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SupremeTeam16 said:
Which poster yesterday was lamenting the Oilers Pro scouting, while holding up Colorados as an example.

I know it can’t be the Colorado Pro scouting staff who would of scouted Casey Mittlestadt and liked him so much that Colorado traded a young top 4 defender for him, then proceeded to give him 6M a year so they can play him at 4C

Lol that’s definitely who we should be emulating.
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The team we should be emulating in terms of scouting is Dallas.

And they’re interested in Klingberg too.
 
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Jarvi said:
There is literally zero risk with a buriable contract. If he hasn't recovered to the point where he is an upgrade on Stecher, you bury him and forget all about it.
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This is my thoughts, I just hope the Oilers arent looking at this as a solution to the defense and keep looking after picking up klingberg even if he is better than Stecher
 
Jimmi McJenkins said:
The player and organization would probably have a mutual split at that point, imo.

He also might need time in the minors if he isn't ready
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He hasn’t played in two years. He won’t be able to step in right away. Meaning there won’t be a real evaluation period, which means he won’t be buried and we miss a chance to upgrade.
 
Oilslick941611 said:
He hasn’t played in two years. He won’t be able to step in right away. Meaning there won’t be a real evaluation period, which means he won’t be buried and we miss a chance to upgrade.
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First chill out, the team isn't going to sign klingberg and dust their hands off like their finished.

Second, he'll get up to speed shortly, if it's obvious that he's either not ready or not good enough, they won't wait, that's a waste of time on a short term deal just
 
Jimmi McJenkins said:
First chill out, the team isn't going to sign klingberg and dust their hands off like their finished.

Second, he'll get up to speed shortly, if it's obvious that he's either not ready or not good enough, they won't wait, that's a waste of time on a short term deal just
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It’s ok. I’m not worked up over it. It’s hockey. I don’t make the decisions. I just have preferences. I don’t think I man who went on LTIR because a plane ride to Sweden was too long is not a viable option for a D. Stretcher is a better option.

I also don’t think the team would kkingberg and wipe their hands and do nothing. I’m not a doomer nor think our management is incompetent. I have faith we get what we need by the deadline unlike most here. I just don’t think Klingberg is the guy, but if we sign him I’ll cheer for him as I cheer for the team and our players and not against it.
 
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Oilslick941611 said:
He hasn’t played in two years. He won’t be able to step in right away. Meaning there won’t be a real evaluation period, which means he won’t be buried and we miss a chance to upgrade.
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I think you'll be able to see pretty quickly if he's still able to play even if he's in the minors or practicing with the team. This isn't some rookie you aren't sure about it's a seasoned vet.
 
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Connor McConnor said:
I think you'll be able to see pretty quickly if he's still able to play even if he's in the minors or practicing with the team. This isn't some rookie you aren't sure about it's a seasoned vet.
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I wonder if Klingberg would join our team in practices, just so we could see him in action first.
 
I like this team. Just need a top 4 RD. If I could change one thing about the team it would have been signing Holloway over Skinner. I am sure Skinner will be gone before the playoffs despite what some are saying. Teams retain salary is a normal thing at the trade deadline. So retain salary or take back Skinner and get what will amount to a free test drive
 
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McSuper said:
I like this team. Just need a top 4 RD. If I could change one thing about the team it would have been signing Holloway over Skinner. I am sure Skinner will be gone before the playoffs despite what some are saying. Teams retain salary is a normal thing at the trade deadline. So retain salary or take back Skinner and get what will amount to a free test drive
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Imagine if they had just matched both RFAs lol. Probably in a much better spot now and in the long term. Replace Skinner and Arvy with Holloway and Broberg. Still like this team and think Victor will be solid in the playoffs if he's healthy

Mr Positive said:
I wonder if Klingberg would join our team in practices, just so we could see him in action first.
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A PTO would be great but if there's this much interest I doubt he'd take
 
Oilslick941611 said:
What about our organization makes you think we would just bury someone that wasn’t working out?
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July 1 Oilers sign Josh Brown 3 x $1 million and October 6 Oilers cut Josh Brown him to Bakersfield. Didn't hesitate with a first day free agent signing who they gave three year term to induce signing. They also invested $3 million bet on Jeff Skinner on July 2 whose currently collecting dust as a healthy scratch.

Klingberg is a 600 game NHL game d-man with a specific skill set, good size, and sustained experience as a top 4 d-man. He's a low risk scratch lottery ticket with minimal risk to potentially upgrade a roster weakness.
 
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Behind Enemy Lines said:
July 1 Oilers sign Josh Brown 3 x $1 million and October 6 Oilers cut Josh Brown him to Bakersfield. Didn't hesitate with a first day free agent signing who they gave three year term to induce signing. They also invested $3 million bet on Jeff Skinner on July 2 whose currently collecting dust as a healthy scratch.

Klingberg is a 600 game NHL game d-man with a specific skill set, good size, and sustained experience as a top 4 d-man. He's a low risk scratch lottery ticket with minimal risk to potentially upgrade a roster weakness.
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He's better at hockey than Josh Brown, that is absolutely enough right now.
 
Behind Enemy Lines said:
July 1 Oilers sign Josh Brown 3 x $1 million and October 6 Oilers cut Josh Brown him to Bakersfield. Didn't hesitate with a first day free agent signing who they gave three year term to induce signing. They also invested $3 million bet on Jeff Skinner on July 2 whose currently collecting dust as a healthy scratch.

Klingberg is a 600 game NHL game d-man with a specific skill set, good size, and sustained experience as a top 4 d-man. He's a low risk scratch lottery ticket with minimal risk to potentially upgrade a roster weakness.
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To your point Brown was playing the last game and Skinner wont stay a healthy scratched or be waived.

As for Klingberg he hasnt played in two years, we dont know if still has those skills you talk about, he certainly didn't have them in Anaheim or Toronto and JD who played Klingberg said on Oilers nation that Klingberg may be big but he doesnt play that way.


Im just telling you where my thinking comes from, of course if we sign him, its 100% lets go Klingberg.
 
I wouldn’t mind seeing how Klingberg does under Coffey. If he can still skate and pass it will be interesting how he does in our system. I’d take a healthy Klingberg over Stetcher or Brown as 6/7 dman
 
Not sold on Klingberg but we'll see I guess. I don't suppose there's any news on what happens with Skinner? I wonder if they can even find a willing team to pawn him off on. He found zero rhythm with either of the big two, and was essentially stapled to bottom six duty before being dropped to the PB the last several games. Just an awful bet to make and a clear error in talent evaluation and judgement. Knoblauch and co. have made it abundantly clear they don't trust him enough to keep him in there.
 
Mr Positive said:
If he wants a NMC, that's a hard no. He needs to be buriable or at least tradeable.
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Yeh, there can't be a stupid contract with a No Move or silly bonuses that carry over or cost us space this year or next. Either he wants to play on a contender or not, he has to prove himself for a contract next too. I used to be very high on Klingberg, then Heiskenen came in and took over but obviously his hips have slowed him down.
 
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timekeep said:
Yeh, there can't be a stupid contract with a No Move or silly bonuses that carry over or cost us space this year or next. Either he wants to play on a contender or not, he has to prove himself for a contract next too. I used to be very high on Klingberg, then Heiskenen came in and took over but obviously his hips have slowed him down.
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I heard that he was eligible for that performance bonus thing and I also winced at that. If Klingberg kills it here, his bonus can be that he gets a signing bonus on the next deal. None of that cap penalty nonsense.

Even with these limits, I bet he would sign here. The Evander Kane contracts here show a clear pattern and path for Klingberg to follow
 
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