Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Post Draft, Pre Free Agent Frenzy

[WaitingForUser]

Yeah put him with Draisaitl and play him on the PP

Depending on cost though but yes sign me up

 

[TheNumber4]

Boourns


Nope, or I don't believe so

Carolina spent so much for Jake at the TDL. Now No tax Tampa just swoops in and steals him. The tax advantage is huge in this League.

 

[WaitingForUser]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807578566982344945

Robidas Island by year two book it

 

[TheNumber4]

Bowman is horrific optics. But I think with JJ wanting to keep Kenny around, he values the connections an experienced GM can bring.

Need someone that’s been around and has dealt with GMs in this League already.

 

[CupofOil]

Signings starting to come in now. Not feeling great about the Oilers retaining more than 1 of their guys if they're hitting the market. Brown is the one I expect to re-sign regardless mainly because he's already getting his bonus money.

 

[Mr Positive]

Signings starting to come in now. Not feeling great about the Oilers retaining more than 1 of their guys if they're hitting the market. Brown is the one I expect to re-sign regardless mainly because he's already getting his bonus money.

I don't see why that means Brown's staying here at all.

It's actually a good reason for him to leave.

 

[The Nuge]

I don’t think this organization is that dense

I sure hope not. The backlash better be severe if it happens because I don’t think I can cheer for the team next year if he’s in charge

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807578566982344945

Jesus. If the rumoured 7 year deal is at 5 per, and he ends up on Robidas island, the league needs to start looking at it as cap circumvention

 

[Gordy Elbows]

Tampa making a ton of noise this offseason. Kind of expected after their main rival winning the Cup

Not to mention the cap space gained by the Stamkos departure.

 

[Oilhawks]

You are really rattled JJ isn’t playing NHL 24 on his PS5 and can rebuild the team before his mom calls him down for lunch.

Re-signing UFAs isn't rocket appliances

Don't talk a big game if you can't back it up

Holland would have been crucified here if he stated the same and sat on his hands until their rights expired

Just givin' ol' JJ the same courtesy

Edit: In all seriousness, it is what it is. Just amused that there was so much talk about getting UFAs re-signed and it's been zippo so far outside Picks. Also don't think the excuse that he "hasn't had enough time" is reasonable. He knew after game 6's win that it was going to be tight.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Not sure why Jackson would want the negative publicity…

Bowman isn’t even a good GM either.

 

[Tarus]

Carolina spent so much for Jake at the TDL. Now No tax Tampa just swoops in and steals him. The tax advantage is huge in this League.

Carolina isn't that desirable a team. I suspect most players in the NHL would choose the much more successful Tbay over small market Carolina and it's meddling owner if given the option, regardless of the tax breaks.

 

[TheNumber4]

Carolina isn't that desirable a team. I suspect most players in the NHL would choose the much more successful Tbay over small market Carolina and it's meddling owner if given the option, regardless of the tax breaks.

Canes have good for a long while now though and are a contender. More of a contender than regressed Tbay. We'll never know for sure, but it could be the taxes.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Christ nhl GMs get paid millions of dollars to piss away millions of dollars. Make it make sense.

 

[Seachd]

Wouldn't I rather have Stamkos and Sergachev than Guentzel?

 

[FlameChampion]

Wouldn't I rather have Stamkos and Sergachev than Guentzel?

The confusing part is that they took on McDonaugh to me

 

[Fourier]

Bowman is horrific optics. But I think with JJ wanting to keep Kenny around, he values the connections an experienced GM can bring.

Need someone that’s been around and has dealt with GMs in this League already.

But one has to wonder if players would be happy dealing with Bowman. Honestly, this would be a very very disappointing hire for me.

 

[belair]

Wouldn't I rather have Stamkos and Sergachev than Guentzel?

I'd take Guentzel at $9m if I can have all of the nice things I get back for Sergachev. Tampa wasn't winning anything keeping the band together.

 

[McDrai]

If JJ hires Bowman while losing out on all of our pending UFAs in the process he will automatically be worse than Tambo/MacT/Chiarelli in my eyes

 

[TheNumber4]

But one has to wonder if players would be happy dealing with Bowman. Honestly, this would be a very very disappointing hire for me.

Yeh that's a factor. Just to be clear though, I'm not advocating for Bowman, just saying he fits the type that JJ said he's looking for.

 

[CupofOil]

I don't see why that means Brown's stayso he's ing here at all.

It's actually a good reason for him to leave.

Why would him getting paid $3m+ of bonus money from the Oilers mean he's more likely to leave? That doesn't make sense.
My point is that he's already getting the bonus money so he'd be more likely to take a discounted deal because he already has $3m+ in the pocket.

 

[foshizzle]

I'd guess whatever GM we get would be focused on advanced stats/ analytics. That was something that Holland seemed quite dismissive of.

I'd say Holland's attitude of buying the person kind of killed us with the Campbell deal, but maybe explains why he'd go extra hard after Hyman too.

Hyman and Ekholm were two guys Holland Jr pushed for. He is into analytics. On Hyman, Holland Jr on Stauffer said that he had great underlying metrics and felt he was about to pop. Stauffer has said numerous times that Holland Jr was pushing HARD for Hyman

 

[Hollywood55]

I would honestly be shocked if Brown left. He's good friends with Luke Gazdic and 97. And he loves the fan support and the group of guys in the locker room.

 

[FlameChampion]

I would honestly be shocked if Brown left. He's good friends with Luke Gazdic and 97. And he loves the fan support and the group of guys in the locker room.

I wouldn’t. He took $4m last year when he wasn’t really close to a $4m player coming off a major injury. Maybe he just wants to be paid again.

 

[oil Leaks]

If JJ hires Bowman while losing out on all of our pending UFAs in the process he will automatically be worse than Tambo/MacT/Chiarelli in my eyes

If JJ hires Bowman, he will automatically be worse than Tambo/ MacT/ Chiarelli/ Holland in my eyes

 

[Fourier]

Yeh that's a factor. Just to be clear though, I'm not advocating for Bowman, just saying he fits the type that JJ said he's looking for.

I got the sense that the guys he was looking for were more active AGM's with some previous experience in the GM's chair.