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

[Jumptheshark]

Our window to win should be at least 6+ years if management can build this team properly. They should be looking at what we need to win I was well as in the future. We should be looking at how the Wings and Penguins teams that had like a 20 year window to win. Adding a potential stud prospect like Jiricek helps that.

In theory yes but in reality we have shot ourselves in the skate several times

 

[Soli]

Friedman on Saturday Headlines says teams are making legitimate pitches and Columbus is mulling a Jiricek move. He notes there are reports about Edmonton, but Friedman himself doesn't think we are a match because we don't necessarily have what Columbus wants, a "young player similar in return"

 

[TB12]

Friedman on Saturday Headlines says teams are making legitimate pitches and Columbus is mulling a Jiricek move. He notes there are reports about Edmonton, but Friedman himself doesn't think we are a match because we don't necessarily have what Columbus wants, a "young player similar in return"

Oh boy. The gnashing of teeth on here when Jiricek gets moved somewhere else will be unbearable.

 

[brentashton]

Oh boy. The gnashing of teeth on here when Jiricek gets moved somewhere else will be unbearable.

It’s bound to happen either way he gets shipped.

 

[Heavy Dee]

Oh boy. The gnashing of teeth on here when Jiricek gets moved somewhere else will be unbearable.

It's gonna take Savoie.

 

[Mr Positive]

It's gonna take Savoie.

And why not? I'd say both players are equal in status. So do we want a C/RW or a RD for the future?

 

[CanadasTeam99]

Oh boy. The gnashing of teeth on here when Jiricek gets moved somewhere else will be unbearable.

Don't even want him if he isn't helping right now this year

 

[BarDownBobo]

Friedman on Saturday Headlines says teams are making legitimate pitches and Columbus is mulling a Jiricek move. He notes there are reports about Edmonton, but Friedman himself doesn't think we are a match because we don't necessarily have what Columbus wants, a "young player similar in return"

They likely want Savoie versus the O’Reilly/Akey plus that the Oilers would be comfortable offering.

 

[North]

They likely want Savoie versus the O’Reilly/Akey plus that the Oilers would be comfortable offering.

They are very likely going to get better offers either way.

 

[McTonyBrar]

We have to give up young players to win now… is Bowman a bigger idiot than I thought?

 

[Soli]

It's gonna take Savoie.

They likely want Savoie versus the O’Reilly/Akey plus that the Oilers would be comfortable offering.

I would do it. But I don't think Columbus would be interested as they have their own Savoie-types on their roster and in their system. I hope by "young player similar in return", they want an RHD of similar age. Juice a Beau Akey package and pray to the hockey deity to which you subscribe.

Beau Akey (RHD prospect, a draft year younger)
STL 2nd '25 (currently 42nd OV, give them all the offer sheet picks!)
Brady Stonehouse (plays on the 67's top line with CBJ top-10 prospect Luca Pinelli)
Anything else (get it done)

 

[North]

We have to give up young players to win now… is Bowman a bigger idiot than I thought?

There are teams who will be interested with significantly better prospects.

There has been no trade yet and you’re already angry.

 

[Oilhawks]

We have to give up young players to win now… is Bowman a bigger idiot than I thought?

Is the raw Jiricek a win now move?

 

[Zerotonine]

Thats literally what the expected goals metric is for. To prevent your "just trust me bro" logic on theoretic situations.

You mean the one were Skinner is dead last on right now?

 

[jukon]

Curious. Since Vegas has claimed Raph, are there restrictions for them trading him? He's been pretty crap for them in the AHL. I wonder if we can get him back for only future considerations.

 

[Scrapin Ice]

Jiricek playing like a 3rd pair Ahl D tonight.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

You mean the one were Skinner is dead last on right now?

Oh so we're going with a <20gp sample size over a 3 years sample size because Gibson was too injured this year to inevitably drop below him like every other stage of Skinner's career? That's the straw we're grasping at now?

 

[North]

Curious. Since Vegas has claimed Raph, are there restrictions for them trading him? He's been pretty crap for them in the AHL. I wonder if we can get him back for only future considerations.

It must be a bitter pill for him because he was legitimately a call up option for us and then Vegas claimed him. There is no way they’d call him up with how the year has gone for him there.

 

[Senor Catface]

It must be a bitter pill for him because he was legitimately a call up option for us and then Vegas claimed him. There is no way they’d call him up with how the year has gone for him there.

It's gotten to the point where he's scratched now too. Either that or injured.

 

[North]

It's gotten to the point where he's scratched now too. Either that or injured.

Sometimes the grass isn’t greener.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

We have to give up young players to win now… is Bowman a bigger idiot than I thought?

f*** Friedman. He doesn’t see a match in anything the Oilers do. It’s just lazy journalism at this point.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Well at least we know Bowman is talking to teams for help

 

[Jumptheshark]

And why not? I'd say both players are equal in status. So do we want a C/RW or a RD for the future?

and taken in the same draft

 

[Fishy McScales]

We have to give up young players to win now… is Bowman a bigger idiot than I thought?

Jiricek is a young player too.

 

[foshizzle]

Oh so we're going with a <20gp sample size over a 3 years sample size because Gibson was too injured this year to inevitably drop below him like every other stage of Skinner's career? That's the straw we're grasping at now?

We can look at last year if that makes you feel better where Skinner was 36th in goals saved above expected. Or we can look at his entire playoff body of work.