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Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning [message #767738 is a reply to message #767737 ]	Tue, 06 October 2020 21:54

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mightyreasoner wrote on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:46

Kr55 wrote on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:38

mightyreasoner wrote on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:31

Oscargasm wrote on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:28

NetBOG wrote on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:20

You can't do something stupid to wallpaper over something stupid you did.

This, absolutely this. Liked. Retweeted.

I would have qualified AA on a one year deal. If he puts up 25-30 goals, that's a bargain. If not, easy out. Either way, you have a better idea how he fits in Edmonton.

Where does the money come from? By not signing Zack Kassian for more money than it takes to qualify AA.

If we have the time machine to not extend Kassian, I'm definitely not trading for AA too. Wings probably walk from him right now like we are. Ugh :(

It's not just hindsight though. The Kassian signing was foolish at the time (it was bad the second it was signed); I think the AA was a decent gamble.

Nobody could predict what would follow. But if you don't sign the bad Kassian contract, you likely have the room for a short-term, calculated gamble on the higher ceiling player of AA on a qualifying offer in the present.

AA and Benning are a little bit victim to the times, but they are far from the worst contracts on the team. And it sucks that the Oilers carry so many of them, because they have to let go of better players to fit into a cap filled with worse players.

Smart cap management allows for unique opportunities that the Oilers never seem privy to.

hehe, yes, I'm definitely using hindsight here with the time machine moves. I don't think there is a way to spin this where Holland looks good in any way with either move. Kassian deal is the kind that the Wings are buying out right now. AA, he gambles on a guy he's supposed to know, and now decides he's not even worth low end 2nd line winger money, even though he did look better after getting a reset with the break before the play-ins. We barely have any skill on the LW now. Need some kinda move here to make up for this.

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Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 06 October 2020 20:49
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:00
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: smyth260 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:05
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:08
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: inverno76 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:12
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:12
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:14
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: NetBOG on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:20
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:28
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:31
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:54
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:02
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 06 October 2020 22:45
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 06 October 2020 21:43
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 07 October 2020 07:19
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: GabbyDugan on Wed, 07 October 2020 12:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Wed, 07 October 2020 14:27
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 07 October 2020 14:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Wed, 07 October 2020 16:32
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Thu, 08 October 2020 22:51
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:17
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:20
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:22
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:24
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:32
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:34
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:45
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:48
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:56
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Fri, 09 October 2020 14:03
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Fri, 09 October 2020 13:46
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Mon, 28 December 2020 15:11
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Mon, 28 December 2020 17:25
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Mon, 28 December 2020 18:21
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:40
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Wed, 20 January 2021 15:43
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Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: inverno76 on Tue, 29 December 2020 07:38
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 29 December 2020 08:58
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Oscargasm on Tue, 29 December 2020 10:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 29 December 2020 11:40
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Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 05 January 2021 15:34
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Tue, 05 January 2021 16:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Kr55 on Tue, 05 January 2021 16:50
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Adam on Tue, 05 January 2021 17:23
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 06 January 2021 08:29
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: GabbyDugan on Wed, 06 January 2021 13:42
Re: Oilers not qualifying Athanasiou, Benning	By: Skookum Jim on Wed, 06 January 2021 14:06
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