| Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842505] |
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 Adam
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Cam Robinson
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I'm told that Quinn Hutson - the eldest Hutson brother, will sign a 2 year ELC with the Edmonton Oilers after tonight's NCAA National Championship game.
He'll report directly to EDM and will instantly burn a year off the deal, making him an RFA at the end of the 2025-26 season.
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bcurlock
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Quinn Hutson is an unbelievable signing by the Oilers. I saw him 83 times. A little on the small side as a winger. I’d have modest question on his ability on the walls against pros.
That said he’s a very fast paced player who’s an excellent passer with a pro level shot.
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He has very good defensive instincts and his desire to be responsible is good.
If you think of a player in Oiler lore, it would be lower ceiling Jordan Eberle. High puck sense, great hands and a give and go style of play.
He should play for the Oilers this week.
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Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Kr55
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| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 10:35 |
Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Giving these college kids and their agents whatever they want seems to be a prerequisite to getting the bigger names among them. Fast track to RFA. All the ELC bonuses. Can probably thank his brother for the extra hype.
Hope he is useful. Need all the help we can get.
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oilfan94
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| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35 |
Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.
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PlusOne
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| oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14 |
| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35 |
Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.
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Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 30 January 2020 12:21 |
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Adam
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| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14 |
| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35 |
Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.
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Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.
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Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.
As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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Kr55
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| Adam wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:43 |
| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14 |
| PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35 |
Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.
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Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.
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Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.
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Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.
As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.
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Oilers were early pioneers in giving college ufa’s whatever they wanted. I remember our coach having to inform Ryan Whitney before our season started that he would have to expect a drop in his PP and prime offensive ice time (because we promised a new lad that that never touched NHL ice that time). The Jultz hit his max bonuses that year playing 4th forward hehe. That was our cup win that season.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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