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Possible OEL Destinations

Created by: desertdog111
Team: 2021-22 Arizona Coyotes
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 20, 2021
Published: Jun. 20, 2021
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OEL has decided to open up his trade talks again, allowing Armstrong to talk to any team about a deal. Here are some possible trade destinations and returns. Deals roughly ranked in order of most likely to least likely
Trades
1.
ARI
  1. DeBrusk, Jake
  2. Moore, John
  3. 2021 3rd round pick (BOS)
Additional Details:
Debrusk wants out, Moore is basically dead cap, Boston gets a LD to play with Carlo. 3rd can be switched out for the less desirable of Lauzon and Zboril
2.
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  1. Eriksson, Loui
  2. Ferland, Micheal
  3. Woo, Jett
  4. 2021 2nd round pick (VAN)
Additional Details:
Arizona buys out Eriksson.
VAN
    OEL
    3.
    ARI
    1. Kassian, Zack
    2. Lavoie, Raphael
    3. Neal, James
    4. 2022 2nd round pick (EDM)
    Additional Details:
    Reunited with Tippett, for a massive cap relief for EDM. Deal is only done if Klefbom is hurt indefinitely.
    EDM
      OEL
      4.
      ARI
      1. Kreider, Chris
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      Hockey trade, retain on OEL’s contract to make them even money. I don’t think this is a likely trade
      NYR
        OEL
        5.
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        1. Saarela, Aleksi [Reserve List]
        2. Strålman, Anton
        3. 2022 3rd round pick (FLA)
        Additional Details:
        I don’t know much about the Panthers prospect pool but add a low level prospect of some kind
        FLA
          OEL
          6.
          ARI
          1. Jensen, Nick
          2. Kuznetsov, Evgeny
          Additional Details:
          Again I’m not sure how likely this is but this is a home run for the Coyotes. 2 guys in need of a change of scenery. Jensen can be switched for TVR, Kempney, whatever defenseman Washington wants least.
          WSH
            OEL
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            Jun. 20, 2021 at 12:55 p.m.
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            The only way the Canucks take OEL is if you're taking Myers
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.
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            No matter where you trade OEL Arizona will have to retain atleast 25% of his salary he is no longer the dman he once was and even though with a few of those team there’s a chance he could regain his all star form again like with bruins Florida NYR and Washington where he would lined up with top RHD like mcavoy fox and Carlson who are all top 10 dman in the league and ekblad is no slouch either, I just think it would be a really high risk. Bruins definitely could be interested they are in need of a top LHD but I think they would only do it if Arizona retained enough salary that his AAV for the bruins was around 5-5.5 mill
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 12:59 p.m.
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            Debrusk wants out? News to me, and i think everyone in Boston.

            I think any OEL deal has to start with at least 30% retention
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            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.
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            I'd think it would have to be Yandle coming back for us to consider
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.
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            Quoting: TheAlien
            The only way the Canucks take OEL is if you're taking Myers


            Sure, keep Eriksson then and leave the rest of the trade the same
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:11 p.m.
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            Quoting: Dekes
            No matter where you trade OEL Arizona will have to retain atleast 25% of his salary he is no longer the dman he once was and even though with a few of those team there’s a chance he could regain his all star form again like with bruins Florida NYR and Washington where he would lined up with top RHD like mcavoy fox and Carlson who are all top 10 dman in the league and ekblad is no slouch either, I just think it would be a really high risk. Bruins definitely could be interested they are in need of a top LHD but I think they would only do it if Arizona retained enough salary that his AAV for the bruins was around 5-5.5 mill


            Quoting: CMcAvoy73
            Debrusk wants out? News to me, and i think everyone in Boston.

            I think any OEL deal has to start with at least 30% retention


            I really don’t think it’s likely that the Coyotes shackle themselves to paying ~$2 mil a season to be rid of him for the next 6 years. A lot of these trades are giving up significant money to the coyotes in the near term, contracts that are beyond dead. OEL can contribute 40-50 points still
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.
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            Quoting: VijayPatel11
            I'd think it would have to be Yandle coming back for us to consider


            Half the reason I made the Panthers trade was to reunite OEL and Yandle from the 2012 Coyotes. Florida would instantly become my second favorite team next season hahah. But I understand and I would be more than happy to have Yandle back on the coyotes
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            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.
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            Unless Zona is retaining a significant portion i don’t see any interest from Boston.

