Silfverberg Snipes Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ah boy, it's gonna nice to be an Oiler's fan over the next generation. Fun fast paced skilled club. They are going to be scary good in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I suppose this is another of MacT's bold moves. The skill ceiling for RNH is certainly high but those shoulder issues would make me nervous about giving him 6 per for the next 8 years. Although i'm sure flipping him for picks or maybe even a defenseman (if the oilers want to do something truly crazy like build up their blueline) is always a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oilers9977 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Nazem Kadri wasn't a #1 overall pick, nor was PK Subban. And the latter's bridge deal turned out to be a pretty epic mistake. I'm just going to post this again. That is a chart of every 2nd contract handed out to a top 5 pick since the 2nd Bettman Lockout. Now, look at all of the ones that are 5 years or longer. Ask yourself, "which of those turned out to be a bad deal"? My answer is "none of them". Granted, a couple of the recent ones are probably too early to tell. Ask yourself, "which of those contracts would the team have liked to extend for an extra year or two at the same cap hit?" My answer is "all of them", with the possible exception of Ovy and Backstrom only because those two are long enough as it is. These deals tend to work out okay. -CP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Edmonton spends large on another of its young stars. I could see them moving Yakupov in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkorea Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 oilers rushed their star prospects into the league and it has given them injured players that sign big deals a few years earlier. imagine if they had grown these kids in the minors for a few years and brought them up ready as a group stronger, cheaper and used they extra cash to add some star vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkorea Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 oilers rushed their star prospects into the league and it has given them injured players that sign big deals a few years earlier. imagine if they had grown these kids in the minors for a few years and brought them up ready as a group stronger, cheaper and used they extra cash to add some star vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 LOL Too long for a small guy who really hasn't proven much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 They could have had Schneider!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent.S Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 oilers rushed their star prospects into the league and it has given them injured players that sign big deals a few years earlier. imagine if they had grown these kids in the minors for a few years and brought them up ready as a group stronger, cheaper and used they extra cash to add some star vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Nasty Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Im in edmonton and they are making such a big deal about this, like the second coming of christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Im in edmonton and they are making such a big deal about this, like the second coming of christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papayas Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Exactly. Would be surprised if he cracks 50 pts once during this contract. Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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