Landeskog will retire as a avalanche, but I wish we could get him!

Thats probably true, oilers need a top 6 Lw fasho so i could see them go after him or tatar or hall.

One of them would be awesome! I see Holland going hard after Blake Coleman. He attempted to trade our first in 2020 for him, and got outbid by Tampa when they added Foote.

Nice 3rd liner but i can see holloway and kassian maybe developing nice chemistry and copp/coleman would compliment them nicely and add some size to the top 9.

Definitely would! I would rather put Holloway in the AHL for a year, and I am thinking Francis takes Kassian for Seattle. Coleman would look nice alongside McDavid and Puljujarvi too, because of his fast 2-way game.

I am happy with what Holland has done with Edmonton so far, I’m excited for what he’s going to do this off-season. I think whatever he does will be a good decision, and if it’s a smart move I will stand by his side!

Button said holloway was nhl ready but you never know, benson/mcleod might have a big chance for a good role next year if holloway stays in the farm. 97 and 13 need a winger fasho and DRY line should come back.

I think seattle probably takes kassian or jones tbh but it would be nice to get neal off the books through a buyout/ dump to seattle. Some oiler fans wanted to see some more movement this deadline but I think holland has big plans this off season as well and only one team wins the cup every year and i don't think Oilers had a chance this year anyways but should be big contenders in the next 3-4 years.

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Definitely agree. Who knows about the prospects though if they are ready or not. Holland will definitely do a lot in the off-season for sure! Who is fasho? McDavid and Puljujarvi do need a winger, that’s why Hall, Tatar, Coleman, Saad etc would be a great fit.

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Ah okay thanks! I hope we can get Nuge under a contract, but I feel like we will lose him. He should go back with Draisaitl, and Yamamoto as they worked so well last season.

Yup i think nuge will stay, hes having a down year but bob stauffer said he expects the oilers to have Larsson and Nuge signed before the expansion draft

I kinda hope Neal retires on LTIR (never want to see a guys career end but it's best for the team)

I would gladly ship him off with a 1st though if he plays next year

Signing Larsson before the deadline would mean exposing Klefbom. I’m not ready for such things unless I get more concrete evidence he is not playing next year.

Yea maybe kenny thinks klef is exempt, idk but oilers should wait till after to get him done

I don’t know how that works. If he doesn’t get his 11 million dollars by retiring he’s not retiring regardless of how bad he is. Either burying him a year or a 3yr buyout isn’t bad.

i agree but someone needs to be willing to take maybe a buyout at 1.9M for the next couple of years, saves us 3.85M but i wanna see him gone, lost his touch and can't skate anymore

imo the buyout option is awful I'd sooner hold onto him and move him in a TDL deal next year, or in his final year. I agree though he definitely doesn't go anywhere unless he gets his money. I'm not sure how it works either. I figure it's possible to quietly get placed on LTIR when you physically can't keep up with pro hockey, obviously not a likely scenario but I think it's a real possibility (also considering the impact covid had on him, which is speculated by people on Twitter, not sure what to believe)

Why are teams helping you out with cap space? Lol

That's kinda what I figure happens. IMO trade him next TDL and make a huge upgrade with that cap space, Holland somewhat eluded to a scenario like this in his press conference today. The team that receives him can buy him out that summer and pay a penalty of $1.9mill for 2 seasons, or hold him for 1 more year at $5.75. It probably only takes a 2nd + a long shot prospect at most to convince someone to hold that bag when you consider what Florida gave up to ditch Connolly. Much better than $1.9mill in cap penalties till 2025 if we buy him out this summer

yup a team like sea might take him if we add atleast a first but Oilers are still in a good cap situation in the off season, dumping neal would just sweeten the pot