Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | What Do Our RFA's Sign For Edition

[duul]

Zadina is one winger injury away from playing with McDavid or Draisaitl here. Seems like a PTO or the smallest contract possible wouldn't be such a bad option.

Let Mcleod walk and put RNH back to centre. Forced to run four lines for once.

 

[Canovin]

At league minimum, I've got time for a look.

Shocked he's walking away from that much money.

Yzerman told him he knows a sucker that will give him more money just for showing up for 10 games

 

[joestevens29]

I think it has more to do with his contract structure. It went from 0.9 to 1.8 this year and 2.7 next.

I’d be fine with a PTO if he’s got no other offers. I’d just much rather try a 2 year deal than 1 when it’s time to give him a contract. A one year deal that works out just means he’s going to price himself out next year. A 2 year deal gets us through the overage to when we have more space

Is he going to want a two year deal given he's given up some money? Seems like he probably is going to look for the best fit for him and try makeup some money in year 2.

 

[Anarchism]

I would have agreed in the past, however, they drafted Michkov knowing very well he may not be able to get out of his 3 year contract. That's a pretty good sign they are gonna be patient

Perhaps you misunderstand Brain.
Philly will be patient once they have a stable of prospects and high quality draft picks to follow.
Briere knows he has this summer to make the big changes.
Why do you think Provorov is gone and DeAngelo is gone and Sandheim is gone and Hayes is gone and maybe Konency and other is if the right deal comes by. For sure he is looking for all the prospects and high draft capital he can and he is willing to finish last next year but he knows two years from now if he doesn't get a prime school going the knives will be out.
I like Briere.....lets help him not to be carved up!

 

[McDrai]

I’d see if Zadina would take 2 years @775-850k. That way, if it clicks for him, he’s a possible Brown replacement for next year and then he can get a pay bump once the overage is back off the cap

Zadina brings nothing to the table. He was labelled as a scorer at the draft and he certainly hasn’t done so ever since. The most we should do is a PTO

 

[Seachd]

Yzerman told him he knows a sucker that will give him more money just for showing up for 10 games

That’s one way of interpreting it if you don’t understand how the league works, I guess.

 

[Canovin]

Zadina brings nothing to the table. He was labelled as a scorer at the draft and he certainly hasn’t done so ever since. The most we should do is a PTO

Kostin was a "nothing" player and he turned out well for us.

 

[duul]

Kostin was a "nothing" player and he turned out well for us.

Yep. Fact of the matter is a change of pace is a necessary spurring on of something in a lot of people. Many great writers have mentioned how freeing it is to show up in a new town with a new outfit and a hair cut. You can be anybody. Sometimes that's all it takes.

Doesn't always work, but sometimes it does. Zadina is a guy who is always going to get chances because of his draft position. All he knows is Detroit, he's definitely going to get another shot in the NHL before he's given up on.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Yzerman told him he knows a sucker that will give him more money just for showing up for 10 games

Seems stupid, and Zadina is walking away from significant dollars as well, but whatever.

Low risk, high reward.

 

[duul]

There is a player there.

 

[Canovin]

Seems stupid, and Zadina is walking away from significant dollars as well, but whatever.

Low risk, high reward.

I've always wanted Zadina on the Oilers for awhile now. $775K is definitely better than $1.825M

 

[duul]

Starting to wonder why we didn't keep Kostin somehow while still moving on from Yamo, and letting Mcleod walk instead. I can't stand watching Mcleod out there man. His game is just so sad. 0 goals in the playoffs too. He won't be a big game player, Kostin has more value in my eyes. You put RNH at centre and you're set.

 

[iCanada]

There is a player there.

I'm surprised how much the fancies like him. The finishing percentages concerning though.

 

[backhandsauce]

Tyler Motte is still out there, He is one of the best PK'ers in the show.

 

[Canovin]

I'm surprised how much the fancies like him. The finishing percentages concerning though.

He has a nice shooting mechanics tho. Maybe working with Draisaitl might help

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

Starting to wonder why we didn't keep Kostin somehow while still moving on from Yamo, and letting Mcleod walk instead. I can't stand watching Mcleod out there man. His game is just so sad. 0 goals in the playoffs too. He won't be a big game player, Kostin has more value in my eyes. You put RNH at centre and you're set.

IMO McLeod is worth significantly more. It's not even close

 

[Canovin]

IMO McLeod is worth significantly more. It's not even close

I would say Kostin and Mcleod are on par with each other. If McLeod gets 2M. Kostin should have gotten 2M as well.

 

[duul]

IMO McLeod is worth significantly more. It's not even close

I don't disagree that he may be worth more in a trade, but I truly believe Kostin is and will continue to separate from Mcleod further as a better NHL player. As in, more valuable to a team in the playoffs. All I care about at this point in time, for our group, is if a player can compete in the playoffs and find success there.

 

[NeverForget06]

Tyler Motte is still out there, He is one of the best PK'ers in the show.

Connor Bedard's favorite player !

 

[nexttothemoon]

Just out of curiosity I looked up some offensive stats for current and ex-Oilers and a few players that have been spoken about in threads/convos as possible adds to the Oilers...

Pts per 60 at 5v5 over the past 3 regular seasons:

McDavid 2.90
Draisaitl 2.51
E Kane 2.17
Hyman 2.17
Kostin 1.83
Connor Brown 1.72
Jesper Boqvist 1.70
Foegele 1.67
RNH 1.65
Maxime Comtois 1.65
Derek Ryan 1.62
McLeod 1.48
Pius Suter 1.46
Yamamoto 1.44
Denis Gurianov 1.43
Tyler Motte 1.42
Brendan Lemieux 1.39
Janmark 1.36
Noah Gregor 1.31
Devin Shore 1.28
Holloway 1.20
Caggiula 1.16
Zach Aston-Reese 1.08
Filip Zadina 1.07
Austin Watson 1.04
Brad Malone 1.01
Lane Pederson 0.83
Zack MacEwen 0.79
Greg McKegg 0.66



Bouchard 1.32
Nurse 1.09
Ekholm 1.03
Cam Dineen 0.89
Ceci 0.85
Broberg 0.82
Kulak 0.80
Desharnais 0.60
Niemelainen 0.14

 

[McAsuno]

Wow, very interesting to see a player do this with the intention of sticking around the NHL. Has any other European done that?

 

[McTonyBrar]

Wow, very interesting to see a player do this with the intention of sticking around the NHL. Has any other European done that?

Brave choice betting on himself. I'd take him in Edmonton








For less than 1 million

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Brave choice betting on himself. I'd take him in Edmonton








For less than 1 million

He won't, likely, get PP time, but there's not a higher end forward group who would have space for him than the Oilers.

 

[McTonyBrar]

I would say Kostin and Mcleod are on par with each other. If McLeod gets 2M. Kostin should have gotten 2M as well.

I'll take McLeod over Kostin. Kostin's defending is terrible

 

[duul]

I'll take McLeod over Kostin. Kostin's defending is terrible

Based on what metric? Mcleod had the worst +/- of any forward on the team who played regularly besides Puljujarvi and Holloway...while going against the easiest competition the league has to offer.

The only justification I can see for this is in the playoffs where Kostin was getting reduced minutes, meanwhile Mcleod was ... ?