Value of: Ristolainen @ 50% to EDM

[Bruce Granville]

Oilers got that base covered with J.Skinner

Oh, I forgot him almost…adding Ristolainen would kinda seal the deal. Nurse and Ristolainen…could either hurt themselves or the opponent.
But pain should be expected…

 

[TFHockey]

Yeh you watch a lot of Nurse games to call out that ignorance? Nurse is a good D-man with a bad reputation. Better D-man than anything the Hawks have in the line up these days. Although that’s not a high bar.


Traded Walker while being in the race last year.

Is that what he meant about ignorant comments? That Nurse has actually played well this year? Geez.

Risto has been playing very well all season and teams have noticed, that's why Danny has been getting all the calls about him. Price has gone up sports fans.

If you mean the prices has gone up from untradeable to hey, this guy has some value, I agree.

I don't see teams lining up to move first round picks for him though.

If the Oilers are required to deal 1st rounders and whatever few prospects they have they will be hunting for bigger fish than Risto.

 

[tictactoe]

I don't see teams lining up to move first round picks for him though.
If the Oilers are required to deal 1st rounders and whatever few prospects they have they will be hunting for bigger fish than Risto.

After Provorov, Pettersson are gone and I doubt Gavrikov will be available.. you may see teams line up. A former1st round pick or 2025 1st round pick is not out of the question for a player like Risto at the deadline.

What bigger fish? lol who will be available? You think Orlov, Chychrun Ekbald Pionk will be available?

 

[TFHockey]

After Provorov, Pettersson are gone and I doubt Gavrikov will be available.. you may see teams line up. A former1st round pick or 2025 1st round pick is not out of the question for a player like Risto at the deadline.

What bigger fish? lol who will be available? You think Orlov, Chychrun Ekbald Pionk will be available?

Or you may see very little interest in him at all.

 

[tictactoe]

Or you may see very little interest in him at all.

So we keep him. No problem at all. what bigger fish tough?

 

[SnS]

So we keep him. No problem at all. what bigger fish tough?

There’s no positive to keeping Risto. Flyers should be trading off assets and not holding onto players like Risto.

 

[tictactoe]

There’s no positive to keeping Risto. Flyers should be trading off assets and not holding onto players like Risto.

Risto does not hurt our team right now. He is playing well this season... He was playing well last season too before he got injured. We need our goalies to continue to play well and we need Tippett/Farabee/Frost to step up their game, same goes for Laughton.

 

[ManofSteel55]

After Provorov, Pettersson are gone and I doubt Gavrikov will be available.. you may see teams line up. A former1st round pick or 2025 1st round pick is not out of the question for a player like Risto at the deadline.

What bigger fish? lol who will be available? You think Orlov, Chychrun Ekbald Pionk will be available?

Line up, with retention for a mid round pick, because GM's know he's a gamble. Risto has been negative value for years. He's had three months of not sucking, that doesn't erase that negative value. It may mean he doesn't have negative value anymore, but he isn't worth anything close to a first round pick. Not even with major retention.

 

[tictactoe]

Line up, with retention for a mid round pick, because GM's know he's a gamble. Risto has been negative value for years. He's had three months of not sucking, that doesn't erase that negative value. It may mean he doesn't have negative value anymore, but he isn't worth anything close to a first round pick. Not even with major retention.

good so we keep him, no problem. carry on our local friend from Alberta.

 

[ManofSteel55]

good so we keep him, no problem. carry on our local friend from Alberta.

That's good. I don't think he's what we need anyway. We have a couple of guys on our blueline who have brain farts way too often to be adding a third like that, ha ha.

 

[FinLurker]

Line up, with retention for a mid round pick, because GM's know he's a gamble. Risto has been negative value for years. He's had three months of not sucking, that doesn't erase that negative value. It may mean he doesn't have negative value anymore, but he isn't worth anything close to a first round pick. Not even with major retention.

Almost every year somebody overpays. Usually for defensive defenseman. He might not be worth it, but Flyers doesn't have to sell him for less. He is worth his contract and he doesn't hurt the team. If his current form stays as it is now, his worth increases as his term decreases and cap increases. So if the price is too steep, look elsewhere.

 

[SnS]

Risto does not hurt our team right now. He is playing well this season... He was playing well last season too before he got injured. We need our goalies to continue to play well and we need Tippett/Farabee/Frost to step up their game, same goes for Laughton.

He should be traded. Tippett should be traded. Laughton should be traded.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Almost every year somebody overpays. Usually for defensive defenseman. He might not be worth it, but Flyers doesn't have to sell him for less. He is worth his contract and he doesn't hurt the team. If his current form stays as it is now, his worth increases as his term decreases and cap increases. So if the price is too steep, look elsewhere.

I really hope we do. I hope you aren't referring to Ristolainen as a defensive defenseman though.

 

[TheNumber4]

Huge DOUBT that he's turned it around and is having a "good" year. Good years don't include performances like this. Imagine if he pulls one of these games in the playoffs, he could tank a run singlehandedly.

 

[FinLurker]

I really hope we do. I hope you aren't referring to Ristolainen as a defensive defenseman though.

I hope that you don't want to acquire him for his offensive acumen?

 

[ManofSteel55]

I hope that you don't want to acquire him for his offensive acumen?

I don't want to aquire him at all thanks.

 

[1865]

Or you may see very little interest in him at all.

Possibly, but never underestimate the NHL's GMs when it comes to deadline day and a big bruising D man.

 

[1865]

Huge DOUBT that he's turned it around and is having a "good" year. Good years don't include performances like this. Imagine if he pulls one of these games in the playoffs, he could tank a run singlehandedly.

Huge DOUBT you've actually watched a game of hockey this season or last.

 

[Breeze 44]

Huge DOUBT you've actually watched a game of hockey this season or last.

He doesn't need to watch...don't you see the pretty charts ...that's his NHL package right there...charts.

 

[TheNumber4]

Huge DOUBT you've actually watched a game of hockey this season or last.

I have. And he sucks. Watched him last year when I was interested in Walker, he was stapled to the 3rd pair for good reason. Watched him this year too, brief scouting report posted above by the way.

He doesn't need to watch...don't you see the pretty charts ...that's his NHL package right there...charts.

Actually I watch first and barely use those charts. But the reason i chose to watch him is cause of those charts posted by flyers fans saying he’s some kind of game controlling stud.

 

[Hanover Fist]

I have. And he sucks. Watched him last year when I was interested in Walker, he was stapled to the 3rd pair for good reason. Watched him this year too, brief scouting report posted above by the way.


Actually I watch first and barely use those charts. But the reason i chose to watch him is cause of those charts posted by flyers fans saying he’s some kind of game controlling stud.

You might want to browse the Flyers forum. There’s no one on there calling him a game controlling stud. It’s actually quite the contrary to that.

 

[TheNumber4]

You might want to browse the Flyers forum. There’s no one on there calling him a game controlling stud. It’s actually quite the contrary to that.

Good. They should know their players, and know he’s not worth much come TDL.

 

[SnS]

Good. They should know their players, and know he’s not worth much come TDL.

Flyers have no reason to retain to take nothing in return.

They don’t need the cap, they should ride out the shit deals and move on.

 

[TheNumber4]

Flyers have no reason to retain to take nothing in return.

They don’t need the cap, they should ride out the shit deals and move on.

Well that’s why they’ll get paid an appropriate pick for his talent level and cap hit.

 

[SnS]

Well that’s why they’ll get paid an appropriate pick for his talent level and cap hit.

I wouldn’t trade him unless someone is taking the full cap. I wouldn’t bother retaining for a shit pick.