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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 1 at 12:00 p.m.

Thread: Centre depth

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jded</b></div><div>Henrique alone likely reels in a 1st, Ducks decline</div></div>

I saw somewhere they were looking for a 2nd + 3rd, but I don’t disagree, especially considering this deal has retention + carrick. Do you think adding a “prospect” like lavoie to the deal gets closer to proper value?

Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 29 at 12:03 a.m.

Thread: Realistically speaking

Honest question, what makes Sissons worth a first and a third? Is it just because of the retention? I get that centres are more valuable but he has the same amount of points as foegele. Seems like a lot for a 4th C to me

Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 27, 2023 at 3:25 a.m.

Thread: Willy

Karlsson is the opposite kind of dman oilers would be looking at. They have their offensive guy / pp specialist in Bouchard. They’d be looking for a shutdown / two-way player who can play with nurse

Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 9, 2023 at 1:24 p.m.

Thread: This is awful

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>carbonxe</b></div><div>You've offered to pay for Saros but forgot that you have to pay Nashville a MASSIVE haul for them to take on what is arguably the worst contract in the league right now.</div></div>

I get saros is elite, but two firsts, a second, a b+ prospect and a decent reclamation project seems higher than what any goalie has gotten in return, I could be wrong though
. The Campbell contract is obviously awful and would cost a lot to move.

I’m curious what you think it would take for preds to say yes. Assuming they decide to go into a retool / rebuild mindset.

Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 8, 2023 at 3:09 p.m.

Thread: if oilers were to sell at deadline

If oilers trade Brown before his 10 game bonus kicks in, which team pays the bonus next year?

I can’t see oilers trading him, seems like a good way to make every free agent think twice about signing with them.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2023 at 11:12 p.m.

Thread: next season speculation

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>palhal</b></div><div>A lot of cap the Oilers likely can't take on. Converting Nylander to centre at age 28....doesn't seem to be wise.</div></div>

If they buy out Campbell they could just barely squeeze out a 21 man roster. Wouldn’t leave space for an upgrade on d or in the bottom 6 though.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2023 at 11:10 p.m.

Thread: EDM needs a goalie Not 3 1st line centers

I know this is insane to say after nuge put up 100 points last year but, I see him more as a very good 1st line winger and a solid 2c, not a bonafide 1c. He doesn’t drive a line by himself and a lot of his offensive production comes from power play / playing with Drai or mcdavid.

Oil needs a legitimate ceci replacement and a good defensive 4c more than they need to replace a goalie imo

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2023 at 11:05 p.m.

Thread: Who da taco seasoning

I don’t understand why you’d give kulak away for nothing when there’s still cap available on this roster. He’s a very useful 3rd pairing defender who consistently steps up in the playoffs.

Kulak > elder and desharnais

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2023 at 6:12 p.m.

Thread: New lines plus a recall and sitting an injured Veteran

I can’t tell if Ekholm is still injured or just rusty from the lack of preseason / missing some practices.

I can’t see Hamblin being a difference maker, I like that Erne brings a bit of an edge to his game, there isn’t much of that in the bottom 6

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 7, 2023 at 6:08 p.m.

Thread: Game one

Brown probably starts with mcdavid and Hyman with Drai, even though I’d prefer the way you have it.

I don’t think kulak and Ekholm will be on ltir unless they’re absolutely that far away. This means our first ten games we’re out two of our top 5 d, even if they’re physically ready to play.

I also think foegs and lavoie switch. I think they’ll try Janmark at 4c and let Ryan take the faceoffs, or play mostly 11/7.

Nemo probably starts in bako imo

Considering the cap crunch, solid starting roster with just enough space to bank a little for the deadline.

Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 7, 2023 at 6:01 p.m.

Thread: My Current Top 10 Underrated Players in the NHL

I’m not sure if nurse is underrated, but he gets all of his hate purely based on his contract instead of his play. He’s a very solid defender who just happened to capitalize on a great season + all of his comparables making bank that year.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 28, 2023 at 12:30 a.m.

