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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 25, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.
Thread: PoolParty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ceeque84</b></div><div>The Oilers need a RHD more than anything, especially if Barrie is getting moved. And why does everyone think Koekkoek is going to be magically good enough to make the team this yr when he couldnt crack the roster last year?? Also how is it ideal to play total rookies like Broberg or Samorukov on their off side?? If the Oilers are going to try and trade for any Calgary dman it should be Weegar or Andersson.</div></div>

I'm not saying you rely on them to only cover the off side - I clearly said a cheaper 3RD is a good option. But in a pinch they all have experience on their off side and so could support as 7th D on either side, Samorukov particularly played his off side almost always in the KHL.

Not assuming Koekkoek would be anything more than the 9th D in the org here - he was injured a lot of last season, just listing him as a 9th option.

So they could all support behind a Nurse-Ceci, Kulak-Bouch, Kylington- 1-2mil RHD (Subban, Stralman, Michael Stone).
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 5, 2022 at 2:38 p.m.
Thread: Trying to avoid my biases
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MTLaveragefan</b></div><div>We are about to lose Petry and we will have Savard and Wideman as RD... Barrie is young and would still be when habs are ready to compete.

Habs are gonna need a PMD - KH is building a fast and offensive team - so Barrie could help in that aspect.</div></div>

Agreed, Barrie is a very useful player to have, imo his cap hit is definitely correct for what he brings. The Oil simply have two of his type of player in him and Bouchard, and Bouchard has a higher ceiling as an overall D (may not get there, but we'll see) and doesn't need big $ until next season when Keith is off the books. So Barrie is just a bit of a redundancy. But if a team doesn't have a Barrie or Bouchard type puck mover, then Barrie should help.