2016-2017 NHL Discussion Thread [Archived] Hockey • Page 49

oilers right now best shot is wildcard but they aren't that far off from total playoff contender.

 

The Mcdavid effect is real but I don't really want Lucic on the Oilers unless it's a 3-4 year deal.

 

Sam Morin or Travis Sanheim + 2nd to Edmonton for RNH.

Brayden Schenn to St. Louis for Shattenkirk. (Flyers desperately need RHD, pipeline is stacked with LHD)

Who says no and where?

 

Bryan Berard first gets nearly blinded, and then blindsided:

'There's just a lot of bad people out there': Former NHLer Bryan Berard, duped out of his savings, aims to help other players avoid same fate

 

That's a terrible trade for the Oilers.

 

Severson + lottery protected 2017 1st for RNH and Yakupov

 

Finding blueline help deep in free-agent market

very good article and sharks take notice.

 

Detroit just gonna dress 6 forward lines

 

You think? A NHL ready (or damn well close to) NHL at a desperate position of need plus a pick (which I guess you could upgrade to a 1st) for a guy at a surplus position who was -9,-12,-12 respectively over the last three years (who makes 6M AAV over the next five years).

I don't think its that bad.

I would normally say that Morin and/or Sanheim could be up with the Flyers this year but it's doubtful because one spot is pretty much locked in with Provorov joining the big club. They'll likely need to ride out both AMac & Streit this year until the expansion draft next year and Streits 5.25M comes off the books next year.

Flyers for 2016-2017 likely looking at

Ghost/MDZ
Provrov/Streit
Gudas/AMac.

 

I could be wrong but I've heard that RNH faces the toughest competition of all Oilers forwards. When you keep that in mind, plus the fact that Oilers D has been terrible, and that plus/minus is a misleading stat, idk I feel like trading Drai gets them a bigger return on the back end, which is what they need

 

The Oilers would be trading a legit number 1 center for a prospect who we still know nothing about. I know you can say he could be with the team already but it is still a unknown on how he does in the NHL. The RNH for Seth Jones almost happening is because they already saw Jones potential in the NHL and he has been there for a few years.

 

Oilers and Blues should do RNH for Shattenkirk

 

He's been facing Thornton/Kopitar/Getzlaf/ who are three top 10 centers in the league and has been doing fine so he should demand a big hall.

 

Looks that way...and by a significant margin too BEHIND THE NET: Hockey Analysis and Statistics

 

I doubt Edmonton does that without a contract for Shatty in place first

 

Yeah, any deal surrounding Shatty I think is with the assumption there's a deal in place.

 

Oilers almost need to start over.

They also have a ton of bums on the team not just young superstars.

Edmonton Oilers

good luck.

 

Who are the bums?

The only ones I can say are bums are Hendricks, Pouilot and Fayne but those are all just overpaid dudes.

 

Not suprising at all.

 

Start over? They just spent the last several years building up their talent. They're finally in a position to capitalize on all the high picks. Most of their young guys haven't even reached their prime yet. And free agents actually want to go there.

I know they're an easy target to shit on but they can definitely be a good team in a year or two.

 

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Red Wings looked into trade for Fowler.

 

It's bonkers to me to think that Edmonton has drafted in the Top 10 for the last 8 years and still are trying to claw their way to mediocrity.

 

It's crazy how bad management/owners have been in Edmonton. I trust Chia/TMac to at least make them a somewhat competitive team. It also helps that Mcdavid is there for the long run.

The old Oilers are going to be the Canucks with how ownership wants to have a say in the team and try and build a playoff team when they don't have one.

 

Pouliot, Korpikoski, Hendricks, Maroon, Lander, Pakarinen, Gazdic, Cracknell, Sekera, Fayne, Ference, Davidson, Gryba, Nikitin, Pardy, Talbot, Brossoit

Edit: Mctavish