oilinblood
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FORWARDS
Taylor Hall ($6.000m) / Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ($6.000m) / Dustin Byfuglien ($5.200m)
David Perron ($3.813m) / Artem Anisimov ($3.283m) / Nail Yakupov ($0.925m)
Cody Eakin ($1.650m) / Boyd Gordon ($3.000m) / David Moss ($2.750m)
Antti Pihlstrom ($0.750m) / Mark Arcobello ($0.725m) / Matt Hendricks ($1.850m)
Luke Gazdic ($0.721m) / Anton Lander ($0.750m) /
Adam Lowry ($0.828m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Fedor Tyutin ($4.500m) / Justin Schultz ($2.500m)
Martin Marincin ($0.730m) / Jeff Petry ($3.250m)
Andrew Ference ($3.250m) / Matt Greene ($4.800m)
Oscar Klefbom ($0.894m) /
GOALTENDERS
Viktor Fasth ($2.900m)
Ben Scrivens ($2.300m)
Trade 1:
To WPG: 2014 1st round pick + David Musil
To EDM: Dustin Byfuglien + Adam Lowry
Why for Edmonton we need a power forward and more importantly someone who provides net front presence in the worst way, Buff is one of the best in the league in front of the net, hasn't had as much opportunity to show it given he's been playing defense for the most part. They have a lot of size in there line-up so they can part with both for a potential impact center in the draft.
Trade 2:
To DAL: Sam Gagner
To EDM: Cody Eakins
A little speedier and is better on the forecheck than Gagner and is more defesively responsible. Gagner is more capable of carrying the offensive load than Eakins and adds more punch to Dallas which could use a bit more especially if Peverly is going to be out for a while. Eakins would fill a similair role to Higgins in Vancouver, adding a little needed offensive punch to a 3rd line lacking in offense. Eakins adds utility like Hendricks that he can slide into center if needed.
Trade 3:
To CBJ: Jordan Eberle + Martin Gernat
To EDM: Fedor Tyutin + Artem Anisimov
For Edmonton addresses both of our primary needs in top paid d and a big two way center, but both fall short of being ideal or high impact long term solutions, but should still fill the role adequately. For CBJ they want to add more skill and an impact player and Tyutin is someone who they could potentially stand to lose with Murray there + Jack Johnson and potentially re-signing Nikitin. Anisimov is more expendable with Johanson and Jenner stepping up in a big way.
UFA signings:
David Moss ($2.75 million for 3 years)- chance to play with Gordon again and a bit of an overpay and a little longer than one would like but not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things- Matt Greene ($4.8 million for 2 years)- big overpay but we need a respectable D to cover top minutes as it seems like every other game one of Petry or J. Schultz are having an off night adds stability and a physical presence which we badly need. Similair player to Boychuk minus the big shot so it should provide a little more comfort to Ference or we could pair him with Marincin to provide stability for the young D.
- Antti Pihlstrom ($0.8 million for 2 years)- plays a high speed game and is gritty and physical, a player I like quite a bit more than Joensuu, I would just loan out Joensuu to some team in Europe to finish off his contract. If he won't oblige through waivers and to the AHL he goes.
- Marc Arcobello- technically a UFA
I had another version in my head which I'm sure people on this board would like more, but penciling in upper tier UFA's given our struggles just isn't realistic. I am considering standing pat to no longer be an option, Hall must be quickly approaching the end of his rope, if we have to trade him our rebuild might as well start over again.
So thoughts on the lines:
Hall- Nuge- Buff:
Hall and Nuge dominate the play lots of give and go's; Buff just needs to play big, helps on the boards, and has to be a continual pest and threat in front of the net. Hall and Nuge tend to play with Eberle or more recently Yak a lot which typically involves trying to get an ideal set-up for a good shot which is hard to do consistently any shot with a rebound and Big Buff infront of the net is a threat to go in.
Perron- Anisimov- Yak:
A country man for Yak to play with who has good skill and above average attention to detail on the defensive end, with Perron and Anisimov on the line it would be a bit more forgiving in terms of mistakes by Yak ending up in the back of our net, and while Anisimov isn't a bulldozer or really gritty he is a big guy who can't just be pushed around like a Gagner or Arcobello.
Eakins- Gordon - Moss:
Gordon + Moss is a solid foundation for a checking line and the tough kind of minutes and defensive zone starts that Gordon gets fed, while I like the chemistry Gordon and Hendricks have, Hendricks just isn't a scoring threat often enough to justify a spot on the 3rd line. Eakins adds more offense to the line, but is still a capable member to support the duo.
Pihlstrom -Arco/Lander- Hendricks:
The only way I see Arco and Lander re-signing here is if they are promised a spot on the 4th line, I think if we tell them we won't pick up a center for the 4th line and they just have to compete against each other for the job at training camp we could convince both to sign. Pihlstrom is a great energy line player, doesn't have world class hands but is really fast and quick on the forecheck and plays with a lot of tenacity, it's kind of funny that he would be the 4th Finn (Hartikainen, Joensuu, and Petrell) to play on our 4th line but I'm hoping the 4th time is the charm. The basic premise of the line is all 3 players are hard working players Pihlstrom has the speed to force the direction the play goes and then Hendricks is the 2nd man on the forecheck coming in hard to paste who ever is the recipient of the pass. I seen Washington utilize this with Chimera hard on the forecheck with Wilson 2nd man in, to devastating effect. The line could change the tempo of the game like our 4th line really hasn't been able to do for quite a while and putting fear into D and creating turnovers has a contagious effect and should benefit the other lines as well. Eakins doesn't like small 4th line, but if we had size on every other line like we have it should be less of an issue.
D should be pretty self explanatory Tyutin is a solid stable defenseman who can help both offensively and defensively and Matt Green is someone we are all familiar with who can mash and bang his health is a concern but D like him are always in demand we overpay cause it's the only way I think he would consider it especially if we are only offering a short team deal. None of our pairings are world class but if we have 3 pairings that are decent we should be able to hold our own.
I know, I know, TLDR, but I like to provide some justification for my thoughts.
Tyutin is a very good option and i believe local boy Johnny Boychuk can be had, thanks to a few rhds knocking on the door for more ice time.
I believe Johnny Boychuk can be available this draft... Price would be about equivalent vlue to a late first early second DP. No roster players on the oilers would be of interest to Boston but they might take a prospect and pick.
Vermette would be a good pickup. He can do pretty much anything
I wonder what it would take to get David Krejci.
