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Team: 2024-25 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: May 13, 2024
Published: May 13, 2024
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  1. 2025 4th round pick (PIT)
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May 13 at 2:55 p.m.
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Wayne glenskyisaGOAT
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Thats an overpayment for binnington. maybe skinner and a 4th.
May 13 at 2:57 p.m.
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Quoting: iggy12rocks
Thats an overpayment for binnington. maybe skinner and a 4th.


It's a fair trade. Binner is a top 5 goalie whether you agree or not. I'd probably do it as a blues fan. Love Binner and what he's capable of but just don't see him being at his top form when we are ready to compete.

If Broberg was somehow able to be acquired in this deal I'd be all for it
May 13 at 3:08 p.m.
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The Blues have no use for Skinner, thanks.
May 13 at 3:13 p.m.
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I can see the Pens being interested in Kulak
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May 13 at 3:17 p.m.
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Quoting: StDetroitBlueWings
It's a fair trade. Binner is a top 5 goalie whether you agree or not. I'd probably do it as a blues fan. Love Binner and what he's capable of but just don't see him being at his top form when we are ready to compete.

If Broberg was somehow able to be acquired in this deal I'd be all for it


A top five goalie? That means he's better than one of these goalies: Vasilevskiy, Shesterkin, Sorokin, Swayman, Hellebuyck. maybe he's a top ten goalie but he's just not worth skinner and a first.
May 13 at 3:18 p.m.
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I don't mind the Kulak trade for PIT, but I don't see why they would give up anything to take him.
They will hit up FA at no cost.
If EDM wanted to attach a pick to him, that's a different story.
May 13 at 3:25 p.m.
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Quoting: iggy12rocks
A top five goalie? That means he's better than one of these goalies: Vasilevskiy, Shesterkin, Sorokin, Swayman, Hellebuyck. maybe he's a top ten goalie but he's just not worth skinner and a first.


Without Binner, Blues are a bottom 5 team.

Sure he may not be the sexy pick, but he's a phenomenal goalie and deserves to be up there in rankings with the names you mentioned. goalies are inconsistent and that list you mentioned will fluctuate.
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May 13 at 3:26 p.m.
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I also don't get the OTT trade.
Why does OTT want to do this.

Truth is the window is opening for OTT to make the playoffs.
The metro is so weak. The top teams in the Atlantic are in decline.
It's really getting to be crap or get off the pot time for OTT. Either they are going to flip that team around into a contender or they aren't. Bringing in a cap dump goalie for a late 1st doesn't really doesn't say, trying to win.
There really shouldn't be WC teams coming out of the Metro anymore. The whole division minus NYR is bad and/or facing issues aka CAR cap. Which is really the only other good team in the metro this year.

So you got 5 spots that should be coming out of the atlantic. OTT should be in one of those spots. TB is a team that's been in decline. BOS keeps getting older. TOR is a tire fire as always.
I wouldn't be surprised to see BOS take a step back next year. The same is true with TB. Can OTT finally take a step forward. Can DET? They can't rebuild for 30 years. There isn't any reason those 5 spots available shouldn't be going their way.
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May 13 at 3:40 p.m.
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Quoting: StDetroitBlueWings
Without Binner, Blues are a bottom 5 team.

Sure he may not be the sexy pick, but he's a phenomenal goalie and deserves to be up there in rankings with the names you mentioned. goalies are inconsistent and that list you mentioned will fluctuate.


Fair enough.
May 13 at 3:47 p.m.
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Join the club man.. join the club... 🙄
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May 13 at 3:48 p.m.
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Quoting: iggy12rocks
A top five goalie? That means he's better than one of these goalies: Vasilevskiy, Shesterkin, Sorokin, Swayman, Hellebuyck. maybe he's a top ten goalie but he's just not worth skinner and a first.


There are several goalies better than Binnington. He's not even top 10. Career .908 sv%. Guys not all that special. But Blues fans on here are bigger homers than anyone else. Binnington has won every Vezina in their minds. Just like Parayko is the best defenceman in the game and Buchnevich is the best forward in the world as well.
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May 13 at 3:54 p.m.
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Quoting: RipNasty
There are several goalies better than Binnington. He's not even top 10. Career .908 sv%. Guys not all that special. But Blues fans on here are bigger homers than anyone else. Binnington has won every Vezina in their minds. Just like Parayko is the best defenceman in the game and Buchnevich is the best forward in the world as well.


