billabong Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I remember last year when he almost became a canuck and it was almost a guarantee he’d sign a 8x8 deal its funny how much a year changes things and how much of HUGE mistake that would have been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Junkyard Dog said: Must of liked the fit better. McDavid strikes again! he likes the assists McCovid will get him to pump his tires for his next and last deal. Great deal tho for Edmonton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkSave Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 So some RD options that are available aside from Peter, who is likely heading to Vegas are a couple of TB exposables: Bogosian and Rutta. Pass on both. Sami Vatanen or Trevor Van Reimsdyk potential pickups on short term deals. Maybe we see what Rafferty can do on our 3rd pairing but we still need a top 4 RD. Seems only option would be a trade if we truly want to find a replacement or improvement for Tanev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Lol Oilers powerplay was #1 in the league - their issue is on the back end and they have done nothing to address this by signing Barrie. Holland needs to realize that this isn't the 80s or 90s - D still wins championships. And how did the powerplay help them in the play-in against Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) And sorry if it's been mentioned already but smart move by Barrie - sign a 1 year deal pad the stats and get paid next year. And..... if i had read up about 3 posts I would see @Robert Long already mentioned this - oops!! Edited October 10, 2020 by MikeBossy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Robert Long said: he likes the assists McCovid will get him to pump his tires for his next and last deal. Great deal tho for Edmonton. Doesn't address their issue which is their back end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, MikeBossy said: And sorry if it's been mentioned already but smart move by Barrie - sign a 1 year deal pad the stats and get paid next year. And..... if i had read up about 3 posts I would see @Robert Long already mentioned this - oops!! thats OK, no one reads my posts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, MikeBossy said: Doesn't address their issue which is their back end. you mean a goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Feel like he could make a really solid pairing with Nurse. Barrie is not a fit here, but that does not mean I don't think he is a bad player or teams can't win with him. He'll likely pile up some points in Edmonton that have no real scoring threats on the backend. Gonna get paid next summer potentially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Robert Long said: you mean a goalie Goalie and defensemen that can play defense lol - they all know how to rush up the ice but they all tend to handle the puck like its a grenade in their own end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugby Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Thought this was funny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, MikeBossy said: Goalie and defensemen that can play defense lol - they all know how to rush up the ice but they all tend to handle the puck like its a grenade in their own end. they just signed Mike Smith... so problem solved.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, CanadianRugby said: Thought this was funny Silly to speculate. From other reports the Canucks were sticking to low term and dollars. He saw a better opportunity in Edmonton though which happens. Im more concerned at what the actual plan is right now. From what I can tell it’s just been a series of strikeouts. If trading for OEL was plan A what plan are we on now? What would have happened had Barrie and Tanev agreed to terms? Was that plan B? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, Robert Long said: they just signed Mike Smith... so problem solved.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 If the rumour about Jim offer 6 mil is correct, thats good news in a way, it means there's probably a trade in the works to clear cap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Robert Long said: If the rumour about Jim offer 6 mil is correct, thats good news in a way, it means there's probably a trade in the works to clear cap. Probably the Avs since they have cap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Robert Long said: If the rumour about Jim offer 6 mil is correct, thats good news in a way, it means there's probably a trade in the works to clear cap. It's not a rumor, it's baseless speculation. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Robert Long said: If the rumour about Jim offer 6 mil is correct, thats good news in a way, it means there's probably a trade in the works to clear cap. It’s not a rumour it’s Benning detractors just assuming based on past contracts. Either way a 6 million dollar contract isn’t better right now with high escrow payments. Players who are getting short term deals want to go where they can put up big points for their next contract. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugby Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Silly to speculate. From other reports the Canucks were sticking to low term and dollars. He saw a better opportunity in Edmonton though which happens. Im more concerned at what the actual plan is right now. From what I can tell it’s just been a series of strikeouts. If trading for OEL was plan A what plan are we on now? What would have happened had Barrie and Tanev agreed to terms? Was that plan B? The plan now is most likely to keep trying to sign a top 4D and still somehow have enough money left over to do your other signings. But we also need a top 6 forward and 2 depth positions and only 7.3 million in space. That's what we get for spending 6 million on Eriksson and Myers... And all that money on our other bottom 6 forwards. Only option that seems obvious to me is to spend draft picks to ship out bad contracts. So, mortgage the future so you can ice a competitive lineup next year. Or go into next season with a worse lineup than the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, CanadianRugby said: The plan now is most likely to keep trying to sign a top 4D and still somehow have enough money left over to do your other signings. But we also need a top 6 forward and 2 depth positions and only 7.3 million in space. That's what we get for spending 6 million on Eriksson and Myers... And all that money on our other bottom 6 forwards. Only option that seems obvious to me is to spend draft picks to ship out bad contracts. So, mortgage the future so you can ice a competitive lineup next year. Or go into next season with a worse lineup than the year before. I don’t think being a lotto team is something Benning or ownership has any desire to do. That would likely cost Benning his job. Only real option I see now is paying to unload salary. Not ideal but it’s where we’re at. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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