The way I see it, the plus would be to make up for the difference in salary and that Rielly may be the slightly better player. The bigger the gap, the better the plus? I personally do not think it is that much after you factor in the difference in age and the snarl Nurse brings which our D lacks.
The lack of a meaningful, additional asset (which I'd probably agree with) is a reason why it doesn't make much sense to add 1.75M x 4 for whatever an upgrade this might be in snarl and defence when it takes away offence from a blueline which arguably requires that just as much.
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No playoffs for Bedard throughout his ELC is why I'm not in favour of a rebuild here around McKenna. Not doubting that a deal eventually gets done, yet I'm also not surprised by CHI aiming to better its current situation.
Oilers could retain to make the money work. At the end of the day both players need a change of scenery. Not sure how many interested parties there are for both players.
Assuming EDM has a willingness to retain without compensation (perhaps due to Nurse actually having requested a trade)? While a change of scenery may be all well and good, I wouldn't entirely wish that as the basis for any Rielly trade. Could be right though about potentially limited markets for both players considering the contracts involved, etc.
Does it make sense to invest in a really expensive player knowing he has to be better than his last couple of years or he doesn't help your club? Great player to grab after a buyout but the biggest reason to ditch Mo is that he is not earning his deal. Adding Nurse is kind of asking for more of the same. I don't think there is much difference in the value of the two and I definitely don't see Edmonton throwing in anything extra to move the needle.
Nurse owned almost $30m with a cap hit of $9.25m. If Oilers want to move him, they will have to retain and/or sweeten big time and/or take back a bad contract. Rielly might be easier to move.
I don’t see players who are asking to be moved because they are most likely frustrated with not winning (or the situation) coming here. They want an American team which is still your best bet of winning the Cup in the Bettman era. Not another dysfunctional team.
