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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 16, 2022 at 5:43 p.m.
Thread: Without Kane Next Year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Hockeypal</b></div><div>I’d love to see Skinner actually do good Oilers need goaltending but nothing he has done has proved he’s ready to take the next step and become a legit starter or even a capable back up, if he stays consistent with this play sure he can be a solid back up but he’s gotta do a lot better if he wants to be a starter</div></div>

I'd say he hasn't been given the chance to prove himself. Oilers should be starting him today. If he stays at .913 sv % he is above league average (.908) which is all this team needs to be successful. Every1 craps on this team but they proved last year in the layoffs D and goalies were the issue. So if they get the better goaltending (league average) they are fine.
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.
Thread: Next Year Improvement
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>I don't see Nemelainen playing over Broberg.</div></div>
I think Niemelainen brings the physicality the backend need more. I bring in Broberg when he displaces Keith or md season (helps will bonuses too.)

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>I would give Puljujarvi and Yamamoto more term. If that means a slightly higher AAV in both cases, so be it.</div></div>
What is more term an how much more money? to me it allows 2 more years to figure what you need to keep Leon and Connor.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CD282</b></div><div>The Husso signing is a mistake. He's played well for a handful of games, he doesn't have the track record to expect him to be a starter.</div></div>
Neither did Talbot, Smith aint the answer and I think Skinner and Mikko are an unproven pair. At least in an injury there is coverage. Who do you sign?
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 1, 2022 at 7:20 p.m.
Thread: If we hired Zito and not Holland
My concerns are repeated above on Marino, Petry, Kelfbom, Larrson (left because his dad died here and family didn't visit because of it). WOuld add though:

I dont think Hall would be a good fit here.
Zegras should be a top 3 pick in hindsight and based on the top 9 projected LHD is more pressing in the near future (Broberg looks to be a top 4 behind nurse)
Athansiou trade sucks today but pre-pandemic this looked good (maybe 2 2nds is too much even then but Oilers top 9 looked dreadful) and Oilers would have kept him in 20/21
Then your Kassian trade doesnt make sense. Why would you load up for the playoffs and then trade kassian considering how well he played that year??? makes zero sense.
Oilers had lots of shots in the dark at this time: you wouldnt have him on this list even he didint stick in detroit like he has so i think this is too easy to say

Hindsight is tough to look back on but idk dont think there are that many head scratchers outside of :
Kassian contract length and $ amount
Smith term
Turris term (should only have been 1 year)
failure to properly address goaltending (not for lack of effort I believe)
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 28, 2022 at 1:06 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 27, 2022 at 4:12 p.m.
Thread: Kane reportedly signed for 2 mil
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roysboy72</b></div><div>I get that the Oilers could use help, but is Holland really <em>that</em> desperate? Kane’s had chance after chance to redeem himself and nothing has worked, so I don’t see how he gets better now. Maybe Holland thinks that getting Kane to go with Keith would be a good idea, but I think he picked the wrong Kane lol</div></div>
If you remove KAne's off ice stuff, no one cares. he is still a very good player. HE is the Tortorella of NHL players. good for a season or 2 then they ruin your locker room

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MrDinkiee</b></div><div>Ken Holland can't even get him to sign for league min. How embarrassing</div></div>
Kane needs cash for $1M at half a year = $2M cap. whatever Oil can handle it
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 25, 2022 at 6:16 p.m.
Thread: Plenty of cap space
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Itchy22</b></div><div>Bettman confirmed in December that cap is going up to $82.5m next year...</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Islesforthecup</b></div><div>Theyve already said the cap is going up 1 mil but i see youre already reaching. I was also pretty generous on the contracts so you couldnt say that i was underpaying people. You also obviously have no idea about something called accrued cap space. Cap space in the league isnt calculated yearly, its calculated daily. That means that whatever cap space we have, as the season goes on it becomes more and more because we save it up.</div></div>

Since then huge money making teams like the leafs and montreal have had no fans. Oilers and Flames at half capacity.

Pre-pandemic season average attendance was 17,380 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_attendance_figures#:~:text=The%20National%20Hockey%20League%20is,22%2C002%2C081%20total%20for%20the%20season." rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Source</a>
Current season : 15,882 <a href="https://www.espn.com/nhl/attendance" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Source</a>