Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | The Oilers Biggest Roster Need Is?

[Jimmi McJenkins]

If Knoblauch is fired they will hire Quenneville.

Yeah they would, oof and people thought we deserved losing before lol.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Friedman believes the Oilers are looking at one of David Jiricek, Ivan Provorov and Marcus Petterson. He did say that, on Columbus, Provorov is who we are looking at more strongly

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Friedman believes the Oilers are looking at David Jiricek, Ivan Provorov and Marcus Petterson. He did say that, on Columbus, Provorov is who we are looking at more strongly

Finding a way to get both Jiricek & Pettersson would be huge, it would dramatically shift the blueline.

I still think if you moved Jeff Skinner out, fitting Pettersson isn't too bad.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Stauffer's right hand man Brenden said we can't afford to wait until the deadline anymore.

Stauffer did say recently on his show that he strongly believes that we are after a puckmoving dman left handed or right handed.

I have my bets on Provorov but I don't care if its him or Petterson at this point

Finding a way to get both Jiricek & Pettersson would be huge, it would dramatically shift the blueline.

I still think if you moved Jeff Skinner out, fitting Pettersson isn't too bad.

Oh man sorry I meant one of those 3 lol

 

[Shanahanigans]

Stauffer's right hand man Brenden said we can't afford to wait until the deadline anymore.

Stauffer did say recently on his show that he strongly believes that we are after a puckmoving dman left handed or right handed.

I have my bets on Provorov but I don't care if its him or Petterson at this point


Oh man sorry I meant one of those 3 lol

Our defense has actually held up decently considering who we have, its our scoring, speed, and goaltending that need major work.

 

[Stauf4Prez]

Stauffer's right hand man Brenden said we can't afford to wait until the deadline anymore.

Stauffer did say recently on his show that he strongly believes that we are after a puckmoving dman left handed or right handed.

I have my bets on Provorov but I don't care if its him or Petterson at this point


Oh man sorry I meant one of those 3 lol

Well he has to be one of those....

 

[bobbythebrain]

Why Jiricek. He's trash. No time to develop him.

Provy would be awesome

 

[FunkyChicken]

Why Jiricek. He's trash. No time to develop him.

Provy would be awesome

We've learned that you can never have too many third and fourth pairing RD.
I'd like Jiricek because at least he has tons of potential.

 

[Mr Positive]

Yeah could be a replacement for Arvidsson. Kapanen's xGF% has been kinda crap for a few years now, as its been around 44% for 3 years now. So don't expect anything good from this player.

Well this team's advanced stats have been good so maybe he can bring something we lack. Skating?

 

[belair]

They probably would not, but maybe Geekie?

Or Andrew Peeke.

Frederic is the guy they seem to be pushing out the door at the moment.

And the thing that roster seems to be short on is skilled wingers. Marchand is carrying a lot of weight at the moment.

The Oilers could use a guy like Frederic who is willing to battle and will drop the gloves when required. He'd probably be a popular guy right off the hop.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Frederic is the guy they seem to be pushing out the door at the moment.

And the thing that roster seems to be short on is skilled wingers. Marchand is carrying a lot of weight at the moment.

The Oilers could use a guy like Frederic who is willing to battle and will drop the gloves when required. He'd probably be a popular guy right off the hop.

Frederic would be a massive get if what you say is true, can play in the top-9 and adds a physical component they could very much use.

I thought he might be a lock to stick around. And I agree, Jeff Skinner fits Boston's needs alot better than the Oilers.

Why Jiricek. He's trash. No time to develop him.

Provy would be awesome

No no, Jiricek has a ton of upside and is cost controlled right now.

Provorov is one and done, he's gone to the Southern US as fast as the season ending.

 

[TheNumber4]

Two lefties were looking at. Were just creating a logjam again.

 

[bone]

Stauffer's right hand man Brenden said we can't afford to wait until the deadline anymore.

Stauffer did say recently on his show that he strongly believes that we are after a puckmoving dman left handed or right handed.

I have my bets on Provorov but I don't care if its him or Petterson at this point


Oh man sorry I meant one of those 3 lol

Personally I think they should be looking for an ambidexterous puck moving d-man that plays with a flat stick so he can shoot or pass from either side.

 

[McHelpus]

Finding a way to get both Jiricek & Pettersson would be huge, it would dramatically shift the blueline.

I still think if you moved Jeff Skinner out, fitting Pettersson isn't too bad.

Skinner has a NMC and he ain't leaving unless it's to another contender.

 

[Mr Positive]

Why Jiricek. He's trash. No time to develop him.

