Proposal: Trade Rumors and Proposals XV: MacT Throw Us a Friggin Bone Here!

[The Nuge]

I could careless where Hemmer goes, best return is all I care about.

Yep. We're not in a position to take a smaller return to please people. We need to fix the massive leak in the ship

 

[LTIR]

Yep. We're not in a position to take a smaller return to please people. We need to fix the massive leak in the ship

Well I dont expect the return for Hemmer to fix the leak.. I am just saying if it is LB+Horak vs M.Mcneill then I hope MacT chooses CHI for Hemsky's sake.

If someone is crazy enough to give us a 1st or a player that can actually help right away then it would be a no brainer. (Hartnell, Boyle etc)

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Yep. We're not in a position to take a smaller return to please people. We need to fix the massive leak in the ship

Agreed, but Hemsky likely isn't going to return much of a "fix" for that leak.

Right now the best Return the Oilers can hope for Hemsky is a player who, in his current organization, is making the turn from prospect to suspect, but might be being over looked by that organization.

I don't know who that player is, maybe a guy like Sproul or Sheehan from the Wings, McIlrath or Yogan from the NYR, Scarlett or Burlon from the NJD, or Claesson or Puemple from the Sens

There might be players in these guys, they just need different opportunities. This is where I hope the Oilers are scouting hard to so they can find that guy.

 

[Homesick]

Yep. We're not in a position to take a smaller return to please people. We need to fix the massive leak in the ship

Any return we receive for Hemsky will be the equivalent of trying to stop the Titanic from sinking with paper towl. Some players just need to be thrown overboard

 

[The Nuge]

Oh I know the return for Hemsky wont fix it. But every little bit helps. You take the best return no matter who is offering it

 

[Mcnofool6110]

I'd play Hemsky on the first line in an attempt to boost his value so come trade deadline day, reserve salary for him and get a good prospect, but not a draft pick. No faith in our picking.

No faith in anything, really.

 

[Tirefire]

I laugh at the suggestion what we have to offer in a trade outside of Hall, Perron, Eberle or RNH is remotely anything worth getting good assets in return for.

Hemsky, Gagner, Petry, won't return much if anything tangible. The rest? Forget about it.

 

[McDNicks17]

I'd play Hemsky on the first line in an attempt to boost his value so come trade deadline day, reserve salary for him and get a good prospect, but not a draft pick. No faith in our picking.

No faith in anything, really.

Put him back with Perron and Gordon to raise his value.

Arguably the best line the team has iced this season, imo.

 

[Oi'll say!]

Hemsky is a .5 ppg player with a long injury history, no defensive give-a-**** factor and brings no intangibles whatsoever to the table.

He's not going to a playoff contender or getting us a player or a decent pick in return.

He's an Oiler until he goes back to Pardubice.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Hemsky is a .5 ppg player with a long injury history, no defensive give-a-**** factor and brings no intangibles whatsoever to the table.

He's not going to a playoff contender or getting us a player or a decent pick in return.

He's an Oiler until he goes back to Pardubice.

You just described Gagner except for the injury history although Hemsky has been healthier than Gagner of late too. I wish that Gagner would work as hard on D as Hemsky has this year.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Oh I know the return for Hemsky wont fix it. But every little bit helps. You take the best return no matter who is offering it

Agreed, this shouldn't even need to be said TBH.

 

[The Nuge]

Agreed, this shouldn't even need to be said TBH.

You just never know. Look at Vancouver with Schneider. I don't care if a trade makes someone in our division better, as long as it also makes us better. And if we piss someone off a la Carter to Columbus, so be it

Hemsky is a .5 ppg player with a long injury history, no defensive give-a-**** factor and brings no intangibles whatsoever to the table.

He's not going to a playoff contender or getting us a player or a decent pick in return.

He's an Oiler until he goes back to Pardubice.

Couldn't disagree more. Maybe a few years ago, but Hemsky has a drastically better 2 way game now (still not great, but he's trying)

 

[Bryanbryoil]

You just never know. Look at Vancouver with Schneider. I don't care if a trade makes someone in our division better, as long as it also makes us better. And if we piss someone off a la Carter to Columbus, so be it

Hemsky is also an UFA at years end so what he does beyond then is up to him. That said unless a guy has a NTC you trade him for the best return period.

 

[The Nuge]

Hemsky is also an UFA at years end so what he does beyond then is up to him. That said unless a guy has a NTC you trade him for the best return period.

