Why? I'm not trying to just dismiss you out of hand, but a smallish skilled winger who can't stick on a team in Europe is about the last thing that we need right now. On top of that, he's apparently already decided in the past that he doesn't want to play in NA, so even if the Oilers wanted to re-up him, I doubt Rajala would sign.
We'll likely draft Tkachev this year, who is infinitely more proven against almost-NHL level opposition, and that's all the tiny skilled longshots that I think the Oilers need.
We'll likely draft Tkachev this year, who is infinitely more proven against almost-NHL level opposition, and that's all the tiny skilled longshots that I think the Oilers need.
ohheyhemsky
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Can't make it in Europe?
30 points in 37 games in SweHL in 13/14.
12 in 21 in the KHL and 16 in 17 in the SweHL this season.
If we want to talk about his NA game he's put up 38 in 29 in the ECHL and 45 in 46 in the AHL in 12/13.
He has played well everywhere.
Is it that likely that we'll take Tkachev? The Oilers put him on every team's radar, so we'll have to grab him well ahead of where he should be taken if we want him.
nexttothemoon
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Difference is Paajarvi was a 1st rounder and Toni managed to work his way into the AHL and continued to trend upwards up until he left. We complain about later round picks, him and Reider were definitely solid picks later.
ohheyhemsky
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I don't necessarily understand the reason for this post.
Are you deliberately ignoring the difference in points and AHL numbers?
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He took a one-year contract in Sweden after leaving us, performed well, got offered KHL money, discovered he didn't like being in nowhere Russia, got his contract annulled, then had to find a team mid-season.
ohheyhemsky
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He was cut from the Russian team to make room for an import goaltender Barry Brust, albeit scoring a respectable 13 points in 21 games with pretty awful minutes.
AlowlyMcOilersfan
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idk, it just feels like Omark all over again. I think just bringing back Horak would be a wiser decision, considering our depth down the middle. I feel like Horak is more of an NHL player than Rajala.
ohheyhemsky
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Again, Rajala scored 45 points in 46 games in 12/13. There's nothing that points towards him not being able to handle the AHL level.
Also, Horak who scored 1 goal in 2 games in the NHL, scored 48 points in 52 games in the AHL last season and has 30 in 42 in the KHL. How could he not help with OKC/soon to be Bakersfield?
nexttothemoon
and again...
Slightly off topic... but has it been confirmed that the Oilers will have a replacement ECHL team next year?
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BoldNewLettuce
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^we shouldn't do that! Oiler fans went ape spit when the Oilers did that with the Moroz pick.
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He cannot play top 6 minutes in NHL. I think that he would be better fit and even scoring threat against soft opposition. When injured take Place he can occasionaly fil in Top 6 role.
I think that he is better than Yakopov who will Never play as many games in NHL as Daigle plyed. His the worse ever first overall pick