            OEL/Garland for Debrusk/Urho/1st/Moore with Zona retaining 2.25. Maybe. Probably not tho. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:24 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            I really don’t think it’s likely that the Coyotes shackle themselves to paying ~$2 mil a season to be rid of him for the next 6 years. A lot of these trades are giving up significant money to the coyotes in the near term, contracts that are beyond dead. OEL can contribute 40-50 points still


            Okay then OEL will not be moved.

            Debrusk wants out of boston you say? Have any sort of source on that?
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.
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            Quoting: Gofnut999
            Unless Zona is retaining a significant portion i don’t see any interest from Boston.

            OEL/Garland for Debrusk/Urho/1st/Moore with Zona retaining 2.25. Maybe. Probably not tho. 🤷🏻‍♂️


            That’s not remotely realistic Garland alone costs more than that
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.
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            Quoting: CMcAvoy73
            Okay then OEL will not be moved.

            Debrusk wants out of boston you say? Have any sort of source on that?


            “Wanting out” may have been a strong term but I saw that him and Cassidy “don’t see eye to eye” from one of the National reporters this week. That’s a veiled way of saying he’s not happy.

            Whatever the case, Ekman-Larson is better than your current options at LD besides Gryz. He would play on your second pair and probably pitch in 50+ points with the help of the talent around him. I don’t understand Bruins fans aversion to him especially after your defense fell apart in every way possible this playoff run
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            I really don’t think it’s likely that the Coyotes shackle themselves to paying ~$2 mil a season to be rid of him for the next 6 years. A lot of these trades are giving up significant money to the coyotes in the near term, contracts that are beyond dead. OEL can contribute 40-50 points still


            yes but arizona taking on max 6 million dollar contracts for 1-2 yrs is nothing compared top OELs 8.25mill for 6yrs. OEL is still good but not even close to being worth 8.25 mill anymore. Also arizona is going bankrupt they can barely pay their players so i think if arizona only has to apy about 25% of OELs contract that would help them out somewhat finacially they can't afford his 8.25mil salary no more so they are in a situation where they just gotta dump him for whatever they can
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.
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            Quoting: Dekes
            yes but arizona taking on max 6 million dollar contracts for 1-2 yrs is nothing compared top OELs 8.25mill for 6yrs. OEL is still good but not even close to being worth 8.25 mill anymore. Also arizona is going bankrupt they can barely pay their players so i think if arizona only has to apy about 25% of OELs contract that would help them out somewhat finacially they can't afford his 8.25mil salary no more so they are in a situation where they just gotta dump him for whatever they can


            Their owner is worth billions of dollars they’re not going bankrupt. **** Merulo will probably be worth more than he was before after this summer and how much revenue his casinos will bring in. I see what you’re talking about with the bad contracts coming back, but I don’t see the coyotes retaining more than $1.5-2 mil
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            “Wanting out” may have been a strong term but I saw that him and Cassidy “don’t see eye to eye” from one of the National reporters this week. That’s a veiled way of saying he’s not happy.

            Whatever the case, Ekman-Larson is better than your current options at LD besides Gryz. He would play on your second pair and probably pitch in 50+ points with the help of the talent around him. I don’t understand Bruins fans aversion to him especially after your defense fell apart in every way possible this playoff run


            are defence didn't fall apart, we lost 2 of our best defenceman to concussions and our starting goalie was playing with a torn labrum. lauzon was playing with a broken wrist. are only 2 healthy dmen were mcavoy and clifton that play consistently, tinordi was our 8/9th dman and he played way more then he should have had too
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:35 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            Their owner is worth billions of dollars they’re not going bankrupt. **** Merulo will probably be worth more than he was before after this summer and how much revenue his casinos will bring in. I see what you’re talking about with the bad contracts coming back, but I don’t see the coyotes retaining more than $1.5-2 mil


            did arizona get new owenership? last time i read up on them really was last offseason when bruins and OEL trade talks were getting intense and it said that arizona was struggling to play their players on time
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.
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            Quoting: Dekes
            did arizona get new owenership? last time i read up on them really was last offseason when bruins and OEL trade talks were getting intense and it said that arizona was struggling to play their players on time


            Same guy but being a casino owner in the midst of a pandemic wasn’t great on the pocketbook. He’s doing fine money wise now. Otherwise they would have traded players pennies on the dollar to get to the cap floor last off-season
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            “Wanting out” may have been a strong term but I saw that him and Cassidy “don’t see eye to eye” from one of the National reporters this week. That’s a veiled way of saying he’s not happy.

