Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Savoie Gets an Audition With the Trade Deadline Looming

[Tobias Kahun]

Oilers need 2 new goalies.

Both the guys they have should be in the AHL.

 

[Echodek]

I’d take any of Gibson, Binnington or Vejmelka. I don’t even necessarily want to see Skinner go. I’d be happy with him as a backup or 1B option. Just not the legitimate starter.

 

[Messrules11]

Yup this is true.

It's funny to see Frank Seravelli and others talk about adding guys like McCarron and O'Connor

Guys that hit for a coach who doesn’t value hitting.
Might as well, we have goalies who don’t value saves.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I’d take any of Gibson, Binnington or Vejmelka. I don’t even necessarily want to see Skinner go. I’d be happy with him as a backup or 1B option. Just not the legitimate starter.

If Skinner stays we also have less cap space to address the rest of the roster.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

It’s true we have lots of bottom 6 forwards but we could use another C and the PK could maybe use another specialist, although maybe better goaltending solves the PK. I think Derek Ryan regressing and now being off the team hurt the PK more than we give credit for. I guess McLeod and Vinny helped the PK quite a bit too.

 

[FlameChampion]

Oilers need 2 new goalies.

Both the guys they have should be in the AHL.

Yep. I’d honestly like to see them go the Colorado route and get both Gibson and Vejmelka.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Ship his ass off to Anaheim. His family has lived in the LA area before, so it'll be a soft landing spot for them family wise at least.

Sure, but if you're Anaheim why do you take him? I don't want to over pay them to take him in season, just wait until the draft, it won't make a difference either way

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So they should trade Skinner for vanecek and Pickard for Vladar, try something different with different goalies, but fire Schwartz first

 

[Vagabond]

Would anyone trade McDavid if it meant it fulfilled every weakness this team has?

Obviously I'm being facetious but I have thought about ways to fix this team. I've often wondered what the return could be.

Just for fun


McDavid + Skinner

For

Stützle + Tkachuk + Ullmark + 1st

 

[unicornBLOOD]

Would anyone trade McDavid if it meant it fulfilled every weakness this team has?

Obviously I'm being facetious but I have thought about ways to fix this team. I've often wondered what the return could be.

Just for fun


McDavid + Skinner

For

Stützle + Tkachuk + Ullmark + 1st

add in Sanderson for Bouchard too please.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Honesty this roster isn't too bad. With an A plus TDL we can salvage the year and go on a run. When you add a few pieces everything else seems to fall into place better. You can do the lines however you want, but when players are slotted in properly they will start to play a lot better.

XXX Mcdavid Hyman (TDL addition, good top 6 player)
Podkolzin Drai Savoie
Kane Nuge Arvidson
Janmark Henrique Brown (Kapanen, Perry, Skinner sub in to keep Brown and Janmark playing at full speed)

Ekholm Bouchard
Nurse Klingberg
Kulak Emberson

XXXX (New goalie)

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Would anyone trade McDavid if it meant it fulfilled every weakness this team has?

Obviously I'm being facetious but I have thought about ways to fix this team. I've often wondered what the return could be.

Just for fun


McDavid + Skinner

For

Stützle + Tkachuk + Ullmark + 1st

Bad, because they just extended Draisaitl, you can't trade McDavid, that's also not enough and Tkachuk fakes an injury and demands a trade as soon as he's acquired

 

[Dirk Dangler]

Bowman said he's using the next few games to evaluate. So i'm assuming that's why

Dafuq has he been doing all season?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Dafuq has he been doing all season?

Hanging out like in July before the offer sheets dropped

 

[Vagabond]

Bad, because they just extended Draisaitl, you can't trade McDavid, that's also not enough and Tkachuk fakes an injury and demands a trade as soon as he's acquired

Why's it bad because they extended Drai? It's a business. Drai is locked up. Why does Tkachuk "fake" an injury? Edmonton is far different than Calgary when it comes to player destination. I think your opinion is based on emotions. Have them add then.

add in Sanderson for Bouchard too please.

They're both similar players... except I actually think Bouchard is better.

 

[brentashton]

Hanging out like in July before the offer sheets dropped

Eventually we will both be proven wrong I suspect.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Why's it bad because they extended Drai? It's a business. Drai is locked up. Why does Tkachuk "fake" an injury? Edmonton is far different than Calgary when it comes to player destination. I think your opinion is based on emotions. Have them add then.

