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

[Tobias Kahun]

Is that you Tyler Yaremchuck?

I don't get this line of thinking. If Klingberg comes in and plays well you would be upset? Like when did it make sense to cheer for failure?

Hes gonna be confused when Klingberg plays like he think Bouchard does.

 

[McDoused]

Rumour is Nemec and Mercer for JT Miller

Miller is massive upgrade on Mercer. Nemec isn't even on the roster. I would take that from the Jersey side. I just dont get why they are targeting Miller to play him on the wing.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Wrong thread

 

[brentashton]

Rumour is Nemec and Mercer for JT Miller

Yup. No matter what Van does, they are going to lose the trade big time.


Oh well…

 

[McDoused]

Issue is in a small sample size anyone can look good.

If he comes back and looks passable beside Nurse, would you be okay with the Oilers standing pat on defense?

Honestly it depends how the rest of the team looks like at the deadline and whoever is injured. If someone important goes down, it might be more pressing to go out and fix that whole. Adding a guy for free that plays well isn't a bad thing.

 

[soothsayer]

Vancouver is going to lose both Miller and Pettersson, just like Calgary lost both Tkatchuk and Gaudreau. The Oilers thoroughly destroyed both franchises, and they deserve every bit of it.

 

[McDoused]

Nice feature

 

[foshizzle]

Ristolainen?

Hot take- Klingberg will outperform Risto if they trade for him

Yup. No matter what Van does, they are going to lose the trade big time.


Oh well…

In the words of Jerry Seinfeld

“That’s a shame”

 

[La Bamba]

Hot take- Klingberg will outperform Risto if they trade for him

There is nothing hot about that take lol, Risto is garbage

 

[McHelpus]

Hot take- Klingberg will outperform Risto if they trade for him

If Klingberg is playing that well, I don't think they trade for a Dman.

 

[McDoused]

 

[CanadasTeam99]

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I don't get this. I would not play the guy and risk injury. Pure stupidity

 

[McTonyBrar]

Issue is in a small sample size anyone can look good.

If he comes back and looks passable beside Nurse, would you be okay with the Oilers standing pat on defense?

If he comes in and pulls an Ekholm in the next 6 weeks, don’t go for a defender. If he comes in and pulls a meh or average, continue looking

 

[OilerTyler]

I don't get this. I would not play the guy and risk injury. Pure stupidity

Miller isn't going to hurt himself floating around the defensive zone giving zero effort like he usually does.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

If Klingberg is playing that well, I don't think they trade for a Dman.

I think they'll want another LHD. Currently they have...

• Nurse and EKholm as the main defensive anchors
• Bouchard and Kling as the offensive pulse of the blueline; and
• Kulak, Emberson, and Stecher as the lower end 2-way/defensive options

Grabbing an older reliable vet like Dumoulin, Martinez, Lindgren, Maatta, Mike Reilly, whom you can park in the PB to back up the LD makes a lot of sense. It would leave you with...

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Emberson/Kulak
Kulak-Klingberg
Dumoulin, Stecher

... which looks really good in my eye.

 

[Frank the Tank]

How do the Oilers have 25 players on their roster?

20 that played last night
3 that were in the press box (Kapanen, Skinner, Ryan)
2 extras (Regula and Klingberg)

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Is that you Tyler Yaremchuck?

I don't get this line of thinking. If Klingberg comes in and plays well you would be upset? Like when did it make sense to cheer for failure?

I'm just saying I hope we still upgrade the team by trading assets like our 1st round pick or SOR.

I'm not saying this is a bad move

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Hes gonna be confused when Klingberg plays like he think Bouchard does.

Dude I don't hate Bouchard. I said he's in the tier of Sergachev, Dobson, Montour.

A few of you guys on here are extremely bias about him just like the Leafs fans who think Marner is the 2nd best player in the NHL.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

How do the Oilers have 25 players on their roster?

20 that played last night
3 that were in the press box (Kapanen, Skinner, Ryan)
2 extras (Regula and Klingberg)

Regula is still on IR, and I'd guess that's the same for Klingberg until he gets into a game.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Regula is still on IR, and I'd guess that's the same for Klingberg until he gets into a game.

Ok, so the Bruins tried to waive Regula while he was on the IR? Interesting decision...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ok, so the Bruins tried to waive Regula while he was on the IR? Interesting decision...

I've written this a few times, but the Oil seem content to not have guys play through nagging injuries this year (at least during the first half of the season).

The Bruin's probably asked:

"How's the leg?"
"It's not 100%, but it's improving"
"Do you feel up to try it in game action?"
"Sure"
"Great, enjoy Providence!"

The Oil's back and forth has likely been:
"How's the leg?"
"It's not 100%, but it's improving"
"Great! Just keep working with the team in practice as you build it back to 100%"

Meanwhile the Oil get a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency #7, who doesn't count on the cap while learning the system,; and Alec gets to collect an NHL salary during his recovery.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Nedelkovic had a goal, assist and 40 saves yesterday.

Could be an option as a 1B who can chip in a little secondary scoring.

Could you imagine a goalie getting a Gordy Howe hatty?

 

[brentashton]

Could you imagine a goalie getting a Gordy Howe hatty?

Ya that was weird, it could have happened. Can you imagine if he did goon someone up in the waning minutes of the game and went full Ron Hextall? It would be talked about for years, him getting a Gordie.