KeithIsActuallyBad
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Then they should target wingers. Centers do nothing for us at this point. McDavid and Draisatl should always be on separate lines except for certain occasions. It gives opponents much more to worry about.
Rumor: Rumors & Proposals Thread | With Klingberg in the Mix Who Are Our 7D After the Deadline?
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Centers create significantly more roster flexibility, especially 2 way guys being discussed here.
A Pavel Buchnevich type isn't going down to the third line to drive the line and win defensive matchups. An O'Reilly or Nelson can though, while still being top 6 options.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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They're fine the way they are now, it's up to the coach to stop going to the nuclear option. With the McDrai line if you contain them who else is going to score?
Nelson, O'Reilly, RNH, Kane, etc, etc.
The Oilers already almost have the depth to go nuclear and not hurt themselves. Adding one more element just consolidates that further. Having the flexibility to do both (29/97 together and apart) while not hurting yourself in either instance would be a massive advantage that we haven't had before.
This is the way. One guy who’s more impactful than Hyman, RNH, Kane, Henrique will tilt the ice for the Oilers much more than some 4th liner
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Kane has been inactive for a very long time. We're hoping he jumps in right away and contributes but it's going to take him time to get back up to speed. None of these guys are the line drivers that Drai is. The team still gets precious little scoring outside the top line.
Honestly I would not be married to idea of having to keep Arvidsson let alone Jeff Skinner. It doesn't look like either one is working out the way it was intended, same goes for Henrique. I wouldn't be opposed to moving any of these guys out to facilitate a trade.
The July 1 spending spree has been largely a bust, I don't think we should be beholden to keep these guys just because.
Also if you're not going to use a player next time FFS maybe Knob and the front office need to have some communication on who's brought in. Amateur hour over here in that respect.
The July 1 spending spree has been largely a bust, I don't think we should be beholden to keep these guys just because.
Also if you're not going to use a player next time FFS maybe Knob and the front office need to have some communication on who's brought in. Amateur hour over here in that respect.
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Well there's only one way I can see this cap hit working realistically, so I sure as hell hope not.
Shrugs. We I'd rather have Rantanen than basically all of our "forward depth" (Arvidsson, Kane, Skinner, Brown's bonus is 15 million we're spending right now, etc.).
That said Carolina would be crazy to not find a way to re-sign him after giving up what they gave up. I don't see it happening. Carolina has a ton of cap next summer too, he'd really have to hate it there for a deal not to get done.
Give Rantanen a similar deal to Ohtani. 8M avv and the rest deferred
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It could be done if Kane is moved and your entire bottom 6 is signed under a mil lol.
This is probably just Strickland being a mouthpiece for his agent and trying to scare Carolina into a quick (re: expensive) extension. But it would be something else if he did sign here.
Mcnotloilersfan
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Strickland has called things before. Edmonton would have to do some serious maneuvering to make this happen though.
RNH, Kane and Henrique would probably have to go, and maybe you're letting Bouch bet on himself better with a 2 year extension.
Messrules11
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Kane and O’Reilly on the same line would be fantastic, not sure how it gets done but I’m all for it.
I think the only way they could make Rantanen work is, like Canovin suggested, deferring a ton of salary. They could even look at deferring Bouchard's salary to help make it work, maybe getting him on board by offering him more if he deferred than if he doesn't.
Not sure how else this would work.
Not that it helps a lot, but if Rantanen signs with the Oilers at 14M. I can see McDavid also signing for 14M making the Big 3 at 14M a piece.
Bouchard definitely would have to take a shorter deal at 8M.
Kane gets traded or gets LTIR again.
It's doable.
Bouchard definitely would have to take a shorter deal at 8M.
Kane gets traded or gets LTIR again.
It's doable.
McDNicks17
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Maybe I'm in the minority, but hard pass on Rantanen for me.
That money would be way better spent across the roster rather than just adding to an already good line.
That money would be way better spent across the roster rather than just adding to an already good line.
I get what you're saying, but if the Oilers were to bring in Rantanen, you could wheel my grandmother out on the first defensive pair and put a potato in net, and the Oilers would still challenge for the cup.
Rantanen on the same line as Draisaitl would be like grown NHL players against a bantam team. They would never, ever give up the puck.
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Trade Kane (5 million)
Connor Brown bonus (3 million)
This isn't even touching the current group lineup.
AddyTheWrath
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Well you could theoretically have the 3 of them on separate lines, although I understand why you’d want them together.
X - McDavid - Hyman
Podkolzin - Draisaitl - Y
Z - RNH - Rantanen
Or flip Hyman and Rantanen
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I can see the argument in theory, you would have 2 elite lines instead of just one. Your bottom 6 probably doesn't matter much at that point because you just don't give it any ice time.
But I don't see how you fit another 14M contract into this core with even the most generous of cap increase projections. The Oilers would have to shed either one of 97/29 or every other forward making anything who isn't one of those two.
Messrules11
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Rantanen talk is just silly, never happening.
