Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | If Babcock is Our New Coach Will Players Want to Come Here?

[Maceingkitchen]

What's your issue with Dach? 23 years old, former 2nd round pick, good skater, hits like a truck, 4 points in 8 games for us last year from the fourth line.

And I'm just going to clear one thing up. I am in no way defending Bowman here. But on a day when teams are swapping 1st round picks for players, what do you expect the Oilers to do to match those deals? I would have loved to get a Connor McMichael to add to our depth. But in case you didn't notice, it took a top line player to get him and a 1st round pick. I would have loved to get a Kyrou type. But guess what? It would have cost us a 1st that we don't have, and Savoie or Podkolzin. We don't have the assets to make trades for the guys who are getting 1st round picks back. I wish we did. I wish our GMs haven't been idiots. But what deals could we have done today? Which of the holes on the roster were able to be filled today?

Colton Dach reminds me of Darren Helm back when he broke in to the league

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Not even that, I think most teams that have an interest in Nurse would rather first look into going after someone like Oleksiak or Soucy for free and at a cheaper cap hit.

I disagree. We see him like that, teams around the league seem Nurse as a solid top-4 defenseman, Oleksiak is not that.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Colton Dach reminds me of Darren Helm back when he broke in to the league

He doesn't skate that well unfortunately. Though he is bigger.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I don't even want that. Give me a 'distressed asset' like Kirby Dach, a third pair LD and a decent futures return for Nurse and wait until the deadline to add your scoring depth.

Every year people want the Cup Final roster in July. I'd rather have cap space and the assets to be a deadline player in Feb/March.

How'd that work out in 24 when we traded for Walman and frederic?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

How'd that work out in 24 when we traded for Walman?

When dumping Ceci? Just fine.

Nurse will get moved and they Oilers will do fine, people need to chill out.

If Werenski is out there, which seems to be the case, teams are very obviously going to chase him first.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Expecting the next couple of days to be balls out with gravitas in trades leading up to the draft.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Apparently the Leafs are looking to move all the defensemen lol.



I have time for Nurse for McCabe

 

[Canovin]

Leafs soon as they saw what Nemec returned. "All our D are available"

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

2021: Chicago sets market for Nurse with massive deal and contract for puck moving RHD

2026: Chicago sets market for Nurse with massive deal and contract for puck moving RHD

Almost there ...

Byram shoots Left?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Byram shoots Left?

Lolz absolutely. You new

Edit: I think the Poster is referring to Nemec

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

If they brought Stu back after benching him in game 5 of the SCF last year, they can bring Nurse back.


Still, seeing how much of a sellers market it is, maybe the Oil can get out from his contract without any pain.
I can dream of something around Nurse + Howard for Tippett.

Drai-McDavid-Tippett
Podz-RNH-Hyman
Frederic-Dickinson-Savoie
Dach-Samanski-______


Hmmm... I really like that. Honestly, swapping Howard for anyone with size makes so much sense for the top 9. I know he's a UFA, but even a 3rd liner like Mikheyev instead of Howard has the lineup looking better and balenced.

Podz-McDavid-Drai
Savoie-RNH-Hyman (Savoie filling the Roslovic role)
Mikheyev-Dickinson-Frederic
Dach-Samanski-______

I like the bottom team better. Hyman and Pods can switch spots if needed.

This shows you how important 1 top 6 FWD is (Mikheyev)

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If they brought Stu back after benching him in game 5 of the SCF last year, they can bring Nurse back.

They can only bring back Nurse if Walman or Ekholm (or both) are wanting out.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Lolz absolutely. You new

Edit: I think the Poster is referring to Nemec

Don't think so? He said CHI giving a RHD a big contract? Byram plays right side, but he's not right handed...

 

[McDNicks17]

They can only bring back Nurse if Walman or Ekholm (or both) are wanting out.

If you aren't improving the team or saving much money, they can definitely bring him back until a trade does that.

 

[Old Boys Club]

I like the bottom team better. Hyman and Pods can switch spots if needed.

This shows you how important 1 top 6 FWD is (Mikheyev)

I don’t think Mikeyev is a true top 6 FWD, more like a middle six tweener/3rd line pk guy. I agree he would be a good fit, but if the rumours of wanting 5+ are true, that is too rich for my liking.

 

[McDNicks17]

I don’t think Mikeyev is a true top 6 FWD, more like a middle six tweener/3rd line pk guy. I agree he would be a good fit, but if the rumours of wanting 5+ are true, that is too rich for my liking.

I would say he definitely isn't a top6 player.

He's pretty much always created offense off the rush. He doesn't really play well with skill. He's the type of guy you throw on the third line to score the odd rush goal on his own every now and then.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If you aren't improving the team or saving much money, they can definitely bring him back until a trade does that.

They're doing that. Again, just because we tend toward an inferiority complex, doesn't mean that's reality. Stan sucks, but they'll do fine.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Don't think so? He said CHI giving a RHD a big contract? Byram plays right side, but he's not right handed...

Ah ok, made a mistake I guess, eitherway the market has been set in a positive way for a Nurse trade.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Lolol

 

[North]

Lolol

This has Flames or Canucks written all over it.

 

[belair]

How'd that work out in 24 when we traded for Walman?

Pretty good in hindsight. A late first for a guy that played top four minutes on a Cup finalist, who was then re-signed long-term. And that was a top four defenseman, a limited commodity.

We're talking about scoring wingers, aren't we? Look what the deadline prices were last season in a slow year. McMann, Chinakhov, Brink and Panarin all moved for less than expected from my memory.

If you miss out on Tuch, you're probably risking getting in trouble with the Arvidsson, Mangiapane, Henrique kind of short-term contracts filling that hole. And it's not necessary. As it stands we have an NHL roster minus the goalie.

 

[McDNicks17]

They're doing that. Again, just because we tend toward an inferiority complex, doesn't mean that's reality. Stan sucks, but they'll do fine.

Is this like a manifesting thing or a seeing the future kind of thing? haha

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Is this like a manifesting thing or a seeing the future kind of thing? haha

No just being realistic, instead of pre-emptively apologizing for needing to trade him. They won't get a Byram package, but they will do fine.

 

[foshizzle]

Lolol

Good skater, excellent on the forecheck and down ice pressure, great defensively. This is exactly what DJ Smith described yesterday as the type of game Babcock wants to deploy. Perfect for that 3rd line

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Good skater, excellent on the forecheck and down ice pressure, great defensively. This is exactly what DJ Smith described yesterday as the type of game Babcock wants to deploy. Perfect for that 3rd line

lol, I'm going suggest he doesn't do that, but gets top-9 time Calgary with mixed results.