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[McHelpus]

Oh look, Ekblad gets to rest before the playoffs, with a two-game slap on the wrist for the first round.

Yeah I don't understand this suspension... should be the entire year.

 

[McBeastMode]

Today on Oilersnation Everyday,
@tyleryaremchuk
and
@LiamHorrobin
discussed the Oilers pursuit of Mikko Rantanen and
@LouDeBrusk
broke down how this is a positive for the Oilers and the fanbase

 

[Mr Positive]

Yeah I don't understand this suspension... should be the entire year.

I believe since he is a first time offender it has this set suspension amount.

 

[CupofOil]

Then explain the Rantanen rumor, because the rumored extension doesn't make sense. They'd be handcuffing themselves again before they even start negotiations with Bouchard and McDavid.

The Oilers as it stands have about $15m in cap flexibility to re-sign Bouchard, Emberson and about four NHL regulars.

Kane and Arvidsson have 1 year left as well as Kulak, that's 13m coming off the books after next season, so one more big contract on the books is feasible. Still, it handcuffs the team from filling out depth going forward until the cap takes a more meaningful jump. Good thing Draisaitl got locked up when he did, too bad that the McDavid and Bouchard contracts didn't expire earlier so they could have been extended before the projected big cap jump.

Oh and Henrique coming off the books so that's $16m out after next season. They obviously had a plan with a Rantanen contract in hand that I assume didn't include trading Bouchard which would be very short sighted and a big mistake.
Actually, Walman too so that's nearly $20m coming off the books but he's a guy you want to re-sign.
Wow Ekholm too, how did I forget him. Obviously he's a must sign as well but that's $26m coming off after next season. Skinner too but obviously you need to use that money for a new goalie.
Lots of moving parts the next two offseasons for the Oilers.

 

[Mr Positive]

Yeah I don't understand this suspension... should be the entire year.

Plus I don't see in the rules anything about the guilty player having to take more tests when he gets back. Maybe that does happen, like it's in the fine print somewhere, but that would be funny if true

 

[Bumblebee Man]

Bowman talked about the Rantanen trade. He didn't say it by name but it was obvious.

He said there was a trade that didn't get done because the other team wanted more than just futures. So in other words we didn't have a Stankhoven to give. We were never going to offer Bouchard.

Just logically, isn't it madness for a forward-heavy team to trade to top pairing D for yet another high AAV forward?

So Holloway would have landed us Rants.

 

[Mr Positive]

Kane and Arvidsson have 1 year left as well as Kulak, that's 13m coming off the books after next season, so one more big contract on the books is feasible. Still, it handcuffs the team from filling out depth going forward until the cap takes a more meaningful jump. Good thing Draisaitl got locked up when he did, too bad that the McDavid and Bouchard contracts didn't expire earlier so they could have been extended before the projected big cap jump.

Despite the cap increases I don't think we should expect that to mean that we can add more cap heavy players. We are going to be paying more for players all up and down the lineup before long. Any grace period won't last long

So Holloway would have landed us Rants.

Which means us not matching Holloway was maybe a good thing. I don't buy Rantanen being worth 13-14 million aav

 

[McShogun99]

Always came across as an entitled douchebag. That comment stands, even if the Oilers were “one of the four” as rumoured

Players earn that right when they get to the UFA stage of their career. It’s pretty much their retirement contract so they want a place where them and their family can be happy. Especially a high profile UFA that can pick their spot.

 

[Oilhawks]

Players earn that right when they get to the UFA stage of their career. It’s pretty much their retirement contract so they want a place where them and their family can be happy. Especially a high profile UFA that can pick their spot.

Cool, that’s all true but he could have probably given them a heads up before they traded for a guy they wanted to sign

 

[North]

Cool, that’s all true but he could have probably given them a heads up before they traded for a guy they wanted to sign

Colorado probably made it clear they couldn’t talk deal before the trade.

Carolina just assumed they’d be able to sign him if they threw enough money at him.

 

[Oilhawks]

Colorado probably made it clear they couldn’t talk deal before the trade.

Carolina just assumed they’d be able to sign him if they threw enough money at him.

Yeah, only thing that would make sense, really.

 

[belair]

Kane and Arvidsson have 1 year left as well as Kulak, that's 13m coming off the books after next season, so one more big contract on the books is feasible. Still, it handcuffs the team from filling out depth going forward until the cap takes a more meaningful jump. Good thing Draisaitl got locked up when he did, too bad that the McDavid and Bouchard contracts didn't expire earlier so they could have been extended before the projected big cap jump.

Oh and Henrique coming off the books so that's $16m out after next season. They obviously had a plan with a Rantanen contract in hand that I assume didn't include trading Bouchard which would be very short sighted and a big mistake.
Actually, Walman too so that's nearly $20m coming off the books but he's a guy you want to re-sign.
Wow Ekholm too, how did I forget him. Obviously he's a must sign as well but that's $26m coming off after next season. Skinner too but obviously you need to use that money for a new goalie.
Lots of moving parts the next two offseasons for the Oilers.

I'm not sure how you would view moving him for trade capital as 'short-sighted' when the premise is extending the team's realistic Cup window by adding a prime elite forward and adding trade capital.

With the growing salary cap, I'm not confident that filling those roles is going to be as cheap as you'd expect because there's a good chance that future AAVs rise along with the cap. If Ekholm is still performing at a high level, his contract will undoubtedly reflect that. And odds are that Walman earns a sizeable raise.

And more importantly, we're focusing on '25-'26, where the Oilers have a little less than $15m in cap flexibility to get Bouchard and Emberson extended along with a half dozen other roster players. How are we consistently getting better if the plan is paring the roster down?

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

So Holloway would have landed us Rants.

As a rule we wouldn't be able to trade Holloway after matching the offersheet, a year needs to pass for him to become tradeable again.

 

[VeteranPresence]

f*** it, any goalie we acquire now can't dress in the playoffs, but we need to stop the bleeding and maybe a vet would help Stu get his head right (if not his abysmal lateral movement). Go flip Detroit a 5th in 2028 or whatever for Talbot so he can calm things down the last 20 games and help us keep home ice over LA.