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DripBayless

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Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 11:19 pm
Thread: Has a calibre of goalie like Gibson ever been traded
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AntreDiAnaheim</b></div><div>Ducks don’t even consider</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PeterForsberg21</b></div><div>It would require a lot to get Gibson out of Anaheim that's for sure. Also he has a NTC and he will be able to decide where he wants to play.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Think they'd for sure want a better prospect then Marody.</div></div>


I get he's got the NTC. But honestly, I think having McDavid/Draisaitl/Nurse can be a lure for some players. But there's also other reasons on not wanting to come here so I won't speculate.

My main question is, what is a fair value for Gibson? I looked at Ryan Miller to St. Louis, Luongo to Vancouver, Schneider to New Jersey, none of them seem equal to what a Gibson trade would look like. All of those trades are probably worse than this, just saying.

This is a guy who had good numbers 2 years ago but since then, hasn't posted good numbers. I get it he's on a rebuilding team.
Forum: Armchair-GMSat at 2:18 pm
Thread: Korpisalo is not better than Koskinen but Id trade for him for cap reasons
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NYRxLundqvist</b></div><div>I saw someone say cbj wants a first and samorukov if they take koskinen</div></div>

Yea I think that was Seravalli speculating on the DFO podcast with Jason Gregor. Everyone here in Edmonton is basically saying no chance including Ryan Rishaug who is one of Edmonton's top reporters. I could see a team asking for a 1st just to take on Koskinen's contract however its not like Korpisalo is an upgrade - he's actually a slight downgrade. If you're interested, read this article https://oilersnation.com/2021/07/30/dont-panic-on-mikko-koskinen/

I think come the deadline, Koskinen's contract will be pretty easy to move and the Oilers would have better chances of landing a true number 1 goalie by then.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul 18 at 7:27
Thread: Oilers fan - Would you be mad if we started the season like this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oilsince95</b></div><div>Either Neal or Koski should be bought out as soon as possible to have some room to play with, and I would not do the Bear trade and Barrie signing for both cap reasons, and because I don't think Barrie is actually a top pair RHD either anyway outside of his pp time which Bouch should have. But other than that, I would be fine starting Smith Koski and making a trade mod season to offload Koski to someone with injuries and bring in another great goalie at the deadline. As long as one top 6 LW is signed I will be okay with things, a 3C can emerge from within or be acquired later. But, don't think Turris Beata out McLeod or Holloway in camp, they will look better</div></div>

My thing with Bear is that I think he's got value but I think that his timeline doesn't mix well with this group. You've seen what Barrie can do with this group, how can you not want him back? Yes we have Bouchard, but there's no telling Bouchard can replicate Barrie's offense. I don't think the Oilers can risk that. Which is why I think Bear is the guy to go. He's got enough value to get picks back which we sorely need, and this gives Bouchard a direct line into the lineup while not having to carry the offense since he's got Barrie to learn from.

If you remove Barrie and insert Bear, we'd be less experience (we already have Lagesson-Bouchard as third pair), and we won't be able to recoup the picks we've lost.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 29 at 4:18
Thread: Nugeeeeee
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>alwaysnextyear</b></div><div>I'd read somewhere that it's possible that Klefbom might not be back because of his injury. Probably better to hang onto Jones if you can, and sign the other UFA Dmen after expansion.</div></div>

I think we protect: McDavid, Puljujarvi, Nuge, Draisaitl, Benson, Marody, Yamamoto, Nurse, Bear, Larsson***. So regardless I think Jones is gone, I'd keep the other 3 dmen in front of Jones. You're right about Klefbom though. I really hope he comes back but his health is the most important thing.

Assuming Klefbom goes on LTIR, I'd go after Oleksiak or Martinez on 1-2 year deals at less than 3.5M. There's not a lot of top 4 LHD out there so I'm not sure signing one in FA this offseason is the right answer.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 29 at 4:15
Thread: Nugeeeeee
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>twodollarlobster</b></div><div>Can I ask why you think they should trade Bear? Personally that Barrie contract scares me. He had one good year and I'm worried that he will be on a steady decline and he'll be 35 when the contract is over and I'm worried he will bury Bouchard. I feel like Bouchard is ready to step in and be just as good or will be soon. Just my opinion</div></div>

I pick Barrie and trade Bear because we are in win now mode. In my opinion, we don't have room for 2 sub 6'0 players on our back end. They're both not great skaters, and good passers, I choose Barrie because he can make up for his defensive shortcomings with offence. Bear on the other hand does not. He's a solid player and I'm sure he'll get better, but we don't have the time right now, plus Bouchard needs playing time.

The Oilers are also missing draft picks from the Athanasiou trade. Would be a good way to recoup some picks and gain some cap to sign Barrie.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun 25 at 11:35