If the pick is top 10 protected then the deal is even because of lucic going back otherwise edmonton wont risk it being where they are in the standings but they will be getting the depth they so badly need.

I don't think OTT would want to take on Lucic's contract. He's due bonus money every year on July 1, and I don't think Melnyk is going to pay that.

I think Ottawa should go around the league and collect bad contracts as long as there’s a decent pick or a change of Scenery involved, and build for year two or three of chabot and Tkachuk massive extensions when eligible so kind of a 4/5 year plan, when Lucic and Ryan money off the books

The deal adds pieces that both teams want/need but for some reason, I just feel like it's a weird deal. Maybe if Bobby Ryan went to EDM too (obviously deal structure needs to change a bit) it could be even better. But i don't know what i'm talking about. I just feel bad for McDavid and would like them to get more wingers to play with him

If Ottawa is trading Stone and Duchene, they need some players who make big money in order to reach the floor for the next few years because they will have a lot of guys with ELC's. Lucic would make sense for both sides.

Except Eugene is a cheap **** and wont pay anyone

If Lucic moves after July 1st he’s only owed 3M

No way Edmonton would do this unless they keep their first round pick. Dzingel is a UFA they could just get him for free after July 1st

Would greatly speed up a rebuild, and soften the blow of losing current free agents, if there was a some what guaranteed plan in place. I still think it’s time to knock it down and build with chabot and Tkachuk

Oilers would be all over this.

oilers are going to have to PAY, ALLOT to get rid of Lucic contracts, this make ZERO sense for OTT as Dzingle is worth a 1st + alone, JP is worth at most a 2nd.