Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Quote The Edmonton Oilers will not be giving forward Andreas Athanasiou or defenceman Matt Benning qualifying offers, general manager Ken Holland confirmed Tuesday. Both players will now become unrestricted free agents. - Sportsnet (Nephew to Canucks GM; was drafted by Boston when Jim was AGM) Edited October 8, 2020 by Teemu Selänne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Not my favourite for 3rd pairing D (Stecher, Bogosian); but could be a cheaper option if the Canucks are priced out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 same age as troy though, but for sure a much cheaper right handed shooter option. It probably be a 2 way deal and doing his brother a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just now, MoneypuckOverlord said: same age as troy though, but for sure a much cheaper right handed shooter option. It probably be a 2 way deal and doing his brother a favor. I would rather the Canucks bring back Troy on a UFA deal but if Benning is half the price and OEL is brought in, I could see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Athanasiou would be an interesting project if he was cheap enough on a 1 year deal and wanted to reinvent some value. He scored 30 goals the season before last. He could either be tried as a 3C or as Toffoli’s (likely) vacated top six winger spot. He provides speed and we don’t have enough of that. I doubt we pick up Benning, even if the player is Ok, it just opens up too big of a mess with optics and in the locker room. Edited October 8, 2020 by Provost 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryberg Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Provost said: I doubt we pick up Benning, even if the player is Ok, it just opens up too big of a mess with optics and in the locker room. We were hard after him when he was a free agent before. He chose Edmonton cause they pretty much guaranteed him a spot. His family ties didn't matter then. I doubt they do now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 If we had the cap we'd pursue Stecher. Pass. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Provost said: Athanasiou would be an interesting project if he was cheap enough on a 1 year deal and wanted to reinvent some value. He scored 30 goals the season before last. He could either be tried as a 3C or as Toffoli’s (likely) vacated top six winger spot. He provides speed and we don’t have enough of that. I doubt we pick up Benning, even if the player is Ok, it just opens up too big of a mess with optics and in the locker room. When I looked into Toffoli replacement options, Athanasiou was the exact guy I thought of. Has the potential to put up similar numbers to Toffoli, but will come much cheaper. I think he could be a target in FA once we secure OEL and our goalie position. Edited October 8, 2020 by Kobayashi Maru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Sign'em both! MB is a revelation..telepathic-chemistry with OJ or JR! AA moves up lineup(small injuries) & goes on an absolute tear. 20 g in 30 games. Then sell him to Det(or Buff) for 2 2nd's! (Wouldn't EDM be pleased? :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Kobayashi Maru said: When I looked into Toffoli replacement options, Athanasiou was the exact guy I thought of. Has the potential to put up similar numbers to Toffoli, but will come much cheaper. I think he could be a target in FA once we secure OEL and our goalie position. Would rather Duclair over Athanasiou. Whoever comes cheaper. Duclair put up 31 goals during his 87 game stint with Ottawa. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Junkyard Dog said: Would rather Duclair over Athanasiou. Whoever comes cheaper. Duclair put up 31 goals during his 87 game stint with Ottawa. Oh I thought Ottawa re-signed him but I guess not. Duclair would be good if we need a sniper but Athanasiou can play more positions if we want the versatility. Another option may actually be Mikael Granlund. Obviously he is a great player, but it didn't work in Nashville for whatever reason. Granlund could be cheaper than Toffoli and potentially could be better overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 EDM is gonna try and sign stecher now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Would rather Duclair over Athanasiou. Whoever comes cheaper. Duclair put up 31 goals during his 87 game stint with Ottawa. Prefer Duclair as well; reminds me a lot of Grabner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobayashi Maru Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rush17 said: EDM is gonna try and sign stecher now lol Haha that's fine. I don't think there is any worry in playing against Stech! As long as they don't sign Markstrom or Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz-Pix Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, coryberg said: We were hard after him when he was a free agent before. He chose Edmonton cause they pretty much guaranteed him a spot. His family ties didn't matter then. I doubt they do now. Nephewtism 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Would rather Duclair over Athanasiou. Whoever comes cheaper. Duclair put up 31 goals during his 87 game stint with Ottawa. Would rather have Baertschi than either. Costs us nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, Blitz-Pix said: Nephewtism 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayinblack Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Googlie said: Would rather have Baertschi than either. Costs us nothing Except keeping him JK... i'm in the camp that if JB can significantly improve our D (and add more offense from the backend) then we won't need to sign TT or a UFA fwd. If he lands OEL and resigns Tanev our D will be a force and we won't lose much by letting Baerstchi, Hoglander, Lind, or Leivo have a spot. Louie MUST go though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Would rather have Luke Schenn. We need size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Probably bad business signing him. Wouldn’t look good especially if didn’t work out. I’d pass anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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