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inverno76 wrote on Mon, 09 October 2023 20:55

RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 09 October 2023 20:40

The absolute melting down some fans did about Lavoie being on waivers was both comical and sad. I am all for keeping prospects like him in the system. Maybe he can become a player some day but the fact is, he's only got 1/2 an OK AHL season but his overall AHL numbers don't jump off the page. There is questions about his NHL footspeed and his compete yet based on the reaction, you'd think they waived McD yesterday.

The even more comical part was the suggestion it was best to waive Janmark so Lavoie could stay. I know Janmark isn't a pull you out of your seat player but he's a legit NHL player capable of scoring 8-10 goals, be on your PK, plays multiple positions and plays a predictable, reliable level of bottom 6 hockey. Lavoie might one day be good but he could also be a teammate of Benson in 2 years for all anyone knows.


If it weren’t for an injury I think we would have saw Lavoie stick around for opening night. After Bernard-Docker passed through waivers I was not worried about any of our guys, including Janmark.

We will never know what we have in our prospects until we give them an opportunity. A half of a great backend to his AHL season, his salary and a decent training camp where he seemed to gain traction as it went on was good enough for me.


Lavoie’s compete was his pre-draft Achilles heal that kept him out of the 1st round. Haven’t really heard much about that since he turned pro.


The problem I see with Lavoie and making the Oilers is, unless you kill penalties, a 4th line winger on the Oilers will only get 8-9 mins a night at the most. So maybe 4 shifts a period. So in those limited minutes, you have to make some kind of an impact and be a guy that as soon as you jump over the boards, you are going. From what I have read and heard about him and you mentioned it, compete isn't always his strong suit and even in the preseason, he sure didn't play like a guy trying to stand out. He didn't have a bad camp but he sure didn't come out looking to impress. It was a slow build. So if he is on the 4th line, can he do something of value and get going in limited minutes.

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