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Re: Sekera bought out... [message #739612 is a reply to message #739597 ]	Sun, 30 June 2019 12:08

mightyreasoner
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Thoughts on the Sekera buyout:

- Before the injuries, I thought he was the Oilers best defenseman. He was worth every penny. After the injuries, I had little faith in his ability to play a Top-4 role. His contract then became a problem for third pairing guy. Both he and Russell (5.5 and 4.0) are making too much for that role, especially with Jones, Bear, and other knocking at the door.

- I do think some team will get him on a good deal and it is a player that *could* elevate and be a bargain. But there's huge question marks, especially at 5.5.

- I think he likely is better than Kris Russell. They should still try to move Kris Russell as he also makes too much for 3rd pairing.

- They simply can't move Darnell Nurse now. They absolutely should be on the hunt to find Nurse a RH partner who can move the puck.

- I think there is some validity to the idea of questions about why they didn't retain salary to trade him. I guess it just depends on the market out there. Neither of these contracts is appealing to me if I'm an opposing GM. And I wouldn't have wanted the Oilers to send too much sweetener back in any deal. If there was a deal to be made retaining instead of buyout, that probably would have been better. Or flipping this heavy contact for a winger with a heavy contract. I don't know what there was available.

- The way this buyout is structured is likely more helpful than harmful... certainly more than Lucic's. Russell's buyout cap hit of 0.9 this season, 3.5 next season, and 0.9 each season after (opening up 3.1, 0.5, -0.9, -0.9); is that better than 2.5, 2.5, 1.5, 1.5 for Sekera (opening up 3.0, 3.0, -1.5, -1.5)?

- I don't like buyouts, but I think I at least understand this. Holland needs some cap to improve this team and to do so quickly; Chia left him next to none. I'll hold off judgement on this deal in isolation until I see what Holland does with the money he freed up. If they can add a better defensemen, some legit Top-6 forwards, or a real 3C, the Oilers may walk away better off.

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