Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] F Dylan Holloway (2 years, $2.290457M AAV) and D Philip Broberg (2 years, $4.580917M AAV) sign offer sheets with the Blues (not matched)

[GOilers88]

I'm curious what the locker room in Edmonton thinks about the news. Seems like guys are all in on going back and keeping the band together.

Then you have two rookies who the team was likely counting on, sign for significant raises with a team that was nowhere near the SCF a few months ago.

I don't blame either player at all. Sports are a business and you have to look out for your own. But would this sour guys in the locker room, or do they just shrug it off and it's just another case of fans melting down?

 

[Pandaman11]

Oilers offering Dvorsky a $50M contract in 2027

 

[Em etah Eh]

Are blues fans that excited about these players? Besides the fact that it hurts the oilers.

This hurts Edmonton more than it helps St Louis.

Parayko
Faulk
Krug (LTIR)
Leddy

Our Defense is old and not good. Anything is worth a shot at this point. I’ll take the risk on Broberg for just a 2nd.

 

[TMLeafer]

Nice mid August action!

Edmonton has 7 days to decide, right? I expect they'll wait until the end then.

 

[Skolman]

Parayko
Faulk
Krug (LTIR)
Leddy

Our Defense is old and not good. Anything is worth a shot at this point. I’ll take the risk on Broberg for just a 2nd.

Just a 2nd & 4.6 mil per.

 

[Grigowski]

 

[Old Boys Club]

Sounds like this has been in the works for a while. Agents likely knew this was a possibility the whole offseason.

 

[ToDavid]

If the rumours were true, Oilers were trying to trade Broberg last year but couldnt get a 2nd for him. Since his good brief playoff stretch the value likely has increased to a 2nd though

The reports in the winter were that they wanted a similar age player, not a pick back.

 

[Roof Daddy]

Well this is something.

I match the Holloway offer without flinching.

Broberg can walk, even though I liked what I saw from him in the playoffs, but 4.5 mil is too much and that 2nd should be around the 45th pick, so I can live with that. 6 months ago HF would have had considerable doubt that Broberg would even fetch a 2nd on the open market. I’d rather keep the player, but I can live with that compensation.

 

[Wisp]

I guess the league wide courtesy with offerhseets doesn't apply when you hire a piece of shit like Stan Bowman. Oilers already suffering the consequences.

 

[Reality Czech]

 

[ottawah]

Why's that?

Because Edmonton knew they were in a cap crunch and he makes the most sense to move (after Nurse, who is far more unmovable). Edmonton would not be in this bind if Kane was tradeable.

 

[NYVanfan]

Broberg looked great in the playoffs, has a good draft pedigree and is still young. High upside. I think this is a great move by the blues and it’s really gonna hurt the Oilers — Broberg’s continual emergence was their best bet at getting their D above mediocre.
Holloway is a good young player too, I bet they find a way to match him.
But I guess this is what you get when you spend a bunch of dough in UFA and jam yourself up on the cap before taking care of your RFAs

 

[KCC]

Savage play. Edm can’t match either and for sure not broberg. Bowman will have to try and trade Ceci and Kane likely to Ltir if the team wants to keep both.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I think I keep Holloaway

Broberg is expensive and it sucks it is only a 2nd but that is a tough pill to swallow.

Well played by the Blues.

 

[ottawah]

I don't believe that the Oilers have ever tried to move Kane. The injuries will affect interest in him though, I do believe that.

Trying to move Kane would be like me running for Prime Minster on the RHINO ticket. Why try if the chance of success is effectively 0.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Trying to move Kane would be like me running for Prime Minster on the RHINO ticket. Why try if the chance of success is effectively 0.

Why try if the team didn't want to move him? He's been a good soldier for the Oilers, aside from his injuries the last year and a bit.

 

[ffh]

Doug Armstromg seemingly not caring about landing on Stan Bowman's shitlist is my favourite part so far. I think too many GMs shy away from upsetting their rivals sometimes.

They shy away cause it usually doesn't work they have to overpay and know there will be a good chance it will happen to them next

 

[ManofSteel55]

Savage play. Edm can’t match either and for sure not broberg. Bowman will have to try and trade Ceci and Kane likely to Ltir if the team wants to keep both.

We can probably match Holloway. It's more than he has "earned", but we can match it.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Selfish move from Broberg hes not worth that. Youd think hed want to play with the best player in the world and contend for a cup. Holloway is well worth that price.

Coming after rumours of Drai and Mcdavid leaning towards team friendly deals...

New regime in Edmonton. He barely got a chance in the regular season from the GM who drafted him in the 1st round, and now that GM is gone.

 

[Turin]

W Blues

 

[Zirakzigil]

I was waiting for someone to do this.

 

[LOFIN]

I'm curious what the locker room in Edmonton thinks about the news. Seems like guys are all in on going back and keeping the band together.

Then you have two rookies who the team was likely counting on, sign for significant raises with a team that was nowhere near the SCF a few months ago.

I don't blame either player at all. Sports are a business and you have to look out for your own. But would this sour guys in the locker room, or do they just shrug it off and it's just another case of fans melting down?

Like I said earlier, players want other players to get paid. They don't care for the cap gymnastics, it's up to the GM to get the team to be good enough.

Maybe there is an instance, where everyone takes a paycut on a given team, this would raise some eyebrows. The Oilers are not that, unless Draisaitl signs some huge bargain deal and McDavid follows it up.

 

[ottawah]

Why try if the team didn't want to move him? He's been a good soldier for the Oilers, aside from his injuries the last year and a bit.

Agreed, but he would not be the first cap casualty. Ceci's been a good soldier too (3rd D TOI in playoffs) and makes 2M less, but he's more likely to go because he is tradeable.

 

[Legend123]

Broberg at 4.5m

Oof

From bust looking to average third pair (with good promise) to 4.5m. Huge turnaround for broberg. Congrats