Salary Cap: POLE; Grade the TDL

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Grade the TDL moves.

IN:
Trent Frederic
Max Jones
Jake Walman
Petr Hauser

OUT:
2026 1st
2025 2nd
2026 4th
Max Wanner
Shane Lachance
Carl Berglund

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Won't know for sure until the playoffs are over but I just don't see how this team makes it back to the WCF, never mind the Cup Final.

Said D, for now. Will likely be an F.

 

[Spawn]

Not getting a goaltender means that any other asset moved was a complete waste.

As big an F as this organization has ever had.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

The moves they made were fine and needed.

It's the moves they weren't able to make that brings their grade down to a C- or D+ range

 

[oXo Cube]

I'll go with D. The players they brought in weren't outrageously expensive and will help.

But as usual you could steer a cruise liner through the holes management blatantly ignored.

 

[Zerotonine]

Cam someone have a play by play of the presser. Interesting to see how these morons spin this useless day

 

[Dazed and Confused]

C-

I really like the Walman and Frederic trades, and Jones is a perfect bandaid until Kane and Fred are healthy.
Especially relative to prices paid, those two deals are A's.

But needed an upgrade in net, and banking on a 2022 Mike Smith-like post deadline turnaround is by Skinner is dumb as f**k. The fact that they also have zero depth in goal is also moronic.

Even Jarry at 50%, who can stay in the AHL. would have been better.

 

[McJadeddog]

An absolute fail by management. Tending the biggest need, and nada. Scoring winger was needed, and nada. Right hand shot D was a need, and nada.

Horrifically bad

 

[McAsuno]

F
Look at what Dallas, Colorado, and especially Florida added.
No f***ing goalie is just astounding.

Bowman is trash.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Tampa: Bjorkstrand, Gourde
Panthers: S.Jones, Marchand
Stars: Grandlund, Rantanen
Avs: Nelson, Coyle
Leafs Laughton, Carlo

That's 5 teams that had a better deadline than the Oilers. After the atrocious offseason that JJ put us in we couldn't afford to have 5 teams have a better deadline than us.

D+ is fair score

 

[bellagiobob]

Grade will be determined at the end of June. Same answer as last year, and the year before, etc.

 

[McShogun99]

I like our C, LW and LD depth plus our extra F and D are much better then we had last year. Our RD, RW and especially goaltending is a weakness.

The good thing is the central and atlantic will be a blood bath so if we can make it to the WCF we might face a really beat down team.

 

[Oilhawks]

B for Stan

F- for JJ

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Grade will be determined at the end of June. Same answer as last year, and the year before, etc.

You can still grade midway. The goal is June, but the adventure gets graded

 

[LTIR]

Should've found a way to add Carlo

 

[jukon]

Well we graded Free Agent Frenzy as a big win at the time and it turned out to be a dud.

Hoping we got the UNO reverse card for TDL day. Bunch of mid/low trades that need to turn into grade A++ moves.

 

[bone]

I don't think Edmonton did enough to combat the Central. but fortunately (barring any late surprises) Vegas and LA did even less, so there is still a path to the Conference Final and who knows what happens by that point.

One things is for certain is that the depth of players that can play is pretty deep to withstand some injuries, but could be argued that depth doesn't matter much if it isn't necessarily quality depth.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

C-, they needed a goalie and didn't get one, but they are a better team. Though re-sign Frederick please.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

at first blush....a C

liked the moves he did make but they needed a top 6 winger to play with Drai...would've loved to see Arvidsson or J Skinner moved

 

[McAsuno]

I like our C, LW and LD depth plus our extra F and D are much better then we had last year. Our RD, RW and especially goaltending is a weakness.

The good thing is the central and atlantic will be a blood bath so if we can make it to the WCF we might face a really beat down team.

We’ll be lucky to get out of the 1st or 2nd with our two sieves in net.

 

[russ99]

C: The additions we made were good, but Jackson’s blunderwork this summer limited what we could do.

Now that it’s done, it’s all on coaching to try and find some kind of system or methodology or mindset to get it to work. What we’re doing now is losing to the Kings in the first round.

 

[Jarvi]

Gave it a B. No good goalies moved. Feel like we got the best deals for our additions, and they both fill a need.

If Frederic plays like I think he can, and re-signs, I'll consider it a big win. If Kane can come back 100%, even better.

 

[PuckG]

D.

I don’t believe what we’ve brought in moves the needle as much as others do. But I sincerely hope I’m proven wrong.

 

[LTIR]

I don't think Edmonton did enough to combat the Central. but fortunately (barring any late surprises) Vegas and LA did even less, so there is still a path to the Conference Final and who knows what happens by that point.

One things is for certain is that the depth of players that can play is pretty deep to withstand some injuries, but could be argued that depth doesn't matter much if it isn't necessarily quality depth.

Let's hope they did enough to make the playoffs.

 

[GM BoJack]

I actually like the trades.

Frederic and Jones are decent adds. Frederic fills a need, Jones provide depth/internal competition. A-

Walman’s a good pick up. He can play both sides. He’s a solid option in the top 4. A+

They didn’t address the goalie upgrade. F