Thread: What would they pay EP40 as Hart Finalist

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Quinn’s D partner in junior</div></div>

That doesn’t automatically mean kemp can play top pair minutes though. He hasn’t even made an nhl roster yet and he’s on a team that doesn’t have the strongest rd

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 27, 2023 at 1:30 a.m.

Thread: What would they pay EP40 as Hart Finalist

Kemp at 1rd would be concerning for me

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 23, 2023 at 9:14 p.m.

Thread: Oilers tdl not super realistic

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>YeahRighttt</b></div><div>I don’t think Kane is signing for league minimum & doubt he’d be ok getting slotted into the third line. Yes, he wants another cup, but not that badly. He will have plenty of suitors when he is ready to play, so will get a decent contract. Also probably will be looking for a team willing to start him in the top 6.</div></div>

Kane should be eligible for a bonus laden contract. If he wants to play on a contender he’ll likely sign for “cheap” and have the majority of his salary come from his bonuses

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 22, 2023 at 5:12 p.m.

Thread: Time for cup

Drai on the third line is more surprising than any of the trade proposals imo

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2023 at 2:14 a.m.

Thread: Rebuild

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Drshnuckels91</b></div><div>Completely agree with this take. The oilers top 6 is top 3 in the league currently, even if the trade is far it's not one they need to make. If they were to spend assets even close to this I'd rather they do it on a top-4 shutdown RD (Connor Murphy comes to mind), regardless of that their biggest concern shouldn't be making any big splashes like this. The bottom 6 is what should be focused on, something like a move for Nic Dowd could work out well.

Essentially this isn't a trade the Oilers need to make, TK would work better on a up and coming team that are looking for a playoff push, such as the Sabers, Coyotes or Wings</div></div>

Dowd all day long. 4c is their biggest hole.
An upgrade on ceci would be nice, although significantly more difficult to pull off

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 21, 2023 at 1:30 a.m.

Thread: Rebuild

As much as I’d love oilers to get Konecny this doesn’t make sense for them to do. Foegele and Ceci play well enough to justify their contracts, they aren’t really cap dumps imo.

Losing both broberg and Holloway gives them basically no prospects that are going to be / close to being full time nhl players.

Losing foegs and Holloway completely depletes the bottom 6 and seeler doesn’t replace the 20 minutes a night that ceci plays. Oil would have to make at least two more trades to fill the holes this one creates.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 19, 2023 at 4:36 a.m.

Thread: Playoff Built

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>boltsfan71</b></div><div>kane for 800k sureee lmao</div></div>

He’ll be 35 in November, which I think makes him eligible for a bonus laden contract. Wouldn’t be surprised if he signs cheap with a bunch of bonuses. Most contenders don’t have much space

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 10:37 p.m.

Thread: PTO season

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>Is Eric Staal still available?</div></div>

He’s about the only one left that would make sense. It’s honestly weird he hasn’t signed yet. I wonder if he’s waiting to gauge which team has the best chance to win a cup and signs later in the season.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:55 p.m.

Thread: Worst Case Scenario

How dare you put this energy out into the universe

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:53 p.m.

Thread: 24 szn

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Claesson4Norris</b></div><div>Brannstrom is far better than Broberg. He's got very strong underlying results, he's just small and doesn't put up points. I know Oilers still believe in Holloway so I doubt they'd really have interest though, but Brannstrom is without question the better NHL player right now.</div></div>

Fair, but brannstrom is also two years older. I think brobergs 24 yo season could be very comparable to brannstroms. Obviously all hypothetical and we’ll have to wait and see

The fit is the main issue for me. I only see oil bringing in a right shot d that plays too 4 minutes.

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:38 p.m.

Thread: deadline

It’d be tough for oil to fit in perry at the deadline. Doesn’t seem like a fit for me. 4c or an upgrade on the rd is where they’ll be looking imo

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.

Thread: List of top-50 prospects traded in last decade

Reinhart still hurts to think about as an oilers fan

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:31 p.m.

Thread: 24 szn

Isn’t brannstrom kind of a slightly older broberg? Fit doesn’t make sense for oilers, they already have a lot of left shot D

Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 14, 2023 at 3:27 p.m.

Thread: big moves

Change that ‘26 2nd to a ‘27 1st and oilers accept

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