Captain Creampuff
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Friedman: Zack Kassian given permission to seek trade
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ChaoticOrange
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Same situation as Yakupov - ‘you want to get traded? You go find it’. I said earlier I think it’s chia’s move when he doesn’t really want to move a guy.
Chet Manley
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Guessing it is a courtesy to allow the player to have control over his destination vs being offered to the whole league via waivers? I'm not expecting the team will get an asset in return.
It's too bad it worked out this way as he has the physical ability to be a useful player.
bruins4thecup65
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We dont need a guy who spends half the game in the quiet room getting checked out.
TheNumber4
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Nope. Contract sucks. And he seems to be getting embarrassed a lot more as he ages. I mean Benning walloped him.... and we think lowly of Benning.
ChaoticOrange
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No need for guys that turtle in fights with 5’10 170lb Drake Caggiula, either.
edit ** originally had a snarky comment.
No need.
Both franchises for a majority of the last 15 years have been a joke and if we had relegation they would be a tier down or two.
At this point, im just happy to be competent again. Hope the Oilers get things back to respectability soon as they got some real talented folks. Still wish they had signed Grabner to play on McD's wing.
My initial reaction is hell yes, but i'm really unsure if either guys situation. Namestnikov has terrible numbers as a ranger, spooner has bad numbers this year. Have they both been so bad they're only worth Kassian?
TheNumber4
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I am not really sure how much is Kassian's trade value. What would you say he is worth in terms of draft picks?
bukwas
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Thank you for being a voice of reason.
Nobody that watches Kassian play would be in favor of taking on that contract. @Spawn gave an accurate unbiased assessment in post #5 and i appreciate posters who can do that with the home boys. I wish there were a lot more of them here.
Serious cap issues start soon and are challenging enough without committing another 2 million to Kassian.
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Dirty hits with the intent to injure are a reason to keep him? Because that is what prompts those reactions.
Gunnarsson or Bouwmeester (Bo would have to waive) for Kassian? Perhaps with a small add from the Oilers?
TheNumber4
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I know Kass's history... But that really hasn't been apart of his game since he joined the Oilers. He hits hard, he fights, but intent to injure is out of his game.
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The Oilers can't afford to add salary, but I think St Louis is a destination that does make a lot of sense. I thought Schmaltz and Jaskin for Kassian and a small add made a lot of sense in training camp but the Blues don't really have a similar contract to send back the other way now.
It's almost too obvious, but Kassian to Vancouver for Gagner with money retained makes a LOT of sense.
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[mod] Don’t worry it will surely help keeping it about a 500k-1mil less. Individual awards warrant bigger contracts even if they go to the arbitration.
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glovesave_35
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It's pretty common in the NHL and other sports. His team has no reason to do the leg work but if a player's agent can find a better situation for his client then it will probably get done. The fact that this is regarding a 4th liner means there probably won't be much of a hold up from his team when it comes to price.