So Tkachuk will be "injured" like all players are, but he'll demand out before he gets on the plane. Part of Edmonton's appeal is McDavid and Draisaitl, plus Brady Tkachuk won't play in another Canadian city, he barely wants to play in the one where he's the captain.

Frankly you can't trade McDavid, because he's worth too much to actual value of the franchise.

If anything you can trade Bouchard for an option in net, because giveaways and someone who can play defense.

Eventually we will both be proven wrong I suspect.

Sure seems like something that would be great, but this all feels over and done.

 

[oobga]

Didn’t you know that Binnington probably has worse numbers on shots taken at a 35 degree angle from the left post by right handed defensemen playing left wing. We can’t take the chance that those numbers don’t explode negatively if we were to bring him in.

Great to have you visiting the forum Mr. Gregor. I agree. There are too many risks to not just sticking with Skinner as our #1 until he retires at 50 years of age.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The Oilers should trade Bouchard, Skinner and Arvidsson to the Panthers for Spencer Knight, ekblad and Bennett. Hard part is Ekblad and Bennett are pending UFAs, but that should be where the desperation is.

 

[Vagabond]

So Tkachuk will be "injured" like all players are, but he'll demand out before he gets on the plane.

That's a strange statement involving players being injured. I'd say it's moot because as you said, all players get hurt. McDavid might demand a trade as well. That's the risk every team faces.

Part of Edmonton's appeal is McDavid and Draisaitl, plus Brady Tkachuk won't play in another Canadian city, he barely wants to play in the one where he's the captain.

Part is correct. The other part is the facilities and having a really good team.

Frankly you can't trade McDavid, because he's worth too much to actual value of the franchise.

Even if it means the odds of improving the team with his new contract he's about to sign and the glaring weaknesses and holes this team has? It's true, his value helped make Edmonton what it is. It can easily be continued with greater success tho. Look at the Lindros trade. Get a similar impactful return.

If anything you can trade Bouchard for an option in net, because giveaways and someone who can play defense.

That's true. I'd be willing to look into that as well.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Haven’t read any of this thread so apologies if this has been discussed; Trent Frederic and Branden Tanev would look great in our bottom 6 and give this team an actual heartbeat at the same time.

 

[North]

Would anyone trade McDavid if it meant it fulfilled every weakness this team has?

Obviously I'm being facetious but I have thought about ways to fix this team. I've often wondered what the return could be.

Just for fun


McDavid + Skinner

For

Stützle + Tkachuk + Ullmark + 1st

Terrible.

 

[Zerotonine]

Eight goals on goalies in a 24 hour span, with plenty of time for more today. How much teet sucking do we expect from Gregor and the rest of the MSM tomorrow about how great they really are? How many more vapid pressers from Bowman are we going to get about trades being “fluid”?

Everyone professionally involved with this org is stupid, or is working very hard to appear stupid. We deserve games like this B2B as a result.

The sad part is someone has to be pushing these media heads to blow smoke. No way anyone thinks either goalie is a safe bet going into the playoffs with.

Its also comical how they talk about deadline acquisition and the only thing the avoid is goaltending

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

That's a strange statement involving players being injured. I'd say it's moot because as you said, all players get hurt. McDavid might demand a trade as well. That's the risk every team faces.


Part is correct. The other part is the facilities and having a really good team.


Even if it means the odds of improving the team with his new contract he's about to sign and the glaring weaknesses and holes this team has? It's true, his value helped make Edmonton what it is. It can easily be continued with greater success tho. Look at the Lindros trade. Get a similar impactful return.



That's true. I'd be willing to look into that as well.

No it's McDavid and Draisaitl, then everything else a distance 2nd

 

[Soundwave]

Haven’t read any of this thread so apologies if this has been discussed; Trent Frederic and Branden Tanev would look great in our bottom 6 and give this team an actual heartbeat at the same time.

I'm done with spending big on bottom 6 forwards. We have like 11 bottom six forwards as is. We blew a 1st to bring in "third line center" Henrique and then a boat load of money to resign him, the year prior we gave away Kesselring for a few games of Bjugstad. These types of adds don't make that big of a difference.

Enough with the bottom 6 fluff, get someone who actually moves the needle, it's been two years since the Ekholm deal and the management has done f*** all since then.