Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | Where's the Beef?

[CycloneSweep]

This doesn’t change anything. They’ll be able to add ~$8m worth of players with retention at the deadline. Could be more if they could get double retention.

I’m a perfect world.
we have a single extra defender. If we have any injuries to the forward group we will basically stop accruing cap.
And double retention is not something we can really swing with our laughable prospect pool and assets too.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I wonder if Shattenkirk looks at J. Schultz and is getting a little itchier to sign for cheaper with a NHL team like us?

 

[McTonyBrar]

Darnell is trash. He has stopped being physical, he can’t think or move the puck quickly, he’s not a PP specialist. He’s a D liability often. He isn’t top 3 in the majority of current NHL markets.

I hope he can play top 4 on the off wing here and the team can find a LHD partner at the TDL, but just think about that for a bit…top4 on his off wing when he isn’t top 3 on his natural side.

It doesn’t bode well. But I’m hoping…

lol Darnell is better than Bouchard right now

 

[brentashton]

lol Darnell is better than Bouchard right now

Ya, it’s a pretty low bar to be better than someone else on that Oiler D so far this season. No one is close to playing their best game.

 

[McDoused]

Ya, it’s a pretty low bar to be better than someone else on that Oiler D so far this season. No one is close to playing their best game.

No one is playing to their potential right now and we saw the same group go through the same situation last year. This isn't a roster construction or even coaching issue. At some point the players need to look around and figure things out. The team is too talented and hasn't put in the work defensively.

 

[Vagabond]

I don’t think he would have been interested in a league minimum 2 way AHL 400k deal.

Probably not a 2-way but at 900k I'm pretty sure he would've.

 

[Oilslick941611]

This essentially guarantees we can’t change the team almost at all outside of adding a cheap middle pair d.

Oh well.

That was always the plan. Why do you think the focus was on accruing as much cap space as possible?

I wonder if Shattenkirk looks at J. Schultz and is getting a little itchier to sign for cheaper with a NHL team like us?

I don’t think an Offensive D man like him is an answer for us. It’s using valuable an asset on a type of player that doesn’t make us better.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

That was always the plan. Why do you think the focus was on accruing as much cap space as possible?


I don’t think an Offensive D man like him is an answer for us. It’s using valuable an asset on a type of player that doesn’t make us better.

Right now we have 2 defensemen that can create offense, 3 if you include Nurse.