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Re: Benson is on waivers [message #802008 is a reply to message #801985 ]	Thu, 17 March 2022 16:32

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RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:11

mightyreasoner wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:40

sinfulchimp306 wrote on Thu, 17 March 2022 12:34

Well he cleared

I still think it makes sense to try and get some extra cap space for the deadline and have Archibald ready to to go to an American team. Oilers must think Archibald has some actual trade value that they'd lose if he were to hit waivers.

Why would you not as a team try to get something for a player like Archibald if at all possible vs just automatically waiving him? I think he could help teams. He's a speedy 4th liner, plays very physical. Can kill penalties and can score a bit. But if I am a team, I wouldn't give up an asset unless I know for certain he is fully healthy and can play.

I don't know if a trade will happen but I don't see a harm in playing him for your homestand. I know some in here will disagree but he's a better player than Benson. SO why not play him for the home games while you can.

I guess it depends on if you think the Oilers can get something for him, and if they can if they maximize his trade value by getting him to the States now so he can quickly join his new team or if they do it by having him play NHL games for scouts. I don't think his value is high at all, and certainly any team having to wait a week or 10 days for his services probably will pay less than if they can have him in the lineup that night. But I also understand why any GM looking at him would want to see how he looks against NHL competition after a heart problem.

I know for certain we are going to hear Ken Holland talk about how the Oilers have no cap room and how that made it difficult to do a deal (by the way, Ken, who created that problem?), but one way you can get a LITTLE flexibility is by having Archibald in the minors. It creates a little more opportunity to make moves in the next couple days.

Certainly a little more cap space at the deadline is helpful, and I guess my line of thinking is that I'm skeptical how much interest there *actually* is in Josh Archibald, and I think the extra cap space that demoting hime creates is probably more beneficial to the club than any negligible difference between him and a half dozen other depth players in the organization. I guess we will see if he is moved here in the next couple days if there was truly any interest.

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Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:12
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:31
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 12:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 13:34
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:20
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:43
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Wed, 16 March 2022 14:58
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:30
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: benv on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:42
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:50
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: smyth260 on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:10
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:16
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: smyth260 on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:21
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Wed, 16 March 2022 15:36
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: CrudeRemarks on Wed, 16 March 2022 22:10
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Thu, 17 March 2022 00:41
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: clutchlikeeberle on Thu, 17 March 2022 06:49
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: CrusaderPi on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:51
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:00
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:25
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Kr55 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:37
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:41
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: inverno76 on Thu, 17 March 2022 08:47
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 09:00
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:04
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:20
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 10:44
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:13
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 11:56
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: sinfulchimp306 on Thu, 17 March 2022 12:34
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 12:49
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:26
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:40
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: benv on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:05
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:11
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Skookum Jim on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:32
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:36
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 16:32
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:23
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 14:25
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:19
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:27
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Thu, 17 March 2022 16:40
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: RDOilerfan on Fri, 18 March 2022 11:33
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: mightyreasoner on Fri, 18 March 2022 16:35
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: CrudeRemarks on Fri, 18 March 2022 16:47
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Adam on Fri, 18 March 2022 17:11
Re: Benson is on waivers	By: Dragon_Matt on Thu, 17 March 2022 15:24

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