value this year.
MoontoScott
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I'm pretty sure that Kenny is going to insist that they run with Brown the whole season but again, come March, if the team is a "seller" then even Kenny has to swallow his pride and see if he can get something for him. Ditto for Foegele who at least scores once in awhile.
Rebuilding the bottom six for 2024-25 won't be easy when there are so few good prospects in the system.
Beerfish
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To do something monumentally stupid is one thing.
To double down on that stupidity when you actually have a possible out is another thing..
Good thing the Oilers have an owner who does not care about the team, the fans or the city or this entire clown show would be purged properly.
To double down on that stupidity when you actually have a possible out is another thing..
Good thing the Oilers have an owner who does not care about the team, the fans or the city or this entire clown show would be purged properly.
There is no chance the Oilers get a 3rd or 4th round pick for Brown.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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When Holland goes off on his own terms, the Brown, Campbell, and Nurse deals should follow him wherever he goes.
Thanks for sending me down this trail. Overall, he's got the 3rd lowest points per game in Oiler history for forwards who played 20 or more games.
He is only the 20th player in Oilers history and 5th forward to play 23 games and have 0 goals. Next player up, Ryan Stone who got to 27 games without scoring a goal. Still a while before he catches Rieder though who got to 67 games, but I say he does it.
As a side note, Connor Brown averages 2 to 6 minutes more than any of the 4 player ahead of him in terms of how long it took to score. Of the two forwards ahead of him for lowest points per game he's played 6 to 8 minutes per game more than them, so if you went by minutes played, he's actually has the worst points per 60 of any forward in Oilers history to play more than 20 games!!!!!
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Now, as I said then, people are realizing what I was saying the moment this contract was made public last summer. This was a disaster in the making.
oilers4life5
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Said it so many times in my friend circle from the beginning, horrible contract and I would have sent him down before the bonus, this is pro sports and results oriented business or at least it should be. Only way to lessen the blow is to have cap space at the end of the year and then it will reduce the bonus carry over. Only way that happens is if don't make playoffs and dump salary.
exactly, nobody would believe me, they were all like amazing work Kenny! I like the gamble on the player but not at the crazy contract that was constructed.
The gamble made some sense in terms of giving us low AAV this year, but the fact that the bonus was entirely paid based on playing 10 games made it an awful gamble. If Brown was gonna get $3m+ in potential bonuses, it should've been something like $1m for 10 games played, $1m for 10 goals, $1m for 30 points, or something to that affect. Sure, lob him an easy target for some of the bonus money, but he should've been required to actually produce something to get the majority of the bonus.
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Allot of dead money with Niel, Campbell and Brown.
Imagin what that 10 mil would look after.
Imagin what that 10 mil would look after.
That would require not having the biggest dummy in the NHL as your GM.
I was livid when I saw that bonus structure was 10 games and nothing else.
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