Very true. And it's not like we can trade him to a worse team...

 

[Soundwave]

Hemsky is a .5 ppg player with a long injury history, no defensive give-a-**** factor and brings no intangibles whatsoever to the table.

He's not going to a playoff contender or getting us a player or a decent pick in return.

He's an Oiler until he goes back to Pardubice.

He's a decent piece for a team looking for some more offensive depth on the wings. At 1/3 the cost at the deadline, if I was Pittsburgh I'd look into taking him for a 3rd rounder or something.

I think the Canucks might want him too, but I wouldn't trade him there.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I think Hemsky's a little underrated. Probably won't get too much for him, but he's an NHL player and he's a top 6 player. He's worth something, we shouldn't trade him for nothing, might as well keep him until he's UFA if we're going to do that. Even if we get a 4th liner I'd be happy, just has to be an NHL player.

 

[Up the Irons]

I'd play Hemsky on the first line in an attempt to boost his value so come trade deadline day, reserve salary for him and get a good prospect, but not a draft pick. No faith in our picking.

No faith in anything, really.

same. this management group has done nothing to make me confident they can fix this almost completely submerged, sunken ship until I see it. When they take the leap the Avs have taken, i will believe.

I laugh at the suggestion what we have to offer in a trade outside of Hall, Perron, Eberle or RNH is remotely anything worth getting good assets in return for.

Hemsky, Gagner, Petry, won't return much if anything tangible. The rest? Forget about it.

Mact seems to think he can turn this around with everything off the table including a prospect that hasn't played a single NHL game and is projected to be a 2nd pairing D at best. It's so ridiculous you just gotta believe he was just giving lip service and knows he has to move probably 2 and maybe 3 significant assets.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

same. this management group has done nothing to make me confident they can fix this almost completely submerged, sunken ship until I see it. When they take the leap the Avs have taken, i will believe.



Mact seems to think he can turn this around with everything off the table including a prospect that hasn't played a single NHL game and is projected to be a 2nd pairing D at best. It's so ridiculous you just gotta believe he was just giving lip service and knows he has to move probably 2 and maybe 3 significant assets.

I'm sorry, are you saying that there's hasn't been a reputable source that predicts Ekblad's potential to be a top-pairing defenceman?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Hemsky is a .5 ppg player with a long injury history, no defensive give-a-**** factor and brings no intangibles whatsoever to the table.

He's not going to a playoff contender or getting us a player or a decent pick in return.

He's an Oiler until he goes back to Pardubice.

Again, you have to take this "opinion" with a significant grain of salk, Oi'll Say has has had a distaste for Hemsky going WAY Back.

lol no kidding, YOU think the last part. Geez.

 

[Mcnotloilersfan]

Again, after watching last nights game, I don't see how anyone think Hemsky has no value at the deadline. He's playing his best hockey in years. He is showing he can still work the powerplay, and he helps create energy on a two-way line with smyth and gordon.

I imagine some of the bigger teams like st. louis and LA are wondering what his skillset could do for them in a playoff run. I know it was a long time ago, but he also showed that he was clutch in a long playoff run. He is still in the 'prime' age, and whoever gets him in a deal could always resign him for a few years at a decent rate.

 

[Calgary McOilers]

I just hope Hemsky doesn't get injured at the WRONG time in the new year. With the crap luck for him and this team, this is the first thing that crosses my mind.

 

[LTIR]

What do we do with this Grill-less Gagner? Give him some more rope and hope his value increases some more or should MacT pull a trade if the return is half decent ?

BOS has a couple Dmen ready to come back from injury (Hamilton and one other) and they might make a move to free up roster spot.. McQuaid and Boychuk is currently the 3rd pairing for them..

I would do Hemsky@50% for Boychuk

 

[Valic]

You just never know. Look at Vancouver with Schneider. I don't care if a trade makes someone in our division better, as long as it also makes us better. And if we piss someone off a la Carter to Columbus, so be it



Couldn't disagree more. Maybe a few years ago, but Hemsky has a drastically better 2 way game now (still not great, but he's trying)

Yep, Hemsky is probably the best back checking skill guy we have. No idea why people don't see it. Same folks must think he's soft.

 

[OilerFan4Life]

Speculation on the main board that Boston has too many bodies on the blueline and McQuaid may be moved.

Not sure if Ference ever played with him but he'd be a great physical get for our 3rd pairing.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Good teams don't give good hockey players away. The last thing the Oilers need to be doing is trading away good hockey players.