Edmonton is No Good VIII: There's Still Something in the Water!

[keratosis]

Originally Posted by getbak

Who do they think Seattle is going to take in the expansion draft? Neal? It looks like he's the only bloated contract they're likely to expose, but why would Seattle want to go anywhere near him?

Cap floor?

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[djsFlames]

Nice white chicklets?

[dirk diggler]

this is the best quote ever

**Draisaitl and McDavid won't give up on this team they love this city, love the fans and they want to build something here.**

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by keratosis

Cap floor?

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Seattle wont need to worry about getting to the cap floor.

They will have way more cap space to sign UFA's that can actually play than have to scrape the dregs of bad contracts to get there.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

From the Oilers subreddit:

Is any point on that list even remotely true?

* Darnell Nurse is a legit top pairing D-man.

On the Oilers only because you have no one else and because you’ve never seen a legit top pairing D-man in action before.

* Jesse Puljujarvi is the winger McDavid needed.

Wingman at the club maybe but his game at the rink is full of holes.

* Larsson is back in form and looking to take a sweet heart deal for the team.

Larsson is gone to somewhere better unless he gets a massive massive raise. Don’t worry, you’ve got 6 Giordanos ready to fill in.

* A bloated contract is likely on the way out in the expansion draft.

Delusion is strong in this one. Like the Vegas expansion where they were forced to take a player so reluctantly took Griffin Reinhart because he was the easiest to send to the curb. Seattle will do the same. Have any other junk you traded a 1st and a 2nd for?

* Dylan Holloway is a legit top prospect.

Another rookie to the rescue. Actually it’s another rookie to ruin.

* Bouchard is a top 4 dman on this team looking at a log jam.

The log jam is at the departures gate. With Larsson, Kulikov, KoekKoek and Barrie skipping town tomorrow right after collecting their belongings you better hope Bouchard can handle those 7 minutes.

* Broberg is here next year with Bakersfield

Another rookie to the rescue! All the pressure on the rookies!

* McLeod is a legit top 9 forward with top 6 potential

Guy has 1 assist in 13 NHL games and he’s a lock to play top 9? He’s only a lock to play on the Oil cause there’s no depth.

* Yamamoto will be out of his sophomore slump

And into the rest of his career slump.

* A lot of cap is being freed up and many of the stop gaps won't be back.

To be filled with new stop gaps at higher cap hits!

* Benson and Marody will likely be in the show.

Which show? Oil Change 2?

* Kris Russel will be making 1.25M

When this is the highlight of your offseason you’ve got real problems.

* Barrie will be gone I will miss his offence but I believe Bouchard is the better player in offense and defensive responsibilities.

Lol

* Kahun and Yamamoto will be up for new contracts and they won't be getting massive raises.

Or they retire so they can get out of that hellscape.

* Nuge may likely take a sweetheart deal.

Nuge’s eyes are wide today as he knows there’s just one more day of this bad dream and then he can get back into the real world he’s been locked away from since 2011. Welcome to Seattle Ryan!

[Reggie Dunlop]

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

From the Oilers subreddit:



Is any point on that list even remotely true?

* Darnell Nurse is a legit top pairing D-man UFA in 1 year
* Jesse Puljujarvi is the winger McDavid needed. Past tense because mavI is asking for a trade?
* Larsson is back in form and looking to take a sweet heart deal for the any other team.
* A bloated contract is likely on the way out in the expansion draft. lol wut? maybe if they include a few 1sts
* Dylan Holloway is a legit top prospect. Insert draft reaction video here
* Bouchard is a top 4 dman on this team looking at a log jam. 21 career gp. time to order a banner.
* Broberg is here next year with Bakersfield
* McLeod is a legit top 9 forward with top 6 potential 1 assist in 13 career games.
* Yamamoto will be out of his sophomore slump and into his 3rd year slump
* A lot of cap is being freed up and many of the stop gaps won't be back. RNH, Larsson, Barrie. Anyone other than 97 and 29 must be a stop gap
* Benson and Marody will likely be in the show.
* Kris Russel will be making 1.25M so at least it won't cost anything to bury him in the AHL
* Barrie will be gone I will miss his offence but I believe Bouchard is the better player in offense and defensive responsibilities. Nurse 26, Russell 34, and a bunch of <24 year olds. What could go wrong?
* Kahun and Yamamoto will be up for new contracts and they won't be getting massive raises because they are no good
* Nuge may likely take a sweetheart deal anywhere else

We are a **FEW dozen** pieces from being a play off team that goes beyond the first round. I didn't feel this year was it (I did not expect us to be potentially swept)

[Buff]

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[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Seattle wont need to worry about getting to the cap floor.

They will have way more cap space to sign UFA's that can actually play than have to scrape the dregs of bad contracts to get there.

People bring up the cap floor all the time but has anyone ever had trouble reaching it without taking on a bloated contract? The Devils have the lowest cap hit in the NHL, and they are $10M over the floor. You could take out Subban's whole $9M contract and they'd still be compliant.

[Textcritic]

Is anyone listening to "Oilers Now!" on 630 CHED? The apologetics are astounding.

[sketchyt]

Boy, this thread got real quiet from certain posters.

[memphusk]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

Boy, this thread got real quiet from certain posters.

Hahaha. Silent.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

People bring up the cap floor all the time but has anyone ever had trouble reaching it without taking on a bloated contract? The Devils have the lowest cap hit in the NHL, and they are $10M over the floor. You could take out Subban's whole $9M contract and they'd still be compliant.

Being below the floor would be an amazing position to be in right now. Send an email blast to every GM asking them to make a blind bid with sweetener(s) within 48 hours.

There'd be 31 offers to wade through, and then you could probably squeeze another pick or 2 out of the deal(s).

Or offer Ovi a 1 year max deal for shts and giggles.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Is anyone listening to "Oilers Now!" on 630 CHED? The apologetics are astounding.

Thanks for the heads up. What a mush-mouth Stauffer is. You can hear him sweating.

[Dion]

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

Thanks for the heads up. What a mush-mouth Stauffer is. You can hear him sweating.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by sketchyt

Boy, this thread got real quiet from certain posters.

Tells you just how "all in" they were on this team.

They were so sure about it that they came all the way out of their caves into broad daylight and chimed in on every hockey thread on this board like it was their own.

The utter silence is delicious.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Seattle wont need to worry about getting to the cap floor.

They will have way more cap space to sign UFA's that can actually play than have to scrape the dregs of bad contracts to get there.

It's not the cap floor. They have to reach 60% of the cap limit through the expansion draft, so they will have to take on some more expensive players.

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

It's not the cap floor. They have to reach 60% of the cap limit through the expansion draft, so they will have to take on some more expensive players.

Like Vlassic, Brent Burns, Lucic, and Tyler Johnson. Guys who maybe aren’t playing up to their contract, but also not a healthy scratch either.

That’s close to $20 million right there.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

It's not the cap floor. They have to reach 60% of the cap limit through the expansion draft, so they will have to take on some more expensive players.

That's only an average of $1.63 million from each team.