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[Bryanbryoil]

Win or lose this should be the end of Foegele and McLeod in Edmonton.

And Ceci. Maybe Desharnais too. Nurse should be gone but his contract makes it impossible. Skinner should be gone too IMO.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Cool a goal!
Now do it 6 more times.

 

[Pavel10]

Any chatter on who will be the next gm? I heard hunter name thrown around.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Any chatter on who will be the next gm? I heard hunter name thrown around.

I believe Friedman poured cold water on it.

Jackson came out of nowhere. Knoblach came out of nowhere. Whoever the front runner is as GM, will be a name we probably haven't heard.

 

[Mr Kot]

We have a lot of trash on this team. Everyone who is bad is moveable or burieable though, except nurse. We can at least retool well enough. It would be a massive miracle to move Nurse, so we hvae no choice but to hold on to him.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Ok. Who’s gotta GTFO after the playoffs?

Campbell, Ceci and Nurse can get the f*** out. That’s what, 18 mil?

Skinner, McLeod, Kane, I don’t hate but they can’t play the roles we have them slotted in and that’s 10 mil right there.

Let Foegele walk

That’s a boatload of space. Get a #1 goalie.. or at least someone that’s better than Skinner. Get a couple of dmen with a brain. Build a 3rd line that can score, and finally find a top 6 winger. It’s a lot, but with like 30 mil to work with it’s maybe possible.

We basically have 10 million in dead cap between Campbell being unviable for a NHL roster, Brown and Perry poison pill contract bonuses, and Neal buyout. There's much less room to operate than you'd think. Holland not only f***ed up this deadline by only getting 2 centers on the team with thte most center depth in the NHL, he also sabotaged the cap for whoever replaces him.

 

[Shizuka]

Ok. Who’s gotta GTFO after the playoffs?

Campbell, Ceci and Nurse can get the f*** out. That’s what, 18 mil?

Skinner, McLeod, Kane, I don’t hate but they can’t play the roles we have them slotted in and that’s 10 mil right there.

Let Foegele walk

That’s a boatload of space. Get a #1 goalie.. or at least someone that’s better than Skinner. Get a couple of dmen with a brain. Build a 3rd line that can score, and finally find a top 6 winger. It’s a lot, but with like 30 mil to work with it’s maybe possible.

Of the guys signed beyond a year or who are not UFAs, Nurse and Ceci. That's a great deal of veteran minutes to take out but at this point, I'm sorry but there's no coming back for either of those two. I don't care if they're liked or best buddies with the 'leadership' group. Nurse is going to be f***ing hard to get rid of because our asshole GM gifted him a wholly undeserved and eye watering contract for what he does, and does not, contribute.

Foegele can walk, yup. I don't think Lavoie is any more inconsistent, but he is slower than Foegele so there's that. I'd also look hard at getting rid of Mcleod but we are already pretty average to below average in foot speed minus a couple of burners so they need to find a way to bring in a more reliable, speedy version of Mcleod who isn't afraid of his own shadow.

I absolutely ripped on Brown all season, but he has come around a little bit. If you can get him back at a cheap rate, do it. He has speed and can PK so I'd keep him around. I would also walk away from Kane at this point. He is on the downslope and the wrong side of the age equation, with the style of game he is built around. Walk away from him now if he is willing to go somewhere warm and without the scrutiny. Let him go to a bright lights big city where his ego will be fulfilled. He has some sort of modified NTC or outright NMC if I recall correctly.

Finding a suitable goalie is going to be a really tough ask I think. They have Campbell still buried (thanks Holland, you incompetent asshole) and I dunno who takes Skinner on. I suspect we're stuck with him but he should not be a starter. Good in a pinch I guess but I'm frankly sad Pickard will probably be left to walk when he's been fine in the backup role, frankly, and should have seen more ice than he has in these finals.

Good post, always appreciate the knowledgeable Oilers fans and the needs this team has being seen so clearly and lucidly. Whoever they have coming in, please let him be progressive and smart and someone who has some track record of building up an organization in the minors, junior, etc. (but please not f***ing Hunter).

