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)

[Ciao]

It looks to me like Holloway was fairly easily replaceable, and Broberg perhaps less so.

I hate to admit that Stan Bowman seems to have navigated around this situation fairly well.

The Oilers will likely keep Broberg at a vastly inflated salary, which from Edmonton's side is unavoidable without losing the player.

I think I would prefer having Podzolkin for two years at $1-million and St. Louis' 2025 third-round pick over Holloway for two years at $2.29-million and Ottawa's 2025 fourth-round pick.

The real winners are Broberg and Holloway with their windfall salaries.

 

[Rubi]

This explains how Edmonton will be cap compliant even if they match both the Broberg and Holloway contracts...

https://thehockeynews.com/news/where-the-oilers-sunday-swaps-leave-their-cap-situation-with-offer-sheet-decisions-looming

 

[94 Oil Drops]

No more Nurse and Ceci pairing.

That's arguably the best part of all this.

 

[Rubi]

No more Nurse and Ceci pairing.

That's arguably the best part of all this.

Nurse and who then? Kulak? Broberg? Stecher? Brown? Emberson?

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Nurse and who then? Broberg? Stecher? Brown? Emberson?

Broberg. Worked well in the playoffs.

Can always make another trade to improve the defense too.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Broberg is garbage, take him. 4.5M for 15 minutes a night, lmao.

**Ceci traded**

We were always matching. LOL thanks for negotiating for us. We'll keep our good young LHD!

 

[Reality Czech]

Broberg is garbage, take him. 4.5M for 15 minutes a night, lmao.

**Ceci traded**

We were always matching. LOL thanks for negotiating for us. We'll keep our good young LHD!

Oilers fans have done so many 180s this past week that they don't even know what direction they're headed anymore.

 

[McBooya42]

Who would give Bouchard a max contract?

No one.

I don't know if your overly optimistic or I am pessimistic but I have always viewed pro hockey as a business first. Players being quoted about their commitment to win where they are is nothing new when being questioned by press. What do you expect them to say? "I am gonna chase the bag!" They want their fans to like them. Let's take it at face value though that they do mean it as they probably genuinely do. How much of a haircut does that mean they will be willing to take? 5% 10% maybe, but if you think a player is so committed to a city their gonna sign for three quarters of their value I have bridge to sell you.

Nah, not that much. I'm expecting Drai to be around 13.5x8, although some think he will take around 12.5. Mcdavid will probably be around 14x8. Bouch, i would say 10-11x8. All speculation on my part, but there's been some reports that fans are going to be happy with what those three are committing to.

 

[Mr Positive]

Oilers fans have done so many 180s this past week that they don't even know what direction they're headed anymore.

Or.... a fanbase isn't a united group with the same opinion. There was a huge group of Oiler fans who have liked Broberg the whole time and wanted to match the OS

 

[Mrb1p]

Um, seriously? A potentially elite goaltender, a solid right-handed defenseman, seven former first round picks (three of whom have already made their debuts), and the person you quoted didn't even mention our most recent first round pick in Adam Jiricek or other prospects like Juraj Pekarcik, Lukas Fischer, and Michael Buchinger (and I admittedly have a prospect crush on Nikita Susuyev as well).

Please tell me you don't care about anyone's prospect pool other than your own? It's the only way this comment makes any sense for you to say.

No, the Blues prospect pool is deep but unimpressive. Dvorsky is your only prospect in a top ~50 league wide.

 

[Tryblot]

You'd think fans of a team with one fluke Cup in 60 years would be a little more down to earth. Guess not.

You seem unnaturally upset about this. It's the summer, maybe go outside and relax.

 

[McBooya42]

I'm not going to participate in the arguing in this thread. I am interested in what you think Draisaitl and McDavid will re-sign for in Edmonton though.

Between 12.5 -13.5 x8 for Drai.
Between 14-15 x8 for McDavid ( hoping for 14)

 

[bleedblue1223]

No, the Blues prospect pool is deep but unimpressive. Dvorsky is your only prospect in a top ~50 league wide.

Snuggs is too. In vast majority of rankings he's right with Dvorsky.