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Lepakage

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.
Thread: Calm Down Oiler Fans
Yeah, I agree. Silfverberg is going to be looking for closer to $6MM. Hagelin can probably be had for less than $2MM. McElhinney will likely want at least $1MM and he'll likely get it after another solid season (for a non-starter). I think the Oilers would be better suited to try bargain hunting. I like the idea of McElhinnney but for probably at least $1.25MM, maybe more but he's worth it. I think as far as wingers go I think trying to bring back Maroon for $2.5MM is absolutely worth a shot. I'm not sure why you wouldn't try to re-sign Chiasson as well who has been solid at times. I think if you're looking for more depth scoring (which Hagelin clearly doesn't provide and the Oilers desperately need) I think you're better off trying to win over a guy like Richard Panik with some solid term
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 5, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.
Thread: Would this be possible?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Jake_H</b></div><div>Its not enough for Karlsson, there's no money to retain him, and Ottawa is shaving money so there won't be retention on Ryan or taking Hagelin back. It just won't work.</div></div>

I disagree on that there's no money to retain him - future cap constraints can always be worked around and typically, as long as you can re-sign the player, it's favorable because you end up getting assets via trades. Completely agree that OTT will not retain salary and will not be taking on salary dumps (unless it's a guy like Callahan who has a cap hit much higher than what he is actually paid over the next 2 seasons).

Related to the actual post: I don't think Karlsson is a fit in Pittsburgh - I think the odds of us getting a top 4 defender let alone top 2 are extremely slim. The odds of us maneuvering a top 6 LW I think are much more likely.