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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Every single Oiler fan I have spoken to about Russell want him back. His stock went up through the playoff run.
I expect him to sign a 3 year, $10 Million contract with a full NMC to stay in Edmonton
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Not according to HF as plenty of them want him on their bottom pairing and dislike how he gets hemmed in his own end and his means of a breakout pass is clearing it up the boards. Russell is hard to quantify. He's got a lot of heart and leadership intangibles but he's a poor possession player so you have to take the bad with the good. I would rather have Stone back over Russell but if Stone isn't available Russell is familiar with the roster and can play 4th defenseman or bottom paring just fine as I still don't think he's going to command an overly large contract.