Nuxfanabroad Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Who's the bad@$$$ armchair GM 'round here? Many are predicting a dramatic move from the Coilers. Impress your CDC buds by forecasting the teams involved. This move must be consummated by Feb 25th. Win a wknd for two at the West Ed mall!(byot) Here it is... Draisatl Habs: Drouin, Kotkaniemi, 2019 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underrated Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 This feels very similar to the previous big Oiler deals where they trade a more proven player for a slightly younger, riskier option. The trade Hall for Larsson, they trade Eberle for Strome. Just didn't work for them at all. Draisaitl for Drouin feels very similar, and while I think Kotkaniemi could be the real deal, Edmonton needs to start competing soon, rather than adding a rookie for the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, underrated said: This feels very similar to the previous big Oiler deals where they trade a more proven player for a slightly younger, riskier option. The trade Hall for Larsson, they trade Eberle for Strome. Just didn't work for them at all. Draisaitl for Drouin feels very similar, and while I think Kotkaniemi could be the real deal, Edmonton needs to start competing soon, rather than adding a rookie for the long term. For a short while, they had cachet(landed McD, new bldg)..now that has gone the way of the dodo. Squandered. No FA's will ever sign there, cept past-prime guys for exorbitant sums. They need to acquire guys with lots of term locked in, or youth they can RFA control. In 3 or 4 yrs if that don't work, you sell McD & start over with fully scorched earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well.... This is Edmonton, so....... Connor McDavid to Florida for The fearsome Mike Matheson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 After Habbies..next blockbuster with Hogtown Edm: Lucic, Nurse, Puljujarvi ..TML get the size they're whining for. (about 11,000,000 AAV) TML: Nylander(he deserves this!), Zaitsev, Bracco (about 11,500,000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The Oilers are all-in with their two massive signings McDavid and Drai - that is what they have tied their wagon to and what they need to work with. Both are great young players and few teams can match those two with any of their two players. Given that, they have shown an inability to develop players that are not already top end talents. Soooo, work with your strengths. What this armchair would do is: Trade as many picks as you can for top 6 wingers and top 4 D Get rid of the Lucic experiment somehow Stop looking for a goalie to solve the worse Dman depth in the NHL Trading their 2019 and 2020 first and second round picks, for example, could net them two top end players. They could package one of those picks with Lucic to a team with a load of cap space for example. To not try and win before McDavid is into his sixth or seventh season is to ruin the gift of a generational player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: The Oilers are all-in with their two massive signings McDavid and Drai - that is what they have tied their wagon to and what they need to work with. Both are great young players and few teams can match those two with any of their two players. Given that, they have shown an inability to develop players that are not already top end talents. Soooo, work with your strengths. What this armchair would do is: Trade as many picks as you can for top 6 wingers and top 4 D Get rid of the Lucic experiment somehow Stop looking for a goalie to solve the worse Dman depth in the NHL Trading their 2019 and 2020 first and second round picks, for example, could net them two top end players. They could package one of those picks with Lucic to a team with a load of cap space for example. To not try and win before McDavid is into his sixth or seventh season is to ruin the gift of a generational player. After debacles like the Rhino/Barzal travesty, they can't risk this again. Pitchforks & molotive cocktails would prob ensue. They've really painted themselves into the proverbial corner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Who's the bad@$$$ armchair GM 'round here? Many are predicting a dramatic move from the Coilers. Impress your CDC buds by forecasting the teams involved. This move must be consummated by Feb 25th. Win a wknd for two at the West Ed mall!(byot) Here it is... Draisatl Habs: Drouin, Kotkaniemi, 2019 2nd Why do you want to put yourself through the misery of even being an armchair GM of that dumpster fire? You better order up a lot more sake Nux.........not good for your health. Let the new GM in Edmonton (MacTavish) take on that headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Thinking the Habs say, merci, but no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Has a GM ever resigned? thats maybe a good place to begin. Barring that, its time to burn picks and prospects for "the now" like drunken sailors. Silfverberg for Edmontons 2nd and Tyler Benson. 