Another thought, we knew that DW was leaving and he wasn't given the ability to sign players.
?? - Aho - ??
Svech - Jarvis - ??
?? - ?? - ??
Lemuix - Staal - Fast
Slavin - Burns
Orlov - Chatfield
?? - ??
If we cut out Necas, KK, Kuz....
Tell me again it's not a rebuild.
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Another thought, we knew that DW was leaving and he wasn't given the ability to sign players.
Maybe saving all contract negotiations til the last minute isn't a wise business decision by Dundon. Hope he learns, but doubtful anything changes.I don't think DW's departure was planned. Remember the interviews from Tulsky the few days afterwards? He was clearly caught off guard by the move. I think there was a good chance that DW would have signed a short-term deal, but whatever happened regarding the RBA contract that caused it to stumble at the end caused DW to move on.
Maybe saving all contract negotiations til the last minute isn't a wise business decision by Dundon. Hope he learns, but doubtful anything changes.
I think it might have played a part, he probably didn’t want to go through it after having just seen it with Rod. I don’t blame him one bit given the offseason we have. Imagine having that job, and also have to negotiate with Dundon for your own job at the same time? By all accounts he was already underpaid and overworked here.I don't think DW's departure was planned. Remember the interviews from Tulsky the few days afterwards? He was clearly caught off guard by the move. I think there was a good chance that DW would have signed a short-term deal, but whatever happened regarding the RBA contract that caused it to stumble at the end caused DW to move on.
?? - Aho - ??
Svech - Jarvis - ??
?? - ?? - ??
Lemuix - Staal - Fast
Slavin - Burns
Orlov - Chatfield
?? - ??
If we cut out Necas, KK, Kuz....
Tell me again it's not a rebuild.
Name I'm interested in
And then when oilers fans are upset about it tweet #cry at them.Trade for Draisaitl and cause maximum chaos.
He would make an excellent 1 year 2.5 mil 3rd pairing guy for morrowNate Schmidt getting bought out, very respected teammate who can still play. Not a bad short term pick up for us.
I’d give him the second year if that’s what it takes to get it done. We can deal with having too many good defenseman for a year.He would make an excellent 1 year 2.5 mil 3rd pairing guy for morrow
Not quite sure I agree there...Orlov - Chatty is a decent downgrade from Pesce - Skjei, as will the resulting 3rd pair. We're also down 2 top 6 forwards (Bunting & TT had 2nd line production even if not ideal), plus the Necas situation. Freddie may not be able to handle a full season and Kooch is still inconsistent at best. We're a handful away from being "basically the same" teamDisappointed that we weren't able to get it done with Guentzel, but not upset. We're only a defenceman away from basically the same team that has been consistently one of the best in the league.