HF Habs: Out Of Town Thread: 2024 Off-Season edition (Mod Warning #2635)

[Pompeius Magnus]

You just about never see an hostile offer, let alone two at the same time Real agressive from the Blues. The Oilers are in a pretty bad position already, it's definitely going to cause a few problems. Real curious to see how Bowman handles it.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Now off to the Oilers board to watch the chaos unfold!

 

[the valiant effort]

Going by memory, I thought a team could only provide their own draft picks as compensation?

 

[CDN24]

Going by memory, I thought a team could only provide their own draft picks as compensation?

which is why they had to reaquire the pick from pittsburgh

 

[the valiant effort]

which is why they had to reaquire the pick from pittsburgh

AH, I did not see that indicated in one of the tweets. Nice.

 

[CDN24]

You just about never see an hostile offer, let alone two at the same time Real agressive from the Blues. The Oilers are in a pretty bad position already, it's definitely going to cause a few problems. Real curious to see how Bowman handles it.

2 year contracts are strategic too. Oilers have to extend Draisaitel and bouchard next year. I don't think Oilers can match both.

 

[The Great Weal]

Do we have the cap flexibility to allow the Oilers to offload one of their contracts to us?

Oilers will need to dump one of Kulak/Ceci to gain the cap space, but we are already crowded at defense.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Oilers are $341K over the cap now. So they are in cap trouble already, even if they only match one of the two. Obviously in the off-season, they can go 10% over the cap, but they'd have about 2 months to become cap compliant. They're already vulnerable in trades to simply create space.

And if they match one of the two or even both, they will become even more vulnerable. I believe that even if they place Kane on off-season LTIR, they will only create enough space for one of the two. But they'd still need to create room because when Evander Kane gets back, they won't have room as things stand now.

 

[Deebs]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823353189531341275

Absolutely love this move and I wish all teams would send out the offer sheets.

 

[Adam Michaels]

2 year contracts are strategic too. Oilers have to extend Draisaitel and bouchard next year. I don't think Oilers can match both.

My guess is that Broberg is the one St. Louis truly wants, which is why his cap hit is higher. I think Holloway is the distraction so Oilers are forced to match his offer sheet, leaving Blues getting the one they truly want.

 

[CDN24]

My guess is that Broberg is the one St. Louis truly wants, which is why his cap hit is higher. I think Holloway is the distraction so Oilers are forced to match his offer sheet, leaving Blues getting the one they truly want.

Agreed.

 

[the valiant effort]

Oilers in talks with SpaceX to launch Cody Ceci into space

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Holy shit! Blues offer sheeted both Holloway & Broberg! Lmao

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Oilers will need to dump one of Kulak/Ceci to gain the cap space, but we are already crowded at defense.

I might actually be open to it, if they're so desperate they have to throw a high pick/prospect to get it done. Ceci is on the last year of his contract and at least he's a RD, he'd be the guy to take. He's pretty bad, but I can deal with him until the deadline for a first rounder plus whatever we could get at the deadline

 

[MarkovsKnee]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823351551273967991

Try not to scratch your heads too hard, but WTF is this trade in the middle of August?

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https://x.com/i/web/status/1823352850425979310

Ha. Ha. Blues needed their own picks back.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Oh man, a 2nd and a 3rd round pick for Holloway & Broberg!! Good job, Blues (still laughing).

 

[The Great Weal]

I might actually be open to it, if they're so desperate they have to throw a high pick/prospect to get it done. Ceci is on the last year of his contract and at least he's a RD, he'd be the guy to take. He's pretty bad, but I can deal with him until the deadline for a first rounder plus whatever we could get at the deadline

I can't see why the Oilers would give up valuable picks/prospects just to keep Broberg and/or Holloway at inflated contracts. Might as well use those assets on someone else.

 

[Deebs]

I might actually be open to it, if they're so desperate they have to throw a high pick/prospect to get it done. Ceci is on the last year of his contract and at least he's a RD, he'd be the guy to take. He's pretty bad, but I can deal with him until the deadline for a first rounder plus whatever we could get at the deadline

I'd do it if Savoie is included in the deal.

They'll probably just take the picks anyways

 

[Habs10Habs]

Initially a head scratcher, this could explain why the Blues and Pens traded picks:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823354491061637553

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823354621693161650

Damn, is this the first time a team has offer sheeted two players on the same team at one time?

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Does Hughes ask or a 2026+ to take Ceci off of their hands for 1 season....he simply becomes the next #7D in Kovacevic's role or we waive him and send him to Laval?

 

[Habs10Habs]

Then people say offer sheets will never happen

In the right situation. Like this one seems to be. They can be quite effective.

 

[Twisted Sinister]

which is why they had to reaquire the pick from pittsburgh

You know, I don't see a ton of value in that trade from the Penguins side. Putting on my tin foil conspiracy hat, I'm wondering if teams are willing to help other teams screw the Oilers after the whole Bowman debacle. Pens essentially aided and abetted in them them tendering an offer sheet (something GMs aren't generally huge fans of). Pens could have gotten a tiny bit more value to help the Blues get their pick back, but it looks like they just helped them out for pretty much nothing.

 

[Habs10Habs]

If I'm Kane for the Oilers, I go into hiding. Worried that someone was going to Nancy Kerrigan me lol

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I can't see why the Oilers would give up valuable picks/prospects just to keep Broberg and/or Holloway at inflated contracts. Might as well use those assets on someone else.

We'll see how desperate Bowman actually gets, there's definitely a possibility he won't care too much about losing them. Time will tell I guess.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Ha. Ha. Blues needed their own picks back.

It originally looked like a WTF type of trade. lol