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Originally Posted by schteve_d
I just tried and couldn't find it but didn't we hear late last week that the Greasers were "playing hardball" with Chicago with regards to this trade?
Holy *&^% I love those idiots!
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This. 100x this. Here was the tweet/article:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1413558368065654787
https://nhltradetalk.com/oilers-take...-duncan-keith/
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For the Oilers, it’s about not giving up too much to acquire an older player with a high salary cap hit. Edmonton has a lot they want to do this offseason and adding Keith’s $5.38 million contract for two more seasons is problematic, even if they can technically make it work since Oscar Klefbom is unlikely to return. For the Blackhawks, they don’t want to retain salary because their plan is to go after bigger fish on the trade or free agency market.
[Seravalli] goes on to explain:
The Oilers have had discussions with the Chicago Blackhawks. First off, there’s two things in play. One, Chicago is not willing to retain any salary, And the second thing is, whatever pieces the Oilers had on the table to try and make something happen, and I believe it centred around Caleb Jones plus something else, and you can understand why Jones was part of the picture because Chicago wants to also try and bring in Seth Jones, my understanding is one or more of those pieces has since been removed.
Servalli closes with, “Edmonton has offered a take it or leave it type deal and there’s only a certain price they’re willing to pay given that Chicago isn’t willing to retain money.”
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The biggest concern for fans is that Holland is reportedly offering multiple pieces and is willing to take on the full salary for Keith, thus dramatically overvaluing the player and misreading the market. Keith has the potential to be a useful player for the Oilers, but many will argue that adding his leadership or his experience does not equate to getting fleeced on a deal by his name had a lot of cache and he’ll one day be in the Hall of Fame.
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So basically Holland drew his line in the sand. And then Chicago called his bluff, and Holland caved. I love it.