            Whatever the case, Ekman-Larson is better than your current options at LD besides Gryz. He would play on your second pair and probably pitch in 50+ points with the help of the talent around him. I don’t understand Bruins fans aversion to him especially after your defense fell apart in every way possible this playoff run


            Have a link? I don’t think that happened.

            OEL has a bad contract. You can’t understand the bruins fans aversion to him? Seriously? You really can’t understand that? Well, allow me to enlighten you.
            1. The contract. It’s bad. Bad bad bad.
            2. The decline. It’s very obvious that he’s in decline. The eye test shows it, the numbers show it. Every time I see him play he looks worse. He’s an expensive non factor.
            3. He’ll pitch in 50+ points? Why? What makes you think this? He has one 50 point season in his career (in any league) and it was 2015.
            4. He’s soft. Minus player in the last seven or eight seasons.

            Bottom line, he isn’t very good, and he’s paid like he’s elite. Retain half and expect maybe a 2nd and Moore back? Sure. Any sort of actual value is out of the question.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            That’s not remotely realistic Garland alone costs more than that


            No he doesn’t. And Having to take OEL contract even with retention is punishment.

            Garland’s first 3 years in the league was exactly the same productivity as Debrusks first 3. Nobody was giving Boston the kind of package people think Garland is worth for Debrusk at that time. Shiny new toy syndrome.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.
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            Quoting: CMcAvoy73
            Have a link? I don’t think that happened.

            OEL has a bad contract. You can’t understand the bruins fans aversion to him? Seriously? You really can’t understand that? Well, allow me to enlighten you.
            1. The contract. It’s bad. Bad bad bad.
            2. The decline. It’s very obvious that he’s in decline. The eye test shows it, the numbers show it. Every time I see him play he looks worse. He’s an expensive non factor.
            3. He’ll pitch in 50+ points? Why? What makes you think this? He has one 50 point season in his career (in any league) and it was 2015.
            4. He’s soft. Minus player in the last seven or eight seasons.

            Bottom line, he isn’t very good, and he’s paid like he’s elite. Retain half and expect maybe a 2nd and Moore back? Sure. Any sort of actual value is out of the question.


            Yeah he’s overpaid. That’s out of the way. Let’s break down the rest of what you just said.

            He was on pace for 43 points this season. On the coyotes, one of the most abysmal offenses in the entire league. You don’t think he can find a way to chip in 7 more points somewhere playing with Pasta, Marchand, Hall, etc? That’s a joke. 50 points would be his floor in my opinion.

            You watch him play once, maybe twice a year. I watch every single one of his games every season. Has he declined? Absolutely. Is he still a second pairing sheltered offensive defenseman who can run the second powerplay unit? Yes 100%. It was blatantly obvious from day 1 that Tocchet was not playing OEL in the capacity in which he would thrive. Wherever he goes next he is bound to see somewhat of a renaissance for a couple of seasons. He probably won’t ever live up to the contract but for a team like the Bruins who only have a couple of playoff runs left in them with this roster anyway they just need him for the next 2-3 seasons.

            Not sure how/why you ended up using plus minus as an indicator of a players “softness” but OEL is the ONLY player on the coyotes who would actually fight/stick up for his teammates. He is far from soft.

            I’m willing to have an honest conversation about OEL’s worth in a trade. When you throw “Moore and a second for half retention” out there as a serious offer I’m done talking. That’s a joke. He’s worth more than that.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.
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            Quoting: Gofnut999
            No he doesn’t. And Having to take OEL contract even with retention is punishment.

            Garland’s first 3 years in the league was exactly the same productivity as Debrusks first 3. Nobody was giving Boston the kind of package people think Garland is worth for Debrusk at that time. Shiny new toy syndrome.


