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Have to say this is a pretty smart offer. It depends a lot if you think last year was the real Rust or the career year never to be seen again Rust, but I wouldn't accept less for him.
I would easily do Pettersson and McCann for Nurse and JP. No pick necessary.Max would be our 3c but if the Habs don’t want to move him. Cut them out and do Nurse PuJ and pick for Mccan and Peterson
Are you serious?!?!?! with domi attitude if habs can grab nurse, it will be a steal.
Oilers is the big loser on that trade, trading one of their 2 best dman for a depht foward who just had the season of his life. It's terrible
Just that he is far better than almost all the oilers wingers. Lol ya no needOilers have too many RWs as is. Trading for Rust would make no sense, especially at the cost of a defenseman who they desperately need.
I like it for my team but the Oilers get shafted.Penguins get Domi
Oilers get Rust
Habs get Nurse
Fairly straight up swap. Oilers get a speedy RW to play with McDavid who has had success with elite players, Penguins make a change of scenery swap with top-6 forwards that also fits how JR operates (aka he loves acquiring retreads and players he has liked for a long time) and the Habs get a younger top-4 LD. The years of control for all of these guys are the same, Nurse and Rust both have 2 years left on their current deals followed by being UFAs, and Domi is a RFA while being a UFA in 2 years.
Edit: Updated proposal:
Oilers get McCann and Rust
Penguins get Domi and Lehkonen
Habs get Nurse and Haas/Archibald/Khaira
Haha. Like when the Habs criticized Price and wanted to trade him for 50% retention or have Seattle take him in the expansion draft
I'm a Habs fans. You don't realize how Habs fans are our own worse enemies with the up/down hype/frustration movement on players from season to season and even game to game. Expert GM fans in the basement.
"Domi sucks, get rid of him". 12 months ago, those same fans would have not traded Domi for Laine
Oilers have too many RWs as is. Trading for Rust would make no sense, especially at the cost of a defenseman who they desperately need.
Nobody said there was no need for wingers. Just that blowing a gaping hole in your top 4 for ANOTHER winger when defense and goaltending was your weak point doesn't make any sense.Just that he is far better than almost all the oilers wingers. Lol ya no need
Rust would be the perfect RW for McDavid.
Provides defensive coverage, shown to produce with both Crosby and Malkin, extremely
fast and is cost controlled.
Perhaps, but you can't pay for a guy like he is a ppg player just because you think he MIGHT become one on McDavid's wing. That has been the argument too many times here on HF. It isn't realistic.
Rust is a (max) 56 point guy playing with a top center. Cool, and the Oilers could definitely use him. However the ask is a 25 year old 41 point defenseman. That's a tad high, don't you think?
Why is that his max? This is the first year he was played exclusively as a top six winger. He was typically a 35-40 pt guy with Cullen or Brassard as his most frequent center.
It's outrageous when you consider team needs, as the last thing Edmonton should do is trade on of their very few capable top 4 defensemen for another winger to stick with McDavid. Doesn't even matter who the winger is.Why is that his max? This is the first year he was played exclusively as a top six winger. He was typically a 35-40 pt guy with Cullen or Brassard as his most frequent center.
Marchand had the same type of career. And the Rust is on a sweet heart deal for being even a 20-20 guy with what else he brings.
Nurse is a second pairing LD. It isn’t an outrageous move.
Well at 28 I figured he is what he is. I don't see a quantum leap forward for a winger at that age moving forward.
It's outrageous when you consider team needs, as the last thing Edmonton should do is trade on of their very few capable top 4 defensemen for another winger to stick with McDavid. Doesn't even matter who the winger is.
I guess. I don’t think Edmonton lost because of their D though. They lost because their wing depth is like Pitts circa 2014.
Bluntly the ask is too high. Adding McCann helped, but really if you had Nurse what would your ask be?
If you're talking about these past 4 games I have to disagree. Defense absolutely killed them.I guess. I don’t think Edmonton lost because of their D though. They lost because their wing depth is like Pitts circa 2014.