[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Thinking about it more and more, I don't mind OEL on the Flames given one caveat: they either eat salary, or we send back shorter term salary.

I like the idea of sending Lucic and Ryan to balance it out, or at least sending Lucic and trading Ryan away elsewhere (he's a good player, I think teams would take him given the 1 year remaining).

I don't see them eating any salary on the deal given how long it is, and I really do think OEL is a good defenceman, he's just overpaid. So, like Flash said, if you can swap overpaid guys at the bottom of the lineup like Lucic for a guy at the top of the lineup like OEL (OBVIOUSLY the trade would be bigger than that) then I'm for it. A good third line winger and a 4th line centre can be had for peanuts. A top pairing defenceman that logs a ton of minutes can't, so while he's overpaid, he's also worth a ton more to the Flames on the ice.

Plus he's handsome and that's important to me.

Including Lucic is the only way it makes any sense. Even then it is treacherous.