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 Jay
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton
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| Adam wrote on Thu, 31 October 2024 13:51 |
| Jay wrote on Thu, 31 October 2024 04:01 |
| Adam wrote on Wed, 30 October 2024 11:11 |
The problem is that the team did handle Broberg & Holloway right this summer. They couldn't overpay either of those players, and they made the right decision stepping away from the offer. Yes, they're on massive heaters to start the year, and Broberg is in a nice spot where there's very little in front of him in St. Louis on the depth chart.
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They are now in LTIR for however long this might last - maybe they are out of it soon and accruing cap space again or maybe not. Regardless I'll be shocked if the player(s) they acquire at the deadline are a better fit or on a better contract than Broberg is. They had the space to keep him. They would have been in LTIR but would have had that player for at least 2 years with 97 and 29 still in their 20s. They should have kept him and are going to be regretting it for a long time.
Holloway is more replaceable and while not ideal to lose him I don't think it will come back to bite them.
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I'd argue that in Edmonton, Broberg probably would be playing on the wrong side due to the LD depth and the paucity of depth on the right side.
People hate Nurse, in big part because his salary doesn't match his play, but Broberg wasn't pushing him out or down the lineup. And he's paid too much to be your third pairing LD - not to mention Kulak's pretty stable there.
The Oilers clearly, CLEARLY plan to address their deficiencies by saving up as much as possible and then spending it all at the deadline - likely on a solid RD, and possibly as well on a depth forward and a 1A goalie.
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Sunk cost in Nurse (and there is no bigger sunk cost) isn't a reason to let Broberg walk. Play someone on their off side then until you figure out a solution that isn't stretcher/Emberson/Dermot in the top 6.
You're right though we won't know if their chosen coa made sense even for this year until the trade deadline. Hope Im wrong and they being in someone better than Broberg.
"Initiative comes to thems that wait"
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