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[Oilhawks]

Pittsburgh is making the playoffs


There must be some names we haven't thought about.

 

[TheNumber4]

Pittsburgh is making the playoffs


There must be some names we haven't thought about.

Tried looking at teams RHD depth charts recently. Didn’t see anyone that fits the bill and could shake loose. But yeh, you never know… like with Ekholm shaking loose.

 

[TheNumber4]

I think a healthy Kane in the finals would have been the difference but obviously who knows.

An unhealthy one hurt us unfortunately. 20/20 hindsight but he shouldn’t have been playing.

 

[Scrapin Ice]

So I wonder if Pegula starts with cleaning out His hockey ops staff?

 

[McShogun99]

Why is it a terrible idea? The oilers made it to the finals largely without him, and they are doing fine this year.

We probably win the Cup last year if we had a healthy Kane in the finals.

 

[belair]

I’ve been a big fan of Sissons game for a long time and was hoping we would inquire about him last year. He’s having an absolutely miserable season but I think with the needed retention he’d still have a decent acquisition cost.

The issue I see now is that we’ve got a pretty deep lineup and there’s only so many minutes to go around. Underplaying guys can be just as detrimental as overplaying them and I don’t know if we would be maximizing a guy like Sissons effectiveness by playing him the 6-8 minutes a night the 4C in Edmonton is going to be getting. Only way I can see it being worth it is if someone like Arvidsson or Henrique is going out.

I think he'd be a big PK guy and the top RH faceoff guy. He'd lineup as 4C, but probably still finishes the night in the 14-16 minute range. If Derek Ryan is coming out, you need a big faceoff/PK guy knowing how important those have been.

I think the guys who see their minutes diminish in the the playoffs are your Skinners, Podkolzins and Perrys. Guys that aren't primary scorers and minimal special teams.

Aside from the upgrade on Stecher/Emberson, I think that's probably the biggest upgrade that we can realistically make on the current roster. And if the retention is possible, it's a no brainer IMO.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Kane brings one of the most important elements: chaos. Knoblauch's style is all about sticking to the plan. Kane is a disruptor. When the system fails he's the best player on the ice. I bet we would have the cup if Kane were healthy

This is actually an excellent point I haven't thought of before. Evander Kane is sort of like a ballistic missile that can be fired in case of an emergency. He can throw entire opposing lines off their game when he's at his best and that's not a luxury many teams have.

 

[Mr Positive]

This is actually an excellent point I haven't thought of before. Evander Kane is sort of like a ballistic missile that can be fired in case of an emergency. He can throw entire opposing lines off their game when he's at his best and that's not a luxury many teams have.

When he's at his best it's like thar Calgary series we had. We got shelled badly in game 1 and Kane was the only noticeable Oiler. He was just getting in their heads and mucking it up

 

[jukon]

My off the board pick for D help is Nick Jensen.

 

[foshizzle]

Kane brings one of the most important elements: chaos. Knoblauch's style is all about sticking to the plan. Kane is a disruptor. When the system fails he's the best player on the ice. I bet we would have the cup if Kane were healthy

Chaos hasn’t won him a cup yet. Knob has shown frustration with Kane before. I like Kane but you need players who fit into the system

 

[Mr Positive]

Chaos hasn’t won him a cup yet. Knob has shown frustration with Kane before. I like Kane but you need players who fit into the system

Lots of great players never won a cup, and Kane isn't even a core player. Knob hasn't hesitated to play Kane. He even played him when he really shouldn't have, when he was still injured and had to stand at the bench. It's not like he's totally uncoachable. He knows when to mix things up and when to hold back.

 

[McDoused]

My off the board pick for D help is Nick Jensen.

I don't think they want to trade him after the price they paid to acquire him.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

My off the board pick for D help is Nick Jensen.

I don't think they want to trade him after the price they paid to acquire him.

He's also been low key one of their best dmen this year and for the first time in years the playoffs are a possibility for them.

He's playing at a 35-point pace and a team-leading +14