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ricardodw · 09-23-2015, 09:48 AM

History repeating itself in Edmonton

They locked up Tom Gilbert for 6 years @ 4M. After 94 NHL games.

They traded him for overpaid (3.5M) 30 year old journeyman Nick Schultz. Minnesota bought Gilbert out with a compliance buyout.

The Oilers just make bad deals with D-men.

Smid is getting paid 3.5M as the Flames #6/7 at the end of his 4 year deal signed with the oilers. Dumping Smid on the Flames was the high water mark for handling D-men contracts in the Lowe era.

On the other hand the Oilers lost Petry for a 2nd round pick....by using bridge contracts. (He was stuck in Edmonton for only 3 years after ELC). They did not get 1 UFA game out of him.

09-23-2015, 09:48 AM	#266
ricardodw Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Exp:	History repeating itself in Edmonton They locked up Tom Gilbert for 6 years @ 4M. After 94 NHL games. They traded him for overpaid (3.5M) 30 year old journeyman Nick Schultz. Minnesota bought Gilbert out with a compliance buyout. The Oilers just make bad deals with D-men. Smid is getting paid 3.5M as the Flames #6/7 at the end of his 4 year deal signed with the oilers. Dumping Smid on the Flames was the high water mark for handling D-men contracts in the Lowe era. On the other hand the Oilers lost Petry for a 2nd round pick....by using bridge contracts. (He was stuck in Edmonton for only 3 years after ELC). They did not get 1 UFA game out of him. Last edited by ricardodw; 09-23-2015 at 09:58 AM.