Rumor: Rumors and Proposals Thread: Movie Poster Edition VI- "Kenny Lives"

[Old Boys Club]

Gregor said the Oilers have zero cap space ight now

Can make ~1.7M by demoting Shore and Broberg. Anything beyond that would need to see a player leave.

 

[oXo Cube]

Even if you kept it simple and just grabbed Sheary max retention for a 2nd then sent Shore down why wouldn't you?

That's a straight upgrade and a very simple deal to complete.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Gregor said the Oilers have zero cap space ight now

Exactly zero

 

[FlameChampion]

Even if the team could get Sheary @50% and waive Shore, it would make me feel more confident about our wingers. He would probably have more success in the top 6 than Yamamoto.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Good thing we brought back an offensive prospect defender with NHL experience.

Agreed to play behind Nurse, Ekholm, Kulak, Broberg. He'll be a good AHL producer with no chance to break in the Oilers lineup. Whereas RD there might be a path for a 6'5" two-way defender who can skate.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Even if the team could get Sheary @50% and waive Shore, it would make me feel more confident about our wingers. He would probably have more success in the top 6 than Yamamoto.

They don't have to waive Shore, they can just send him down

 

[FlameChampion]

They don't have to waive Shore, they can just send him down

Thats what I mean essentially.

 

[WaitingForUser]

And the Mc is that is playing like a 90s Mario Lemieux

It amazing not even the great one had 5 straight multi goal games.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Agreed to play behind Nurse, Ekholm, Kulak, Broberg. He'll be a good AHL producer with no chance to break in the Oilers lineup. Whereas RD there might be a path for a 6'5" two-way defender who can skate.

Skate where? Like why are we treating him like a 1st round pick 2 years into his pro career? I'm happy he's developing and it sucks to have to move him, but man, tons of these guys exist on teams all over the league.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Agreed to play behind Nurse, Ekholm, Kulak, Broberg. He'll be a good AHL producer with no chance to break in the Oilers lineup. Whereas RD there might be a path for a 6'5" two-way defender who can skate.

Maybe. Neither guy is an NHL player and probably never will be.

We have been bad so long people obsess over our low end prospects.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

It amazing not even the great one had 5 straight multi goal games.

Hell he's only the 3rd player to do it in 100 years

 

[McDNicks17]

You'd need a third team to retain about $140k on Sheary and TVR to get them to 25% if my math is right.

That can't cost more than a 4th or something. Do it, Kenny. Give me that 23 man roster.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Numbers definitely favor Bjugstad over Domi so there is that.

 

[3IR]

So assuming we stay put, we’re really banking on Ceci or Bouchard stepping up and being able to consistently play high quality top 4 minutes.

We also need someone to step up and take a RW spot, and I think Lavoie has earned a call up.

Kane Mcdavid Yam
Hyman Drai Lavoie
Kostin RNH Foegele
Janmark Mcleod Bjugstad
Ryan

As a potential forward group.

Nurse Ceci
Ekholm Bouchard
Kulak Desharnais
Broberg

On D.

So either way, we need a RW and an RD to hopefully be able to tread water in a top 6 and top 4. Using that Lavoie spot as a tryout for him and maybe another look at Holloway once he’s healthy, and hopefully Bouchard goes god mode and can send Ceci to pair 2.

 

[WaitingForUser]

Maybe. Neither guy is an NHL player and probably never will be.

We have been bad so long people obsess over our low end prospects.

Now now half the young whippersnappers here have never seen a team that can win it all. Like you said we’ve been so bad for so long we hold on to our prospects like grim death.

Hell he's only the 3rd player to do it in 100 years

Yep one more time and he ties the NHL record

 

[McDNicks17]

The one shitty thing is Holloway is basically locked into the AHL unless someone hits LTIR.

They can only afford to swap Shore for someone making $850k or less.

edit: Lavoie too. He's at $870k.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Maybe. Neither guy is an NHL player and probably never will be.

We have been bad so long people obsess over our low end prospects.

It's not about obsession. Anybody can be traded to improve this team at this stage of development. Not a great asset move in a weak prospect pool to flip a young, emergent 6'5" right shooting defense prospect to shave $500,000 on a journeyman, sub $1million bottom UFA NHL roster player.

Oil still need draft and prospect collateral for future moves to improve this team. I'd have kept a prospective breakout Kesselring for a better improvement opportunity while letting his raw game continue to develop in Bako.

 

[WaitingForUser]

The one shitty thing is Holloway is basically locked into the AHL unless someone hits LTIR.

They can only afford to swap Shore for someone making $850k or less.

Pretty sure we could still call him up for the playoffs though right?

 

[CycloneSweep]

It's not about obsession. Anybody can be traded to improve this team at this stage of development. Not a great asset move in a weak prospect pool to flip a young, emergent 6'5" right shooting defense prospect to shave $500,000 on a journeyman, sub $1million bottom UFA NHL roster player.

Oil still need draft and prospect collateral for future moves to improve this team. I'd have kept a prospective breakout Kesselring for a better improvement opportunity while letting his raw game continue to develop in Bako.

It’s putting so much thought and worry into nothing…especially since we brought a prospect back too. Better players than Kesselring have been added into nothing trades. Happens often

 

[McAsuno]

Good guy Zack.

 

[CycloneSweep]

The one shitty thing is Holloway is basically locked into the AHL unless someone hits LTIR.

They can only afford to swap Shore for someone making $850k or less.

edit: Lavoie too. He's at $870k.

I think they want Holloway to play down there till the playoffs, maybe gain some confidence.

 

[GOilers88]

I'm convinced it's damn near enough to get through the West (assume stew and soup hold up enough). How it compares to the East, who knows, but getting through the West is step one

You hope the east is a big enough bloodbath that whoever makes it out alive is pretty battered and bruised compared to the west.

Which seems likely.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

It’s putting so much thought and worry into nothing…especially since we brought a prospect back too. Better players than Kesselring have been added into nothing trades. Happens often

That Bloom kid for Stillman, who's terrible, was a prospect of concern for the Sabres not long ago.

 

[WaitingForUser]

I think they want Holloway to play down there till the playoffs, maybe gain some confidence.

Agreed this is what contenders do. We should get used to it now so we know what to expect for the next few years and hopefully longer.

 

[Old Boys Club]

The one shitty thing is Holloway is basically locked into the AHL unless someone hits LTIR.

They can only afford to swap Shore for someone making $850k or less.

edit: Lavoie too. He's at $870k.

Holloway is out at least another ~2-3 weeks. They're not going to recall him until after the Reg. season ends.