-AJ- Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 From what I hear from my brother-in-law who is an Oilers fan, they don't really like Russell, so I don't think they'll like this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 6 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: CDC is still upset that Dallas chose Russell over Hamhuis. Russell is actually a pretty good d-man that played all year on the Oiler's second D pairing , not a 3rd pair d-man as many here suggest. He is a shot blocking machine, led the league in total blocked shots and blocked shots per game by quite a margin. He has led the league in blocked shots per game for the past three seasons and has been 1st or 2nd in total blocked shots for the same period. He skates well, moves the puck well and,as you would expect from a bull rider, is a lot tougher than many here give him credit for. There was a reason the Oilers really wanted to lock him up for another 4 seasons. No. Klefbom is a good defenseman. Larsson is a good defenseman. Russell is a shot-blocking $&!# machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWN2.0 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 More than hes worth. This deal will look especially bad if McDavid starts making the reported 14 mil per. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 It's an overpayment for a great shot blocking 4/5 defenseman, terrible term. He brings nothing for offence and is terrible at moving the puck. Can't wait until 3 years from now when the Oilers are in cap hell and take their rightful place back at the bottom of the standings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV77 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, ohmy said: Sure he's proven to be a # 5/6 defensman who will block shots. You don't pay 16mil over 4 years for that. This is worse than the Sbisa contract. He is way better than Sbisa though. When he was with the flames he was in their top 4 and a league leader in blocking shots and a great skater. People here just bash anything the Oilers and other teams they hate do. Because the Canucks are in such great shape and always make great moves. Like that Louis Eriksson signing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Rick Blight said: CDC is still upset that Dallas chose Russell over Hamhuis. Russell is actually a pretty good d-man that played all year on the Oiler's second D pairing , not a 3rd pair d-man as many here suggest. He is a shot blocking machine, led the league in total blocked shots and blocked shots per game by quite a margin. He has led the league in blocked shots per game for the past three seasons and has been 1st or 2nd in total blocked shots for the same period. He skates well, moves the puck well and,as you would expect from a bull rider, is a lot tougher than many here give him credit for. There was a reason the Oilers really wanted to lock him up for another 4 seasons. He had a great playoff run. His shot blocking was exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 19 minutes ago, JV77 said: He is way better than Sbisa though. When he was with the flames he was in their top 4 and a league leader in blocking shots and a great skater. People here just bash anything the Oilers and other teams they hate do. Because the Canucks are in such great shape and always make great moves. Like that Louis Eriksson signing.... Russell is even more one-dimensional than Tanev. He's one of the best shot-blocking defensemen in the NHL, but can't do anything else particularly well. His puck possession stats are absolutely brutal and he has no skating ability or the ability to move the puck out of the zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV77 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Russell is even more one-dimensional than Tanev. He's one of the best shot-blocking defensemen in the NHL, but can't do anything else particularly well. His puck possession stats are absolutely brutal and he has no skating ability or the ability to move the puck out of the zone. No skating ability? What!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: No. Klefbom is a good defenseman. Larsson is a good defenseman. Russell is a shot-blocking $&!# machine. Best in the league. The tenure is too long though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, higgyfan said: Best in the league. The tenure is too long though. Outside of shot blocking though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmy Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, JV77 said: He is way better than Sbisa though. When he was with the flames he was in their top 4 and a league leader in blocking shots and a great skater. People here just bash anything the Oilers and other teams they hate do. Because the Canucks are in such great shape and always make great moves. Like that Louis Eriksson signing.... Sbisa is great skater and good shot blocker as well there's really not that much separating them besides the pizzas Sbisa serves up. He's also younger and Russell is on wrong side of 30 now and taken a lot of beatings over the years. He had to settle for a one year deal last year and all of a sudden is worth 4mil for 4 years. I think not he's a depreciating asset . Not bashing him or defending the Canucks I'm just stating my unbiased opinion. If Jim Benning signed that deal we'd all want him fired immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV77 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 55 minutes ago, ohmy said: Sbisa is great skater and good shot blocker as well there's really not that much separating them besides the pizzas Sbisa serves up. He's also younger and Russell is on wrong side of 30 now and taken a lot of beatings over the years. He had to settle for a one year deal last year and all of a sudden is worth 4mil for 4 years. I think not he's a depreciating asset . Not bashing him or defending the Canucks I'm just stating my unbiased opinion. If Jim Benning signed that deal we'd all want him fired immediately. But the Loui Eriksson deal he signed, you have no issue with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmy Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, JV77 said: But the Loui Eriksson deal he signed, you have no issue with? No no I agree that was a bad contract in length and term. I had issue with it and still do. I will give him another year to see what he has but I'm not confident he'll ever be what he was. Best case scenario in my opinion he's a complimentary player with let's say Bo and Bear. The sum of what Benning has done I have liked but there are a few gaffes in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 With this deal I am thinking RNH might get traded sooner than later as well. Resigning McDavid is going to cost the Oilers and arm and a leg and they probably need RNH's contract off the books especially with this new extension of Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The Sekera injury almost made this a necessity. But Schlemko only cost Montreal a 5th round pick. I would have went that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Anything with a ntc or nmc for a player that's not a top 2 forwards or #1 dman is a bad deal. 4x4 is also another example of why benning should steer clear of the early ufa insanity, wait it out see who left before camp then throw some lowball offers. Last thing Vancouver needs is another for 30+ year old on an unmovable contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 2017-6-23 at 1:44 PM, JV77 said: No skating ability? What!? Clearly he hasn't watched him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I actually don't mind Russell at all and hoped we could have signed him if he made it to free agency. I'm not really sure what all the hate is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/23/2017 at 0:00 PM, Rick Blight said: CDC is still upset that Dallas chose Russell over Hamhuis. Russell is actually a pretty good d-man that played all year on the Oiler's second D pairing , not a 3rd pair d-man as many here suggest. He is a shot blocking machine, led the league in total blocked shots and blocked shots per game by quite a margin. He has led the league in blocked shots per game for the past three seasons and has been 1st or 2nd in total blocked shots for the same period. He skates well, moves the puck well and,as you would expect from a bull rider, is a lot tougher than many here give him credit for. There was a reason the Oilers really wanted to lock him up for another 4 seasons. Objectivity is always welcome plus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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