1) Keith will not be better than Barrie was on the PP
2) No, Keith cannot "eat up" 2nd pairing minutes.
Keith's partner is probably going to be Bear (assuming they re-sign Larsson or sign a replacement for him, to play with Nurse). Keith and Bear would be an absolutely horrific 2nd pair.
Keith played just a bit more than Gio did last season.... He was mainly paired with 22 year old Ian Mitchell 5-11 173 lbs and a total of 39 NHL games and then 20 year old Adam Boqvist 5-11 179 lbs and at the end of last season 76 NHL games.
Bear is 24, 5-11 197 and has 132 NHL games.... playing around 20 Minutes a game. He is a total -5 on the Oilers over the last 2 seasons. He is a grizzled veteran compared to what Keith was dragging around last year.
We just saw a SC final where the 167 playoff games of Corey Perry showed the value of playoff experience. Keith has 135 Playoff games all as a #1 d-man and most as the best D-man on the ice for either team.
In the playoffs Keith >>>>>> Barrie and will be for as long as he plays
The closest comparison to Keith would be Lidstrom who was very good as a 41 year old.
When Oiler-fans, who are largely baseless optimists to begin with, immediately realize that a trade they've made is bad...its an entirely different world.
Wow.
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Keith played just a bit more than Gio did last season.... He was mainly paired with 22 year old Ian Mitchell 5-11 173 lbs and a total of 39 NHL games and then 20 year old Adam Boqvist 5-11 179 lbs and at the end of last season 76 NHL games.
Bear is 24, 5-11 197 and has 132 NHL games.... playing around 20 Minutes a game. He is a total -5 on the Oilers over the last 2 seasons. He is a grizzled veteran compared to what Keith was dragging around last year.
We just saw a SC final where the 167 playoff games of Corey Perry showed the value of playoff experience. Keith has 135 Playoff games all as a #1 d-man and most as the best D-man on the ice for either team.
In the playoffs Keith >>>>>> Barrie and will be for as long as he plays
The closest comparison to Keith would be Lidstrom who was very good as a 41 year old.
The last year Keith could draw a comparison to Lidstrom in any way, shape or form was in 2016-17.
We're now spending a total of $15m AAV on Duncan Keith, James Neal, and Mikko Koskinen...
Right......... Okay. Cool cool cool cool cool
####ING NOT COOL
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Honestly #### this pathetic excuse of a franchise.
No one is allowed to complain if Mcdrai leave, they don't deserve this.
This is honestly one of those days where I think I should pick up a new team or distance myself from this sport, tolerating this garbage for over a decade isn't good for my mental health.
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Kenny spent all that time saving a million a year on Nuge to then waste 5.25 on old man Keith? What in the ####?
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GOD ####ING DAMN IT KEN, I WILL DRIVE YOU TO THE OLD FOLKS HOME MYSELF
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i’m actually going to scream. why
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Waiting for if there's retention or not feels like waiting outside the principal's office to find out if you're getting suspended, or expelled.
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Seattle reaaaally wants Keith, so we leave him unprotected and they take Neal.... Right?
Please?
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If true then I'm done being an oilers fan. We never ever lift the cup again with this rate.
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Delete this it cannot be real... Pls...
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WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS
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No we finally get cap space to get Mcdrai some help and we spend 5.5 million on a 38 year who is already bad.
Duncan Kieth is not okay, his analytics are beyond garbage and hes only getting older
#### Ken Holland senile old ####, it's like Chiarelli never left.
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AND ?????? What do you mean AND
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Christ almighty. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Why. Just why.
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This team is so ####ing dumb lol.
I’m just here for the McDrai goals.
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I actually ####ing hate supporting this ####ing joke of a franchise. If McDavid leaves in 5 years without us doing I'm actually gonna consider jumping ship. #### Nicholson, #### Katz, and especially #### Holland.
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This sums up my reaction ... 0:24
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I actually wonder if his pressure behind the scenes is partly what leads to bad decisions like this.
Barrie was actually very good for the Oilers last season. McDavid doesn't strike me as the sharpest pencil in the box but I can't imagine he's thinking a 38 year old Duncan Keith is going to replace Barrie in that lineup.