2020 1st for Ferland. Puljujarvi, 2019 3rd and 2020 2nd for Bobrovski. Lucic, Spooner, Evan Bouchard, 2019 1st to Vancouver for Edler, Sutter and cap dumping Lucic and Spooner for the cap space for the other moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Why do you want to put yourself through the misery of even being an armchair GM of that dumpster fire? You better order up a lot more sake Nux.........not good for your health. Let the new GM in Edmonton (MacTavish) take on that headache. It's akin to the phenomena of young aspirant meteorologists wanting to understand the scientific intricacies of devastating storms. Or consider how some psychologists claim a % of populations attend airshows with the secret desire to witness a catastrophic crash. There's a common denominator at play, one must assume... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 The Coil needs two high end PMD. Guys that drive the play. One premier D for 1st pairing, one mid range for 2nd pairing. Offense is NOT the Oilers' problem! It is driving the play from the backend, that is the true problem in Coilerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 16 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: The Oilers are all-in with their two massive signings McDavid and Drai - that is what they have tied their wagon to and what they need to work with. Both are great young players and few teams can match those two with any of their two players. Given that, they have shown an inability to develop players that are not already top end talents. Soooo, work with your strengths. What this armchair would do is: Trade as many picks as you can for top 6 wingers and top 4 D Get rid of the Lucic experiment somehow Stop looking for a goalie to solve the worse Dman depth in the NHL Trading their 2019 and 2020 first and second round picks, for example, could net them two top end players. They could package one of those picks with Lucic to a team with a load of cap space for example. To not try and win before McDavid is into his sixth or seventh season is to ruin the gift of a generational player. The bolded part is so true and obviously was the basis for your bullet points. Their 1st priority has to be to shed salary to give them some flexibility to make deals. Lucic would obviously be their 1st priority but they may also have to reluctantly part with RNH as well if they are going to truly seek top 6 wingers and a top 4 d-man. They have serious cap issues for next year ($5M under cap with only 16 players signed) so I doubt they can trade for these types of players without shedding major salaries. Otherwise, they will only be able to target "potential" top 6 wingers and top 4 d-man by trading their draft picks. And your 3rd bullet is so, so true........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: Has a GM ever resigned? thats maybe a good place to begin. Too bad we really don’t have anybody good to spare else I’d want Benning to throw a bone to them. No one great but just enough to move them a bit higher in the standings (like a goalie or a defenseman perhaps). Reason? It’s in our (Canucks) best interest to have Chiapet continue being the GM of the Oilers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwijibo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 49 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: Has a GM ever resigned? thats maybe a good place to begin. Barring that, its time to burn picks and prospects for "the now" like drunken sailors. Silfverberg for Edmontons 2nd and Tyler Benson. 2020 1st for Ferland. Puljujarvi, 2019 3rd and 2020 2nd for Bobrovski. Lucic, Spooner, Evan Bouchard, 2019 1st to Vancouver for Edler, Sutter and cap dumping Lucic and Spooner for the cap space for the other moves. Yzerman. But totally different situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Too bad we really don’t have anybody good to spare else I’d want Benning to throw a bone to them. No one great but just enough to move them a bit higher in the standings (like a goalie or a defenseman perhaps). Reason? It’s in our (Canucks) best interest to have Chiapet continue being the GM of the Oilers. Then the Oiler owner could give Chia Pet a five year extension! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Package Lucic with a First Round pick for a 2nd round pick. try to get a pick for Talbot. Some combination of shedding those two contracts frees up 10.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well I just took a long hard look at it, fought through the headache, made a cool xls, got really analytical, corsi'd the &^@# outta those dorks in T.O and 'zona. Turns out that nothing can be done. No matter what they do, they'll be substantially worse off with every move. Best solution is putting everyone (except McD, Drais and Nurse) on waivers and just seeing what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 They Ain't Going to Like this One Draisaitl + Lucic + 2020 1st...........14.5 out for Hamilton + 2019 2nd.......5.5 in Edmonton falls this year and gets a top 10 - 1st If my plan worked out they would have approx. 23.5 in cap space for the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Oh , yes.....and fire Chia and any ex-Oiler executive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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