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BeterChiarelli

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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 2, 2023 at 9:16 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>PuckIQ is a hell of a resource that a few people have finally pushed me into looking into. I know Lowetide is a fan of it too. Andersson has been, especially at his price point, one of the most effective RHD in the league versus elite competition for some time now. By the metric of DFF% (defensive fenwick for/against as a percentage) and a minimum of 300min TOI versus elite competition last year, Andersson was 6th among all RHD (11th among all defencemen period) sitting very nicely at 54.2% (Tanev and Weegar are 1st and 4th [Weegar is 8th among all] but one's a pure rental and the other is far too expensive). Ceci is 33rd for all RHD (64th overall) with 47.4%.

Following only pure logic, there are 32 #1 RHD spots in the NHL, and I'm willing to extrapolate further to include all top four positions and look at 64 bonafide right-handed defenders. Andersson is in the top 10% of all RHD in terms of which way the puck goes while he's on the ice. Ceci is in the middle of the pack. Considering that Andersson is on a very Klefbom-esque deal and the Flames appear to be on a super-highway to hell, he should be target #1 for Edmonton. His term fits excellently in what's currently left of Edmonton's window. The ask is going to be substantial but I don't think Akey is helping the McDavid Oilers win a cup (by my eye he's part of the core that would follow an exodus). Losing Broberg stings the most as there's little in terms of a direct Ekholm replacement in the organization right now.

The only problem with acquiring Eberle in lieu of Konecny is that you have the exact same problem next summer in terms of trying to fit two top-six wingers onto this roster with minimal cap space to work with. Having Konecny reduces that to one (someone to replace Foegele). Their 5v5 production is equal over the past three years with the edge going to Travis with consideration to special teams. That extra year at sub-$3M does wonders for the Oilers and gives the team enough runway for the cap to outpace their bad spending habits. It's an incredibly expensive investment but if the Oilers can manage to extend him, their top six is essentially set until the very end of the Draisaitl-McDavid era when both men are over 40.</div></div>

I’m willing to admit the gap between andersson and ceci may be larger than I may have originally been thinking and can’t disagree his contract looks attractive. I’m just not comfortable with these price tags. if That’s the ask from teams I’d look elsewhere if price goes down I don’t dislike the targets.
Forum: NHLOct. 29, 2023 at 3:54 p.m.