Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Dermott on a PTO, Will We See More PTO's? Can We Get Some Toughness Too Please?

[soothsayer]

Did you see what they did? They got even worse hopping onto every team the oilers played against.

That was just their residual bullshit energy. They'll peter out and say they don't care about hockey again by February.

 

[McDoused]

Is it too late to trade Wanner for Fabbro?

 

[GOilers88]

There's good Nuck fans out there. Don't string em all up.

@Ginger Papa good luck this year!

 

[CycloneSweep]

Is it too late to trade Wanner for Fabbro?

How about Wanner for a 7th?

 

[Senor Catface]

Yeah guys, a 21 year defenseman with one year of pro experience is done.

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[VainGretzky]

One could almost say the same thing!

I see you

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Yeah guys, a 21 year defenseman with one year of pro experience is done.

.

I’m surprised he waited that long to write him off

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yeah guys, a 21 year defenseman with one year of pro experience is done.

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Hey now, we used a 7th to draft him

 

[VeteranPresence]

To no one's surprise, the Dermott/Brown/Stecher experiment hasn't resulted in the team finding a top four defenseman, and Emberson is a bit further away from that role than I'd been hoping for in the couple of games we've seen him against NHL competition.

We need someone in that spot stat, and if it's not going to a vet FA like Jultz or Shattenkirk (and I'm not sure it should be) then it has to come via trade. Seattle needs cap space to ice a 24-man roster, so maybe we can nab Will Borgen from them?

 

[K1984]

To no one's surprise, the Dermott/Brown/Stecher experiment hasn't resulted in the team finding a top four defenseman, and Emberson is a bit further away from that role than I'd been hoping for in the couple of games we've seen him against NHL competition.

We need someone in that spot stat, and if it's not going to a vet FA like Jultz or Shattenkirk (and I'm not sure it should be) then it has to come via trade. Seattle needs cap space to ice a 24-man roster, so maybe we can nab Will Borgen from them?

None of those players are legit Top 4 defensemen, I don't think that's what we're really evaluating. It's who is going to be the best fit next to Nurse, and who is the most stable option on the bottom pair. Unfortunately with Nurse being out, and the decision thus far to play non-NHL d men behind them, it's bee difficult to actually gauge who is the better fit for what.

With no Nurse, I wonder if it's best to basically run with some iteration of this the rest of pre-season:

Ekholm - XXX
Kulak - XXX
Dermott - XXX

With Stecher, Brown and Emberson rotating through the XXX. Maybe give Bouchard one more game, we don't really need to see more of him. Give Ekholm one of the games off, he unfortunately probably has to play more than he should with Nurse gone.

 

[McHelpus]

Why didnt they just resign Desharnais over Stetcher and Brown? Very confusing stuff.

 

[FlameChampion]

Why didnt they just resign Desharnais over Stetcher and Brown? Very confusing stuff.

Because he makes more than both of them combined?

 

[Mr Positive]

To no one's surprise, the Dermott/Brown/Stecher experiment hasn't resulted in the team finding a top four defenseman, and Emberson is a bit further away from that role than I'd been hoping for in the couple of games we've seen him against NHL competition.

We need someone in that spot stat, and if it's not going to a vet FA like Jultz or Shattenkirk (and I'm not sure it should be) then it has to come via trade. Seattle needs cap space to ice a 24-man roster, so maybe we can nab Will Borgen from them?

Imo if they don't just toss Emberson next to Nurse for the season we will just sign Schultz or Shattenkirk. That's a placeholder spot for a future trade. I don't see them using assets for that spot

 

[joestevens29]

Because he makes more than both of them combined?

That and they planned on having Broberg there too

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I wonder if we start seeing guys hit waivers this week.

 

[joestevens29]

I wonder if we start seeing guys hit waivers this week.

I'd have to look back, but I always thought teams would try send guys down early as other teams are still making decisions on their own players still

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I'd have to look back, but I always thought teams would try send guys down early as other teams are still making decisions on their own players still

Yeah try to "sneak" guys down who are close, but aren't there yet. I'm just wondering, because the Oilers looking there shouldn't be surprising.

 

[guymez]

I wonder if we start seeing guys hit waivers this week.

I really think it should be happening this week.
I mean the team is pretty much set and they know who is going down already so it may be better to get the players down there while there is a flurry of activity from all the other teams doing the same thing.

 

[joestevens29]

I really think it should be happening this week.
I mean the team is pretty much set and they know who is going down already so it may be better to get the players down there while there is a flurry of activity from all the other teams doing the same thing.

Who do we really have that is at risk of being grabbed? Lavoie? Feel like he's here for some more meaningful pre-season games at the very least.

 

[guymez]

Who do we really have that is at risk of being grabbed? Lavoie? Feel like he's here for some more meaningful pre-season games at the very least.

Does Lavoie require waivers to be sent down?

 

[joestevens29]

Does Lavoie require waivers to be sent down?

Thought he did last year, so I assume so

 

[belair]

Does Lavoie require waivers to be sent down?

Yes. He cleared them last year.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Does Lavoie require waivers to be sent down?

Yep

 

[guymez]

Thought he did last year, so I assume so

You're right., I just checked and he did clear waivers last season.

 

[McHelpus]

Because he makes more than both of them combined?

He makes 200k more than both. Stetcher and Brown are garbage, terrible signings.