Rumor: Rumors & Trade Proposals Thread | Post Mortem '23-24 Season: Who Should Stay, Who Should Go & Who Should We Bring In?

[FlameChampion]

I seem to be reading conflicting statements regarding Henrique.

Has he indicated that he is moving on? He still has excellent hands but next year he is 35. One way or another the Oilers have to find some younger bodies. You would think Lavoie would be the one addition who is not currently playing with the big team but they thought so much of him last year that they put him on waivers and no one claimed him.

I don't see many "younger alternatives' waiting in the wings anywhere in the Oiler organization.

There also aren’t that many C’s available

 

[NeverForget06]

Klim Kostin is a 4th liner. He's a 4th liner we can't use on the pk. Doesn't seem like a fit under Knobby.

Agree completely

 

[McAsuno]

bLocKBUsTer

 

[Duder54]

Tampa is ruthless...

Stamkos going to UFA


Though.. in reality.. Stamkos gave up money and he won the cup twice. Tampa doesn't really owe him anything. He won.

Winning organisations make tough decisions and aren't afraid to make personal changes. Look at TB, Vegas and Florida as perfect examples of this.

 

[foshizzle]

Fair point.

We should have him be Skinner's back up and he can come with a 5M cap hit in those years instead.

No. You can keep him this year and move or buy him out next year- if it gets to that. Jeff Jackson said he is trying to move him. You love going to extremes heh?

 

[FlameChampion]

bLocKBUsTer

I don’t get why teams do this when the draft hasn’t even started

 

[JeffSkinner53]

I don’t get why teams do this when the draft hasn’t even started

Maybe working on other trades and trying to get this done first?

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

This must be a joke or you guys are drunk too early today. You want to give this ECHL star a 3rd chance?? While making 5 mill a year? He had his chance twice as a starter and he failed. He can f*** off

8th best sv% in the AHL is not an ECHL player.

 

[McDoused]

Anything Oiler related? I don’t wanna waste time lol

He basically repeated what he told Stauffer yesterday.

 

[foshizzle]

If that's the case, I would LOVE to see Debrusk+Arvidsson/Kane/Toffoli. That's the kind of offseason that could make this team an overwhelming favourite, in the same league as Colorado from a couple of years ago.


Maybe he would like to spend a year playing with the best player on the planet? Knock one off the bucket list?

I like it. I think it’s also time to move Hopkins to 3rd line centre if Henrique doesn’t sign.

Hard no on Campbell.

I don't care if he's a nice guy, I don't care if he had decent AHL numbers. He gots to go. We can't afford him. Buy him out and let's go shopping for wingers and RD.

Buying him out is so shortsighted

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Would love to sign Stamkos lol. Would probably never happen but he knows how to win.

 

[oXo Cube]

No. You can keep him this year and move or buy him out next year- if that happens. Jeff Jackson said he is trying to move him. You love going to extremes heh?

Sure, you could do that I suppose. I'd rather not because I'm serious about trying to win next season. We need the extra space now while 2 of our 3 best players are still underpaid by about 16 million dollars combined giving us a massive competitive advantage over the field.

Campbell should have been bought out last Summer actually.

 

[FlameChampion]

I like it. I think it’s also time to move Hopkins to 3rd line centre if Henrique doesn’t sign.


Buying him out is so shortsighted

Wish we would go Vancouver route. Campbell + 2040 2nd and a 2055 2nd for futures

 

[WaitingForUser]

Actually yes that's a better spot!

Would finally give him his sniper winger. Dare to dream

 

[McAsuno]

I like it. I think it’s also time to move Hopkins to 3rd line centre if Henrique doesn’t sign.


Buying him out is so shortsighted

Campbell's gonna be gone regardless whether its by a trade or a buy out IMO.

 

[McDoused]

Campbell's gonna be gone regardless whether its by a trade or a buy out IMO.

Gotta happen by Sunday though.

 

[WaitingForUser]

Stupid Florida tax advantage though. I wonder how much real dollars he gave up.

Very good point the tax advantage does change it a bit. Still he did the right thing for the team and now it seems they do t wish to return the favour and have him retire with the bolts. Thats some serious bad karma

 

[TheNumber4]

Very good point the tax advantage does change it a bit. Still he did the right thing for the team and now it seems they do t wish to return the favour and have him retire with the bolts. Thats some serious bad karma

I agree. Ruthless. He was the franchise there.

 

[McAsuno]

Gotta happen by Sunday though.

Yep, buyout ends Sunday by 3pm MT (I think?)
I'm on board of adding a sweetener in order to offload all of Campbell's contract. I wonder if the sharks would be interested.

 

[TheNumber4]

I just hope Jackson is working on the most epic of Nurse/Campbell trades first. If that’s done we can go really go shopping.

 

[WaitingForUser]

I agree. Ruthless. He was the franchise there.

Without him they never get the cups they won. He was the BOLTS. Kinda reminds me of when they refused to sign Lecavilleir again

 

[TheNumber4]

Without him they never get the cups they won. He was the BOLTS. Kinda reminds me of when they refused to sign Lecavilleir again

Reminds me of the Hawks just ending the whole Kane/Toews era on a whimper too. American teams just don’t give a shit about legacy. When McDrai win here, they can stay for as long as they want and go into management.

 

[Roderek]

Stupid Florida tax advantage though. I wonder how much real dollars he gave up.

I am going to mis Cap Friendly..

11,000,000 contract take home in Toronto $5,139, 242
9,000,000 contract take home in Tampa 5,,487,074

 

[dem]

Reminds me of the Hawks just ending the whole Kane/Toews era on a whimper too. American teams just don’t give a shit about legacy. When McDrai win here, they can stay for as long as they want and go into management.

We sound like suckers in that scenario..

Are they gonna take a haircut to win a championship? Doesn't sound like it.

 

[McTonyBrar]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806496883017130320

This is from yesterday. Dear God I hope this is not true.