Provy would be awesome

The huge benefit is that he is cheap RD with interesting upside, and young. It would be a bit of an inspired move to recover the loss of Broberg. I'm not sure if Jiricek would have to pass through waivers if sent down, then Columbus would be motivated to make a trade, just like how we got Podkolzin

Plus we could make both moves. Jiricek is an easy move to make today. An expensive guy like Andersson or Provorov could be a deadline deal. Let Jiricek have a shot in the meantime.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Frederic would be a massive get if what you say is true, can play in the top-9 and adds a physical component they could very much use.

I thought he might be a lock to stick around. And I agree, Jeff Skinner fits Boston's needs alot better than the Oilers.


No no, Jiricek has a ton of upside and is cost controlled right now.

Provorov is one and done, he's gone to the Southern US as fast as the season ending.

The whole point of a trade now vs the TDL is to help the struggling team. Jiricek by no means does that as he's struggling to develop himself. Guy can't even get icetime over there and the word is defensively he's swiss cheese

Provy makes way more sense

 

[McTonyBrar]

Our defense has actually held up decently considering who we have, its our scoring, speed, and goaltending that need major work.

defensively sure but, other than the top pair, it has been horrendous in terms of creating offence, making breakout passes or zone exits. Good passing out of the D zone leads to more rush chances

Two lefties were looking at. Were just creating a logjam again.

Provorov plays the right side in Columbus. Petterson can play the right side as well.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The whole point of a trade now vs the TDL is to help the struggling team. Jiricek by no means does that as he's struggling to develop himself. Guy can't even get icetime over there and the word is defensively he's swiss cheese

Provy makes way more sense

I mean no, just fundamentally no.

 

[VeteranPresence]

Friedman believes the Oilers are looking at one of David Jiricek, Ivan Provorov and Marcus Petterson. He did say that, on Columbus, Provorov is who we are looking at more strongly

I don't love any of them, my preference is Connor Murphy as he plays the right side naturally and would be a great fit for Nurse I think, like how Josh Manson helped complete Colorado's D when he was acquired. Murphy also has a year more of term which will help keep the band together a little while longer.

I am fully prepared for Provorov though, too much smoke. I just hope he's the right guy and the advanced stats this year are painting an accurate picture (high D-zone starts with an xGA differential just above water and decent but not great OI Sv%).

You know who is showing out though in his few games though? One Dante Fabbro. Every number you can think of is better than Provorov's in Columbus. Too bad Stan didn't force the issue and try to find a third team to retain on his contract.

 

[TheNumber4]

I don't love any of them, my preference is Connor Murphy as he plays the right side naturally and would be a great fit for Nurse I think, like how Josh Manson helped complete Colorado's D when he was acquired. Murphy also has a year more of term which will help keep the band together a little while longer.

I am fully prepared for Provorov though, too much smoke. I just hope he's the right guy and the advanced stats this year are painting an accurate picture (high D-zone starts with an xGA differential just above water and decent but not great OI Sv%).

You know who is showing out though in his few games though? One Dante Fabbro. Every number you can think of is better than Provorov's in Columbus. Too bad Stan didn't force the issue and try to find a third team to retain on his contract.

I thought we didnt get a Fabbro cause of Waiver Claim Priority. What does his Cap hit have to do with it?

 

[VeteranPresence]

I thought we didnt get a Fabbro cause of Waiver Claim Priority. What does his Cap hit have to do with it?

Because we could have offered Nashville a low pick instead of them literally giving him away for free. and then another pick/secondary prospect to a third team for salary retention if the Preds didn't want to hold back any money in a deal (which was the rumor). We maybe end up paying two 6ths or 6th and a D-level prospect for a guy who has a recent history of top four play, as opposed to a 2nd++ for basically the same thing from Provorov. You also save more money (50% of 2.6 is less than 50% of 4.7). It just doesn't look like smart asset management in the aggregate.

 

[TheNumber4]

Because we could have offered Nashville a low pick instead of them literally giving him away for free. and then another pick/secondary prospect to a third team for salary retention if the Preds didn't want to hold back any money in a deal (which was the rumor). We maybe end up paying two 6ths or 6th and a D-level prospect for a guy who has a recent history of top four play, as opposed to a 2nd++ for basically the same thing from Provorov. You also save more money (50% of 2.6 is less than 50% of 4.7). It just doesn't look like smart asset management in the aggregate.

If Fabbro needs to be sent down though, we'd lose all those assets. A bit risky. Just depends on how much you believe in Fabbro though.

 

[McShogun99]

Trade for Jiricek and sign TDA. We’re the organization of second chances.

 

[McDoused]

Thanks for this post, great work!

Thanks mate. I'm glad you appreciate it. For all the writers we have it's kind of crazy how many narratives are created but the stats don't really support it.

 

[LTIR]

Except it left us without cap space


And
Flipping Buffalo bought Him out

BUF freed up 7.5M in cap space x 3 by buying out Skinner.
Didn't really mean 5 other GMs wouldn't have given him 3M+ afterwards