Quoting: OwenMd05
the oilers wouldnt do that, they wont trade a second alone to get rid of koskinen so asking for a first and lavoi is a big no, never gonna happen
I'm thinking that maybe not everyone read the other thread, but to explain a bit, the Koskinen portion was gaining cap space for Brown, and that part was Koskinen and a 4th for Forsberg.
Quoting: Borocop
connor brown is also going the other way
Quoting: OwenMd05
not worth connor brown tho, the oilers dont need connor brown hed slot in on the fourth line and hes not a fourth liner
Brown isn't ending up on the 4th line. Look at the other thread for lineup clarification on Edmonton's end.
Quoting: IconicHawk
Connor Brown was on pace for 35 goals this season how could you not want him
Quoting: IconicHawk
Too bad Toronto wasted him
Quoting: Borocop
hes better than yamamoto right now hed be their second, and arguably their best RW on roster. Obviously doesnt have the future of yamamoto and JPP but right now hes better, would push kassian down to an actual useful role in the bottom 6 too, dont really think theres no fit
Quoting: OwenMd05
because we dont need him on the 4th line, he wouldnt slot in anywhere and then wed have to pay him, we dont have the money to be paying him especially since hes gonna be paid more than a 4th liner
The cap space comes from moving Koskinen, since Smith is the number 1.
Quoting: OwenMd05
oilers dont have the money to pay him comapred to what they are gona pay jesse and yamo combined they dot need him
Quoting: IconicHawk
He’d slot in on the top line
Quoting: Timmah007
Brown is likely a middle six winger in Edmonton which right now could cause a complication on possibly causing benson to be a waiver casualty. Yes of course he would upgrade the forward depth but does a middle six winger justify downgrading kosk to forsberg absolutely not since the back up still plays the starter position 25-40% of games. Given smiths age that is a too much of a risky gamble that’s just setting aside the prospects and picks. Value I can understand but on ice product oilers have to decline this a million times over
Brown is an all situations forward. He makes your 5v5 better, your PK better, and can even slot into the second PP. He's a late game, hold a lead forward. He a jack of all trades forward.
Lavoie doesn't affect the current run, and Brown is getting a 1st plus prospect at some point.