 

[ehhteen]

Nurse for Laine as a starter? Lol we definitely could use a player or 2 that just love shooting the puck

 

[LTIR]

Win or lose this should be the end of Foegele and McLeod in Edmonton.

Man you should've named a couple more Oilers..

 

[Soundwave]

Man you should've named a couple more Oilers..

lol

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Nurse for Laine as a starter? Lol we definitely could use a player or 2 that just love shooting the puck

Laine is taking a break from the nhl. He announced it not long after the playoffs started.

 

[aspin3]

And Ceci. Maybe Desharnais too. Nurse should be gone but his contract makes it impossible. Skinner should be gone too IMO.

Why would Skinner be gone? One if the best under 25 year old goalies cost controlled. Are ypu one if the guys that said to trade him for Jake Allen?

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Nurse for Laine as a starter? Lol we definitely could use a player or 2 that just love shooting the puck

He’s scored for us before

But really if they were allows to trade him during his break from hockey maybe it’s possible.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Why would Skinner be gone? One if the best under 25 year old goalies cost controlled. Are ypu one if the guys that said to trade him for Jake Allen?

Skinner shouldn’t be gone. He should be the backup for a real starter.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Lost in all this, there is absolutely no way the team should give Desharnais a 2.5-3mill contract. Great character guy but he is a 6/7 d. If they give him anything over 1.5mill that’s just insane. 2 could be okay but still. If you are scratching a guy in the playoffs and they aren’t injured it’s probably a sign they shouldn’t be in your future or if they are, a reduced role.

Broberg imho has stolen his job at the very least.

 

[SavoieSeason]

At least Broberg has emerged as a future top pairing man

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Why would Skinner be gone? One if the best under 25 year old goalies cost controlled. Are ypu one if the guys that said to trade him for Jake Allen?

Jake Allen is not the answer, neither is Skinner.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Buying out Campbell is the only solution. Getting worse and more cap hit is extremely pointless. Sometimes you just have to eat your mistakes.

You think it is the only solution. For some odd reason you seem to think Cap Space grows on trees.

Oilers already have 5.5 million in dead cap space next year. That's a pretty good chunk of change.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

You think it is the only solution. For some odd reason you seem to think Cap Space grows on trees.

Oilers already have 5.5 million in dead cap space next year. That's a pretty good chunk of change.

You buy out Jack Campbell because he's not an NHL player and he doesn't need to be around anymore.

It's very straight forward. I don't know what you're pretending Josh Anderson is, but he's not that now, so he's likely to continue not being that thing you want to imagine

 

[CycloneSweep]

You think it is the only solution. For some odd reason you seem to think Cap Space grows on trees.

Oilers already have 5.5 million in dead cap space next year. That's a pretty good chunk of change.

Okay? And trading a $5mill not NHL player or a $5mill not NHL playeee who put up 4th liner points with top 6 minutes is? Keeping Campbell or trading for Anderson is having another $5-5.5 in dead cap. Why not make it less?

 

[Heavy Dee]

I hope Draisaitl wants to re-sign, but if not, something around him for a Swayman or Shersterkin has to be the play.

 

[ThePhoenixx]

You buy out Jack Campbell because he's not an NHL player and he doesn't need to be around anymore.

It's very straight forward. I don't know what you're pretending Josh Anderson is, but he's not that now, so he's likely to continue not being that thing you want to imagine

Um, I never mentioned Josh Anderson.

You confused yourself into thinking I was another poster.

 

[CycloneSweep]

I hope Draisaitl wants to re-sign, but if not, something around him for a Swayman or Shersterkin has to be the play.

In what universe would Shesterkin even be traded lol.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

I think it is crucial to get quality playing time for our young guys next year in Broberg, Holloway and maybe even Lavoie.

Janmark, Brown and Henrique would be great to have back if they keep the cost low.

 

[FlameChampion]

I just hope our next GM is creative and can try and clear some cap space.

I think it’s going to be a boring offseason though. Campbell bought out. Same team more or less with some sub 1m signings because we have no space.

Only way it gets interesting is if Draisaitl won’t resign. I expect he will sign for something like 14m though,