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 CrudeRemarks
Messages: 1698
Registered: November 2010
Location: Edmonton
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| Kr55 wrote on Mon, 25 November 2019 10:29 |
| Adam wrote on Mon, 25 November 2019 10:20 |
| Kr55 wrote on Mon, 25 November 2019 10:13 |
| Adam wrote on Mon, 25 November 2019 09:59 |
| Rocksteady wrote on Mon, 25 November 2019 09:35 |
Like, why can't I get excited here? The team is a playoff team yet I feel like the carpet will be ripped from under my feet. Too many times have I been emotionally invested in the team and I get gutted. I didn't realize the damage was this deep.
Thrilled with the team's record and loved their claw back to win in in a shootout. Ethan Bear continues to surprise and Jones doesn't look out of place there. I don't know, Russell is starting to reach Steve Staios levels, that guy will block a shot any shot without regard for himself, but in the same vein Klefbom blocked 4 shots last night to Russell's 3.
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It's understandable. The team is winning most games because the top two players are playing at a level the league hasn't seen in 20+ years. There's still some glaring weaknesses with this roster, and I think it's reasonable to ask whether the goaltending we've got to date is sustainable. We've seen Smith regress lately, and we saw Koskinen crash to earth last year after a hot start. Hopefully they continue on, and maybe Holland is able to make something happen through trade later in the year as our cap room grows closer to the deadline.
I really wouldn't hate seeing a winger or two added.
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Unless Holland can find a way to unload Russell, Gags or Chaisson, I think what we see is pretty close to what we get this year. Enjoy it while it lasts! And hopefully it lasts long enough for some Oilers playoff hockey again.
He's gonna have an opening to make additions this summer if he can make some creative moves.
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Gotta think you could throw in one of those guys with picks or prospects if you were making a deadline splash - especially Gagner who's on an expiring deal. Maybe you can hoodwink someone in to thinking Russell's shot-blocking stats means something from a GM who hates all those analytics eggheads...
Right now, projected cap space at the deadline is $3.3MM - that's a pretty decent player, even if you don't send salary the other way:
https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/oilers
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Yeah, we should be able to buy at least 1 middle 6 winger buy at the deadline, maybe more if we can add a little to move out an expensive player. Hope we can make it to the deadline in a spot where we should be buyers.
Russell's contract is a bummer with his bonus coming up. No doubt we should be able to move him in the summer relatively cheaply. With his 15 team trade list likely being all good teams that have moved beyond wanting a player like him, a move during this season would probably be tough.
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I remember Edmonton media specifically saying what a good job Chia did on the Russell contract because the last two years made it so tradeable. Was I lied to?!
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.
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