Chaos2k7
2024 Stanley Cup Champions! 🏆
2024' offseason champions, gotta start somewhere I suppose
Even if McDavid takes 16M. That's not a huge raise as he's already making 12.5MSo they need to make a move... there are ways to make it work, it just involves more than sending some players down.
All sound like fine options, just the poster made it sound like there were easy routes... the routes outlined above take some work.
Thanks.
Mini dynasty? What?
Bouchard and Drai are about to get raises and Ekholm and Skinner are closer to retirement than going on multiple cup runs.
No guarantees McDavid stays, and if he does, he likely is getting a huge raise.
Despite Skinner playing at an amazing .901 sv%, I am not convinced he is the answer.
Again, the argument is flawed. You can't remove a player of his calibur AND not allow the team to use his cap hit, then try to say they wouldn't be as good as if it's some kind of knock on the team.well Im not talking about replacing Floridas players with anyone either. McDavid makes that team, u take him away are they even a top 10 team? so how are they the best if they likely dont even make playoffs without him? now if u took McDavid away and they STILL are likely a fav then sure
Even if McDavid takes 16M. That's not a huge raise as he's already making 12.5M
No that's the Preds.2024' offseason champions, gotta start somewhere I suppose
The Oilers are the perfect team to add a one dimensional scorer. The whole team is full of two way players and role players. Jeff Skinner is going to score goals and inflate his teammates' assists totals in the processYeah adding soft one dimensional Jeff Skinner and often injured Arvidsson doesn’t really do much for them. I mean I guess Mcdavid can carry them to the finals and then no show the important games at best.
Kane's, Kulak, Ekholm, Henrique, Arvidsson contract will be over that same year. Ekholm likely take less in his new deal. Plus the salary cap will likely be 98M when McDavid new deal kicks in.The issue is it comes a year after Drai and Bouchard get much larger ones.
I am assuming between the 3, you're looking at somewhere around $15 million more (and I think I am being conservative).
As well as losing your best D or him just aging out as well.
There are legitimate concerns that Edmonton doesn't have a huge window, at least the current core, they will always have a window with McDavid.
and he might not.That's even worse.
Agree to disagree.
34 with some miles, he might fall off starting next season.
Don't think he is as good as his point total, he gets a lot of A2s.
I hope he gets paid like his point total though, will be hilarious to have $20 million in Nurse/Bouchard.
Core is meh.
They have a cheat code, after that it is not that impressive.
and he might not.
good thing stats don't give a shit what you think.
Again, results don't care what you are "impressed" by.
it's ironic that you're name is "notbias" but yet all of your Oiler related posts absolutely drip with bias against the Oilers. That's fine, dislike whatever team you wish, but don't pass off bias, slanted opinions as fact because it's what you "feel".
Results are that they were 2 goals away from the Cup, and have significantly improved their roster since then, but thanks again for that unbiased commentary "notbias"Results are that Edmonton was not good enough to win the cup and likely aren't again.
Hanging a banner saying "we were the best losers" doesn't change that.
Also riding a historic power play and then a historic PK, both of which are unlikely to be repeated.Results are that they were 2 goals away from the Cup, and have significantly improved their roster since then, but thanks again for that unbiased commentary "notbias"
You're right, there's absolutely no point in even trying to win. It's a waste of time.Also riding a historic power play and then a historic PK, both of which are unlikely to be repeated.
Holy f***....now he is an ebug?
Next week he will be some guy they yanked out of some cul-de-sac playing street hockey with neighborhood kids.
A Toronto fan calling himself “notbias” and talking about playoff success has to be one of the things we absolutely foresaw coming considering how they regularly act around here.Results are that they were 2 goals away from the Cup, and have significantly improved their roster since then, but thanks again for that unbiased commentary "notbias"
As opposed to the Canucks riding their PDO bender all season long?Also riding a historic power play and then a historic PK, both of which are unlikely to be repeated.
Results are that they were 2 goals away from the Cup, and have significantly improved their roster since then, but thanks again for that unbiased commentary "notbias"
A Toronto fan calling himself “notbias” and talking about playoff success has to be one of the things we absolutely foresaw coming considering how they regularly act around here.
Congratulations on your “not cup win?”Toronto and Edmonton won the same amount of cups last year, not sure why Oiler fans are acting like they won.
Regardless, Toronto was never mentioned.
Never saw a hater like this before, generational HF poster and I mean this as a compliment. Just in every thread tearing it up.Yeah adding soft one dimensional Jeff Skinner and often injured Arvidsson doesn’t really do much for them. I mean I guess Mcdavid can carry them to the finals and then no show the important games at best.
Not going to bother. If you think either of these guys are top pairing on a Cup contender team, what's the point of debating? At best, Bouchard is a Shattenkirk-type #3D with an over-inflated point total. And Ekholm is a decent defenseman but will be 35 by the end of next year and was he even top pair in his prime? It's just a matter of if your D corps is shallow, the best player on that corps will look better despite not being that good simply due to bias and getting to play a role and minutes a better player normally would have.
Weren't they FinlandCaniac a few years ago?Never saw a hater like this before, generational HF poster and I mean this as a compliment. Just in every thread tearing it up.
Gotta step my game up when it comes to the Leafs
What?Yes, but it's not because of anything you mentioned. It's just because of McDavid. Unfortunately for them they surround him with dime a dozen scorers because they decided the team with the best scorer since Gretzky is desperate for more scoring. No reason for a team with McDavid to choose Evan Bouchard as their #1D or Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as their #3C. Lucky for them McDavid's gonna brute force his way to a cup eventually anyway. If for example they had O'Reilly and McDonagh instead, and they were both recently given away multiple times each, they would've had the best team in the cap era and would be heavy favorites to win their 3rd straight cup.
Don’t remember, I’m a new fanWeren't they FinlandCaniac a few years ago?