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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
So listen, not that I'm really into defending the Oilers, but I kind of feel everyone is being a little unfair...but then again it's the Oilers and nobody deserves to be fair to them.  |
This is just a bad, bad, bad deal.
It
could become a good deal, but the Oilers just didn't have to take this risk, because odds are they could have extended him at about the same amount 2 years down the road, and if his play would have demanded more that would be great pay him more he makes your team better.
But what if 4 or 5 years down the road he is still a 3rd pairing player or doesn't even belong in the league. I don't think its unreasonable to think they could happen. Dmen stall out at various levels of progression all of the time.
Saving $500k - $1M just isn't worth the risk of having an anchor or a contract $3M higher than it needs to be.
The Brodie comparison 2 years ago is a great one, a slightly mistake prone player that gets way too much TOI because he is on a bad team. But we all have to remember Brodie spent the next 2 season as a top pairing player, and there is no way of knowing Klefboms progress