The one click bait article claiming that the Kings and Ducks are interested?
I should have been more clear, but thats why I said they have to look at the cost of creating the Cap space, meaning a trade to create Cap space.
Right but Skinner was a luxury signing when they could have taken care of Broberg and Holloway early at a much cheaper cap hit. They decided not to, gambled and lost. It obviously isn't Skinners fault he was offered a contract and accepted it, but Oilers management didn't come out on the right side of it.
He's declined significantly. He is oft injured. He would be coming off surgery / LTIR. Has another year on the contract with a modified NMC. And has all that other baggage you choose to ignore.
But that's not what is remarkable about this situation. When was the last time that one team made two offer sheets to players from one team, and a Cup finalist at that, both at the same time?
At least a 1st in normal times.... more than that for sure with better teams who's 1sts will be later on in the draft. A rushed trade, with no salary coming back, when rosters are all but set on most teams?
The NMC is a big problem agree. We can take some salary back though… if we are trading him to keep Holloway, we really only need to shed a net of $2.6. (Ie half of Kane)
100% agree. Forgot to add the desperation factor of the Oilers will make it even worse as GMs will tax them hard. Then the Bowman factor on top. The Blues really pumped them hard with this OS.
Only thing that i'm not sure of is any "Bowman factor". Is he actually disliked around the league by other GM's?
I think its easier for GMs to disrespect him compared to others due to his past. The Oilers contender / cup favorite mantra also adds to the potential dislike. I just don't see any GMs doing him favors.
I don’t think the delay on Holloway or Broberg had anything to do with Skinner.
I think the Bowman factor is completely made up by fans and some writers that have nothing else to write about. They want it to be true so they create this false narrative in case they can wish it true.
If Bowman needs to dump cap (Ceci / Kane), and gets taken to the cleaners, then the Bowman stigma will persist. If he is able to remove salary in a fair manner, then the Bowman factor is likely a false narrative. Time will tell.
JJ jumped the gun on both Perry and Skinner, it overplayed his hand and put the team in a position to lose two younger players.
There was a lot of talk around Edmonton this offseason that they promised Draisaitl better wingers and there is definitely something to that topic. McDavid always gets the better wingers and Draisaitl gets to make something out of Holloway or McLeod, etc. With Draisaitl needing a new contract soon, you can bet Skinner and Arvidsson are both a lock for Draisaitl's line. Then in a year i seems that the plan might be for Savoie to replace Skinner at that spot. Not really sure on that because too many on these boards are positive that Edmonton is too short sighted for that and that they never have longer term plans in mind.
Dallas is only a paper tiger because Jamie Benn sucks at hockey. If he tears his ACL in training camp then Dallas will win the Cup this year.
That isn't a Bowman factor though. That is purely a GM trying to get more from a team in a trade when that kind of trade needs to be made. That scenario would persist if that GM wasn't named Bowman, but was any other GM in the league. If a GM wasn't trying to do that with whoever the other GM was,, he wouldn't be doing his job. It is a thing in regular life too. If you don't need to sell something, then you only will if you are given an offer you can't refuse.
My point is... Oiler fans seem to think Ceci / Kulak should net a return or neutral value given the situation. If that hold out, then its clear there is no Bowman factor. If on the other hand, the Oilers get taken to the cleaners, well then the Bowman factor may indeed be true. IMO.
There's no sour grapes. In fact I've continuously praised Doug Armstrong for a savvy move. But nothing has changed. Like yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that, and the day before that, and the one before that.Better than the sour grapes!