So true.
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May 13 at 4:40 p.m.
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Quoting: Haymaker26
I can see the Pens being interested in Kulak


i dont. i think we will roll with some of the younger guys, had a kid named jack st ivany who got some runway down the stretch and played well, and to me they could find a good partner for him for cheap, or put po joseph next to him if they can find a better LD to play with letang (which is exactly what i want to happen, id stick ryan graves in wilkes barre if necessary but thats a different discussion).
May 13 at 4:52 p.m.
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i dont. i think we will roll with some of the younger guys, had a kid named jack st ivany who got some runway down the stretch and played well, and to me they could find a good partner for him for cheap, or put po joseph next to him if they can find a better LD to play with letang (which is exactly what i want to happen, id stick ryan graves in wilkes barre if necessary but thats a different discussion).


I think Kulak would be good LHD insurance.
May 13 at 8:26 p.m.
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Quoting: cwhitney29
i dont. i think we will roll with some of the younger guys, had a kid named jack st ivany who got some runway down the stretch and played well, and to me they could find a good partner for him for cheap, or put po joseph next to him if they can find a better LD to play with letang (which is exactly what i want to happen, id stick ryan graves in wilkes barre if necessary but thats a different discussion).


With Kulak, I think he's been a solid defensive 3rd pairing guy for a while. I'd like to get a better 3LD than Joseph, Shea, or Ludvig. Kulak fills that role, and isn't all that expensive of an acquisition. And good luck getting Graves in the AHL.
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May 14 at 2:53 p.m.
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Quoting: LuckyMoneyPuck
I also don't get the OTT trade.
Why does OTT want to do this.

Truth is the window is opening for OTT to make the playoffs.
The metro is so weak. The top teams in the Atlantic are in decline.
It's really getting to be crap or get off the pot time for OTT. Either they are going to flip that team around into a contender or they aren't. Bringing in a cap dump goalie for a late 1st doesn't really doesn't say, trying to win.
There really shouldn't be WC teams coming out of the Metro anymore. The whole division minus NYR is bad and/or facing issues aka CAR cap. Which is really the only other good team in the metro this year.

So you got 5 spots that should be coming out of the atlantic. OTT should be in one of those spots. TB is a team that's been in decline. BOS keeps getting older. TOR is a tire fire as always.
I wouldn't be surprised to see BOS take a step back next year. The same is true with TB. Can OTT finally take a step forward. Can DET? They can't rebuild for 30 years. There isn't any reason those 5 spots available shouldn't be going their way.


Ottawa buys out Campbell with a relatively small cap hit and pockets a first rounder.
May 14 at 2:57 p.m.
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Ottawa buys out Campbell with a relatively small cap hit and pockets a first rounder.


OTT is wondering why it's not making the playoffs having drafted top of the draft for years now and having a good solid young core.
I don't think they are in the collect 1st for cap dump phase anymore bro.
Try CHI they may take you up on that. Or SJS
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May 14 at 3:09 p.m.
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Quoting: RipNasty
There are several goalies better than Binnington. He's not even top 10. Career .908 sv%. Guys not all that special. But Blues fans on here are bigger homers than anyone else. Binnington has won every Vezina in their minds. Just like Parayko is the best defenceman in the game and Buchnevich is the best forward in the world as well.


Did you just quote CAREER save % for an argument? Binner had the best year of his career outside of 2019 in '23-'24. Year before that an improvement on the one before that. Largely exceptional in the playoffs. You're delusional.

Nobody that I interact with in Blues fandom has ever said Parayko is the best D-man or Buch the best forward. Not sure where you're getting these ideas but it's not from Blues fans.
May 14 at 6:33 p.m.
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Did you just quote CAREER save % for an argument? Binner had the best year of his career outside of 2019 in '23-'24. Year before that an improvement on the one before that. Largely exceptional in the playoffs. You're delusional.

Nobody that I interact with in Blues fandom has ever said Parayko is the best D-man or Buch the best forward. Not sure where you're getting these ideas but it's not from Blues fans.


Every time I include players from St. Louis in my proposals invariably it come back that the deals are underwhelming. So I’ve definitely found that St. Louis fans value their players very highly.
May 20 at 3:12 p.m.
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Quoting: Oilfan1717
Every time I include players from St. Louis in my proposals invariably it come back that the deals are underwhelming. So I’ve definitely found that St. Louis fans value their players very highly.


Most of the trade proposals on here are fans valuing their own players too highly and opposing players that they're acquiring too low. CoNoR McDaViD for a 5th!! wHo SaYs nO?!
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