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

[Behind Enemy Lines]

The team has problems, it's not flawless. Not addressing this, makes the rest moot.

Blame the management group(s). They blew their wad on getting smaller, older and expensive. And gave away their pedigree young NHL assets for pennies on the dollar. Holes aplenty and burning through futures to fill holes they created.

They’ve never had a goaltender strategy and bumbled into a rookie mid-level prospect as their contingency plan when they cratered the big money window bet. Terrible lack of strategy and no effort to correct. They can Hail Mary a attempt now but it will be costly. No one is helping to protect the Oilers from themselves.

 

[Dirk Dangler]

I'm told Bowman and Jackson tried to give Stauffer a NMC but were confused when they were told they can't do that.

Somehow Schwartz slid a lifetime NMC into his contract though.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Blame the management group(s). They blew their wad on getting smaller, older and expensive. And gave away their pedigree young NHL assets for pennies on the dollar. Holes aplenty and burning through futures to fill holes they created.

They’ve never had a goaltender strategy and bumbled into a rookie mid-level prospect as their contingency plan when they cratered the big money window bet. Terrible lack of strategy and no effort to correct. They can Hail Mary a attempt now but it will be costly. No one is helping to protect the Oilers from themselves.

Yes, that's always been the problem, they have failed the franchise, but address the goalies now or just quit, those are sincerely the options.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I'm not seeing a whole lot of factual evidence. Because Gibson was exactly that four of the past five seasons--a consistently sub-0.900 goaltender.

His game has bounced back this season to respectable levels after Anaheim removed him as the starter.

There's a very good chance that you'd make that expensive trade and Gibson struggles in the same regard if the Oilers' team game continued to struggle.

Gibson has always started well, and in those sub .900 seasons, the wheels fell off as the season progressed and the chance at a good year was fluttering away. I'll take a goalie who plays bad when there is no reason to play well on an awful team, over one who has to play at the top of his game to be an average goalie.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Makes sense, I think they're below the cap, maybe (hope against hope) they're flipping Kane out?

 

[jukon]

So tired of this management. Do something. Be proactive.

Honestly even if they moved some players off the books would be something. Or made some moves for the future. Like get rid Arviddson for example so you’re not kicking the same can down the road next year.

With the goaltending in particular, its such a major problem. They should be able to do something even minor just to change the scenery. They don’t have to go out and make complicated deals for Gibson or Binnington.

I hate half measured deadlines. They just waste decent assets on nothing that is going to move the needle but are unable to make smarter easier decisions.

Agreed.

For far too long we have been barely moving the needle, hoarding assets and not willing to spend, just to trade away those assets for peanuts or lose them outright.

I keep thinking on how many first round picks we refused to put into play. Where are they now? Gone. What do we have to show for it? Askarov? Blackwood? Rantanen?

McDrai can stop dreaming of a Crosby/Malkin legacy, even an Ovechkin legacy would be hopeful at this point.

I pray they don't join the ranks of legends who never win a cup.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Makes sense, I think they're below the cap, maybe (hope against hope) they're flipping Kane out?

He was a -4 last night so they are probably blaming him.

 

[FlameChampion]

Probably waived Savoie because we claimed Logan Brown. 6 foot 6. Our new 4C boys!

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

He was a -4 last night so they are probably blaming him.

I mean, maybe, more likely cap and move related.

They should get a goal, I recommend Anton Forsberg, shouldn't be hard to acquire him with Ullmark as the undisputed starter there.

 

[VeteranPresence]

LOL. One of the best run organizations finds a way to get better. Meanwhile we're looking at Frederic as our "big move". What a joke we are.

 

[McDNicks17]

Maybe it's time to call Derek Ryan back up? lol can't believe I'm saying this.

Waive Kapanen and bring Ryan back.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

LOL. One of the best run organizations finds a way to get better. Meanwhile we're looking at Frederic as our "big move". What a joke we are.

Big move so far

Yeah it's not ideal.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Lightning looking at Gourde and Bjorkstrand in one deal?

 

[CycloneSweep]

LOL. One of the best run organizations finds a way to get better. Meanwhile we're looking at Frederic as our "big move". What a joke we are.

It’ll probably cost them the same as er paid for Frederic too.

 

[Canovin]

I would be happy with Frederic, McCann/Rakell and Soderblom at this point

 

[oXo Cube]

Waive Kapanen and bring Ryan back.

Waive Kapanen just to do it please thanks.

Bring up whoever I don't care.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Bowman getting hard on the waiver wire again.

Whoopie. Can we call him Stan Tambellini?

 

[CycloneSweep]

I would be happy with Frederic, McCann/Rakell and Soderblom at this point

Reports are coming out that the team isn’t going to use Kanes cap so…you’ll have to be happy with just Frederic.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

You know what would be awesome, as the waiver period comes up? Both Kapanen and Janmark on waivers, clear cap space.

 

[Sanchez]

He was a -4 last night so they are probably blaming him.

and Jeff Skinner

 

[Soundwave]

Lightning looking at Gourde and Bjorkstrand in one deal?

Can't compete with these teams man. They just have so many smarter people in their front office than we do.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Missing Kapanen.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Mcdrai stack all playoffs is going to be painful

 

[elmeroil]

Let's keep picking up all the sloppy seconds on the waiver wire. Stan such a solid GM

 

[Mikey71]

When it comes to goaltending, good guy doesn't win championships, good goaltending does, This team will never win until they figure that out.