Rumor: Trade Rumors & Proposals Thread | No More Pacifism For the Oilers?

[McAsuno]

 

[McTonyBrar]

Like I said for the D, I'd look at Valimaki, think he could replace some of what we lost in Broberg and is only about 2 years older.

A player that was on waivers?

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

I can’t rejoice knowing we’re potentially going into the post season with our tandem staying the way it is lol…

If we are stuck going into the Playoffs with Skinner and Picard let's hope that Frederic was the 4c and we still add a playable D man and Drai winger.

*If* we are stuck with questionable goalies we want the roster as strong was possible

I think the Oilers are still looking at Binnington. Connor probably wants him and if he really wants something I suspect the Oilers are apt to try and make it happen. Skinner for Binner @50% retained + 1st I think would more or less work. Blues have been playing Hofer more actually, but Skinner as a 1B likely is OK for them too because he can at least play and keep them in a playoff hunt.

Do the Blues want to move him tho when they are right in the thick of the race?

 

[McShogun99]

Florida wins the cup and still goes aggressive for a top pairing D in Seth Jones.

Frederic and some bottom pairing D are all the Oilers going to add?

At what cost. Bobrovsky is close to retiring and Knight was their goalie of the future.

 

[McAsuno]

If we are stuck going into the Playoffs with Skinner and Picard let's hope that Frederic was the 4c and we still add a playable D man and Drai winger.

*If* we are stuck with questionable goalies we want the roster as strong was possible

I think that’s the oilers managements plan. They don’t see any upgrades over our current tandem (L o f***ing L ) so they’re gonna shore up the other holes and hope that’s enough to cover the goalies which is zzzzz….

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

At what cost. Bobrovsky is close to retiring and Knight was their goalie of the future.

At some point tho you need to go for it during your window.

 

[McShogun99]

I feel like it's going in this direction too.

Similar to Team Canada, the Oilers have targeted veteran players that have been around the block before. For the most part, we have that in every position except net. Binnington is the only guy available that checks that box.

Why would the Blues trade him? They have a chance at making the playoffs this year and could be trending up next year.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

They need a "sleepy emoji" on this site

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

How is it worth the gamble? The guy is sieve right now and posts a .834 save percentage in the playoffs.

I mean yup, but not behind this team, and again, you move on from Stu.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Guys I know what everyone is going to say but maybe we retained so much on Frederic because we know we can use the rest of our cap space to get a Dman or more help now? Maybe the team knows Kane is getting traded or staying on LTIR.

Stauffer is fully expecting Bowman to not be done

 

[MessierThanThou]

If Stan isn't going to upgrade in net, then he should at least have the foresight to see that our two middling AHL goalies would get absolutely shredded if called up and go for third-string goalie insurance in James Reimer...and watch him steal the net from Stu.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Eww. Vanecek to the ducks and Gibson to the Oil.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Guys I know what everyone is going to say but maybe we retained so much on Frederic because we know we can use the rest of our cap space to get a Dman or more help now? Maybe the team knows Kane is getting traded or staying on LTIR.

Stauffer is fully expecting Bowman to not be done

Time to set the anxiety aside and wait and see. Bowman should be more aggressive than Holland anyways

 

[McBooya42]

Management simps be simping.

Or maybe it's just you? It's only Tuesday dude, and you're claiming the sky is falling. Chillax a bit and let's see what happens, hey?

 

[Canovin]

At what cost. Bobrovsky is close to retiring and Knight was their goalie of the future.

Not hard to get a starting goalie. The Oilers just have too much belief in someone who has been proven to not work 2 times going to 3 times

 

[joestevens29]

Could be a veteran coach just being weird to the media as the media asks weird/stupid questions all the time

 

[McTonyBrar]

LaChance was never signing here

 

[Shanahanigans]

I think the Oilers are still looking at Binnington. Connor probably wants him and if he really wants something I suspect the Oilers are apt to try and make it happen. Skinner for Binner @50% retained + 1st I think would more or less work. Blues have been playing Hofer more actually, but Skinner as a 1B likely is OK for them too because he can at least play and keep them in a playoff hunt.

Highly doubt this. Unfortunately, Broberg and Holloway have breathed new life into that team, as well as the resurgence of Parayko. Thomas and Kyrou are still young enough, and they have a strong prospect pool- they're pretty close to being an annual playoff contender if they shed some dead weight. No reason for them to move Binnington.

 

[North]

Guys I know what everyone is going to say but maybe we retained so much on Frederic because we know we can use the rest of our cap space to get a Dman or more help now? Maybe the team knows Kane is getting traded or staying on LTIR.

Stauffer is fully expecting Bowman to not be done

As much as people don’t want to believe it there very likely is a market for Kane.

Especially for contending teams that lack any real physical presence.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Or maybe it's just you? It's only Tuesday dude, and you're claiming the sky is falling. Chillax a bit and let's see what happens, hey?

I've actually been one of the more optimistic people here today, but you have to be smoking something fierce and pounding back all the Kool-Aid to think our coaching has been getting it done lately...

 

[Heavy Dee]

Really interested in listening to Vallequette talk about Skinner. Basically every model confirms the eye test that he is one of the slowest moving goalies in the league, and the worst off the rush and side to side.

 

[McBooya42]

I've actually been one of the more optimistic people here today, but you have to be smoking something fierce and pounding back all the Kool-Aid to think our coaching has been getting it done lately...

I think there's been some pedestrians on the bench lately. The coach not being one of them.

Edit - add in a #1 goalie that is suffering from havingkiditis....well, it surely doesn't help. Remember Talbot? He was great until he had the twins.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Welp gg to a goalie trade

Dumbest management in the league.

 

[MessierThanThou]

I think there's been some pedestrians on the bench lately. The coach not being one of them.

And whose job is it to motivate these pedestrians? He needs to find a way.

Look, I love what he did last season and he was an inarguable improvement over Woodcroft, but he's making some sus decisions.

Edit - add in a #1 goalie that is suffering from havingkiditis....well, it surely doesn't help. Remember Talbot? He was great until he had the twins.

This is another sign that Skinner isn't going to improve come playoff time and we need someone new and now, not to mention the critiques made by Valiquette and now Jamie McLennan about Skinner's flaws that can't be readily fixed by coaching, especially the same coaching that may have landed Tristan Jarry in the AHL...

 

[Shanahanigans]

Guys I know what everyone is going to say but maybe we retained so much on Frederic because we know we can use the rest of our cap space to get a Dman or more help now? Maybe the team knows Kane is getting traded or staying on LTIR.

Stauffer is fully expecting Bowman to not be done

Kane is gone. Cap reasons, and he's not a Knob type player to begin with, defensively irresponsible. The double retention makes it pretty clear they plan to use his salary for help at D/F.