            Other teams will offer better packages for Garland than that. It would be a waste of his value to include him in an Ekman-Larson trade. That’s all besides the point because I doubt they trade him anyway. If they can find a way to get rid of OEL they will have $40 MILLION of cap space and could pay Garland whatever he wants.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            Yeah he’s overpaid. That’s out of the way. Let’s break down the rest of what you just said.

            He was on pace for 43 points this season. On the coyotes, one of the most abysmal offenses in the entire league. You don’t think he can find a way to chip in 7 more points somewhere playing with Pasta, Marchand, Hall, etc? That’s a joke. 50 points would be his floor in my opinion.

            You watch him play once, maybe twice a year. I watch every single one of his games every season. Has he declined? Absolutely. Is he still a second pairing sheltered offensive defenseman who can run the second powerplay unit? Yes 100%. It was blatantly obvious from day 1 that Tocchet was not playing OEL in the capacity in which he would thrive. Wherever he goes next he is bound to see somewhat of a renaissance for a couple of seasons. He probably won’t ever live up to the contract but for a team like the Bruins who only have a couple of playoff runs left in them with this roster anyway they just need him for the next 2-3 seasons.

            Not sure how/why you ended up using plus minus as an indicator of a players “softness” but OEL is the ONLY player on the coyotes who would actually fight/stick up for his teammates. He is far from soft.

            I’m willing to have an honest conversation about OEL’s worth in a trade. When you throw “Moore and a second for half retention” out there as a serious offer I’m done talking. That’s a joke. He’s worth more than that.


            He doesn’t have any worth in trade. An honest conversation can’t be had until you realize that. It’s a question of how to facilitate a situation where another team can take OEL off the coyotes hands.

            For the bruins, sadly, the player makes no sense. That sheltered second pair left shot d man you just described…the bruins already have that player. He’s better than OEL, and gets paid under 4 million. They can get another one of those players by just throwing 2.5 million at mike rielly. OEL is paid at least double what he’s worth, and that’s why none of these trades are really worth discussion.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            Other teams will offer better packages for Garland than that. It would be a waste of his value to include him in an Ekman-Larson trade. That’s all besides the point because I doubt they trade him anyway. If they can find a way to get rid of OEL they will have $40 MILLION of cap space and could pay Garland whatever he wants.


            I doubt it.

            Like I said Debrusk 1st 3 years going into arb. .592 ppg. Garland .585.

            Nobody was ever giving Boston a 1st and 2 top prospects for him. Doubt anyone will for Garland either. It’s wishful thinking.

            If you want Boston to take on OEL without sending Garland as incentive…tall task.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.
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            Montreal could be a possibility as well if the deal were to be something like Chiarot + Byron + 2022 1st + Norlinder + 3rd for OEL + 3rd or something similar. Are would have to take cap back (but still get 2 useful players) and also get a 1st and a prospect with an equal high ceiling
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            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:22 p.m.
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            Quoting: CMcAvoy73
            He doesn’t have any worth in trade. An honest conversation can’t be had until you realize that. It’s a question of how to facilitate a situation where another team can take OEL off the coyotes hands.

            For the bruins, sadly, the player makes no sense. That sheltered second pair left shot d man you just described…the bruins already have that player. He’s better than OEL, and gets paid under 4 million. They can get another one of those players by just throwing 2.5 million at mike rielly. OEL is paid at least double what he’s worth, and that’s why none of these trades are really worth discussion.


            “None of these trades are really worth discussion” there have been 2 different fan bases who have chimed in and said with minor adjustments they’d take the trade. It’s just Bruins fans who have a burning dislike for OEL for whatever reason.

            It will be a happy day on this site when OEL does get traded somewhere else and ends up being a solid contributor and I can take a nice victory lap around people like you, but until then, have a nice day.
            Jun. 20, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.
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            Quoting: desertdog111
            “None of these trades are really worth discussion” there have been 2 different fan bases who have chimed in and said with minor adjustments they’d take the trade. It’s just Bruins fans who have a burning dislike for OEL for whatever reason.

            It will be a happy day on this site when OEL does get traded somewhere else and ends up being a solid contributor and I can take a nice victory lap around people like you, but until then, have a nice day.


            You realize that can happen and I can still be justified in my opinion, right?

            It’s not an issue with the player, its an issue with the contract. He’s a 3-4 million dollar guy getting paid 8.25 for the next five years. Get it? This isn’t rocket science.
             
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