Realistically, how likely is a trade deadline move? It highly depends on the Kane situation. Which players are easily moveable, meaning with no trade protection? Right now the team is 40k above the cap.
Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Savoie Gets an Audition With the Trade Deadline Looming
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After 4 nations, I don't really want Parayko anymore. Not that physical for his size, seems to rely on rushing the puck rather than passing, and while decent defensively, he isnt a Slavin or even close to it.
Honestly he just seems like RH Nurse, with a better shot but less physicality. I think they would be a poor fit together.
Honestly he just seems like RH Nurse, with a better shot but less physicality. I think they would be a poor fit together.
Dazed and Confused
Ludicrous speed, GO!
They can breathe a little easier if something happens to Kulak and they sill want a good skater.
I know he looked awful next to Nurse, but weirdly he got (far) more 2nd pairing minutes vs. 3rd pairing usage. (Going by NaturalStatTrick) If push comes to shove, perhaps he wouldn't be a total trainwreck next to Emberson in a 3rd pairing role.
Still, I get the feeling they'll want at least one giant available to step in if something happens to Nurse or Ekholm. Think someone like Tinordi or Megna, who are currently in the AHL, but have decent NHL experience.
Man there is no Kane situation. We aren’t letting this info out yet because the league will investigate. They don’t investigate any team except us.
This is also Seravalli drumming up f***ing white noise and Stauffer being naive as f*** to believe him
lol how’s a right handed Nurse with more offence bad? It’s interchangeable as well
Ekholm Bouchard
Kulak Parayko
Nurse Emberson
alphahelix
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You can argue about whether Parayko is the right add or if the Oilers could possibly add him, but I dont see how anyone could argue that this wouldnt represent a giant improvement over our current defence.
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If he can PK too I’d actually also like it. Big dman, he doesn’t look bad to me. We need a sturdy dman built like Ekholm and he is that.
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If these turds dont look for a goalie, they are more than turds
You know there are few people here I would love to see what trades they would make and how they would make them and what their lineup would look like after the deadline. They seem reticent to do so (no need to be frightened your wrong) but im sure would be nice to see some realistic ideas on how to we should go to battle with this group.
Kulak is another guy that relies more on his skating than crisp outlet passes. He also isnt a top 4 guy. He might be one of the best #5's though, and we should use that rather than play him above his head
And Nurse/Emberson weren't very good together.
Really, to keep a skater and passer on each pair, and keep a defensive conscience, you'd want something like
Nurse-Bouch
Ekholm-Parayko
Kulak-Emberson
But our coaches won't split up Bouch/Ek, even though they are our two best passers from the back end and have been looking like shit together lately. So we need someone who can make a stretch pass with Nurse, and Parayko isnt that guy.
Nurse-Bouch have great stats together in their limited time, and Nurse's skating can help cover Bouchs brainfarts. So if your fine breaking them up, sure. But I don't think Knob is willing to try that, so just get a guy who can pass the puck to play with Nurse. Parayko isnt the only option.
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Yeah, we are discussing if he is the right add. Obviously Parayko is better than Klingberg currently. But is he worth the assets to aquire and better than any of the other available options? I don't think so, for this team.
AddyTheWrath
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There’s a lot of hopium in here that Seravalli is wrong lol. As if this organization hasn’t been incompetent and let us down before
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If he’s right, and Skinner shits the bed again (inevitably), I could see some actual real fallout with the fanbase. I know I’d be more or less done with the team. Katz valuation can suck a chode
Behind Enemy Lines
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Parayko would be a phenomenal 2RD shutdown d-man. 32 points (31 EV and SH), 24:03 toi
+6 on a team with -11 goal differential, 63.8 d-zone starts an all situations 59.2 d-zone EV starts, +11.5 point share. Top time on ice performance that tilts to shutdown situational deployment yet still producing 32 points (13 goals) all EV or SH except for 1 PP assist.
6'6" 228 pounds
NHL 83 percentile top skating speed
NHL 98 percentile speed bursts over 20 mph
NHL 95 percentile skating distance
NHL 99 percentile top shot speed
Highly doubtful the Oilers have the assets to run at this player if he were legitimately available. However watching close out and key situational defending with an Ekholm Parayko would be a dream for this team. This team would have a long, diverse top 4 that wouldn't take a backseat to many blue lines.
+6 on a team with -11 goal differential, 63.8 d-zone starts an all situations 59.2 d-zone EV starts, +11.5 point share. Top time on ice performance that tilts to shutdown situational deployment yet still producing 32 points (13 goals) all EV or SH except for 1 PP assist.
6'6" 228 pounds
NHL 83 percentile top skating speed
NHL 98 percentile speed bursts over 20 mph
NHL 95 percentile skating distance
NHL 99 percentile top shot speed
Highly doubtful the Oilers have the assets to run at this player if he were legitimately available. However watching close out and key situational defending with an Ekholm Parayko would be a dream for this team. This team would have a long, diverse top 4 that wouldn't take a backseat to many blue lines.
Heart says optimism. Brain says disappointment lol. I’d legitimately gag if all we acquire is more depth 2.0 players.
Sheikyerbouti
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because it's an ongoing injury that rest will not heal imo. Hips maybe. Tkachuk is groin, so he will be back to 100% with rest.
He hasn't been McDavid for awhile. He used to start/stop and make incredible lateral movements with the puck, now it's straight lines. He's also gone from ridiculously ahead of everyone to possibly the third best player in the league, during his prime years
This is not really true, he has lost the scoring title to Kucherov and Draisaitl before. He lost a Hart to Taylor freaking Hall.
The gap between any one player and other great players in the league is not what it once was.
If you want to see a decline in your 20s go look at Ovechkin, lol. And he's still ticking along here at age 39.
