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Adam wrote on Fri, 18 January 2019 22:38 |
g2k wrote on Fri, 18 January 2019 19:24 |
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The more I think about it and talk it through (in my head), I’m fully supportive of the 1st being shopped for a winger.
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You can plop me in the “fully against” category.
Really, how much is the return going to push the needle for this club? Selling the 1st rounder isn’t going to suddenly make this team a team that’s going to do anything in the playoffs.
And just think for a minute of the people pulling the levers here. Good grief man. To me, it’s this short sighted approach that’s been killing this organization. Making moves that don’t make sense, just for the sake of making a move. Sorry, I’m not that bored right now.
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The problems with it are just too many:
- There's an excellent chance that all is available is unrestricted free agents to be...we could give up the first round pick and get only 20-25 games out of the acquired player.
- We're a bubble team. We could deal the first rounder, and then still miss the playoffs AND give a pretty good pick to the other team.
- We could do both - ending up with no winger, no draft pick and no playoffs.
- Given who would be responsible for making the pick, it would be most likely that all of the above came to pass.
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If the first is moved (as I stated I’m supportive of, meaning I’d rather see the first moved than Jesse) then it would be for a player with term or someone they would have prelim discussions with prior to the trade to resign. It would be a move made before the deadline, not on deadline day, and the pick would be protected in the event we do miss the playoffs. I don’t think those things are out of the realm of doable and they all are very likely.
The Oilers, as built presently, are built for a heavier style of game... sounds like the playoffs. Yeah, they’d be underdogs once there, but they’re built for the style of game that the Playoffs bring. Anything can happen once you’re in. I’m not saying (with a straight face) that they have a legit shot at the cup. But there’s no doubt in my mind that they can knock off Calgary or San Jose in a best of 7. Winnipeg, Nashville and Vegas would be tougher based on their makeup.
A new, scoring, winger would go a long way in this teams chances of making the playoffs and making some noise once there.
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