[Signing] Oilers re-sign Frederic (8 yrs, $3.85 mil AAV)

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Muta

I'm still scratching my head as to why they haven't pursued a true #1 goalie. This is what they've needed for years, and once again, their goaltending was exposed in this playoff run. Playing a goaltender in the #1 spot does not make them a #1 goaltender.

Could they be waiting for that Hart guy?

[Kipper_3434]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

This reminds me of the Pisani signing back in the day.

Pisani was actually one of their few good forwards when he got that contract. Didn't age well though.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Even setting aside my Oilers hate, I struggle to make ANY sort of sense out of this contract from the team's perspective??? The player of course is laughing all the way to the bank (as is the agent) but wtf is in it for the club?

Even if they think he's going to become a $4-6MM AAV player, there was no need at all to do 8 year term.

Genuinely baffled. Shades of the Mikko Koskinen deal signed mid-January

Well, I think McDavid is going to sign, but here’s a theory I considered:

The Oilers actually believe they’re going to lose McDavid (or that there is a very strong possibility they might). So this is either an attempt to secure players McDavid likes (for whatever reason) through much of what his next contract might be (so he can see what he’s signing up for) OR (more fun) they’re trying to lock players in BEFORE McDavid leaves, knowing how much more difficult it will be to attract any talent at all without him.

[Geeoff]

This seems like the type of player you should be replacing internally with draft picks, rather than signing to a long term deal

[Psytic]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Could they be waiting for that Hart guy?

This is what I was thinking is their plan. They sign Carter Hart and just run it back with pretty much the same team.

[Roof-Daddy]

This organization is such a bumbling embarrassment.

Winning that McDavid lottery was the only thing that kept them from being the worst run sports franchise for the last 20 years and actually brought them any sort of relevance.

Thank christ (and the Panthers) they never won a cup with him.

When he's gone they can go back to being a pathetic after thought again.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Well, I think McDavid is going to sign, but here’s a theory I considered:

The Oilers actually believe they’re going to lose McDavid (or that there is a very strong possibility they might). So this is either an attempt to secure players McDavid likes (for whatever reason) through much of what his next contract might be (so he can see what he’s signing up for) OR (more fun) they’re trying to lock players in BEFORE McDavid leaves, knowing how much more difficult it will be to attract any talent at all without him.

Seeing the term this cross my mind as well. They could be preparing for McDavid to leave and signing guys to term. It was mentioned they are working on a bunch of guys. So they will be cash strapped again trying to take another shot but will have a team a ####ty one but a team if McDavid leaves.

[black rubber disc bunny]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Its bizarre,

They need a Goalie - so they blow what ever little cap they have left on a bottom 6 player. Unless they are going to bridge Bouch on a cheap contract and take him to UFA?

Oilers will sign Bouch to an 8 x $1.1M contract. All this talk of $11M, he won’t even notice he’s being fleeced.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by black rubber disc bunny

Oilers will sign Bouch to an 8 x $1.1M contract. All this talk of $11M, he won’t even notice he’s being fleeced.

The cross-eyed fellow will miss where the decimal is going

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Remember when Tanner Jeanott had that 24 goal, 41 point season? You don't sign these guys to long term deals. Ever. Cap space is simply too valuable. Even if the cap goes up, salaries to top players will also go up accordingly so teams will end up right up against the cap as they are now.

I’m agreeing with you that he didn’t deserve a long-term deal, but he’s a different player than Jeannot, because he actually has talent. Jeannot didn’t have a single season before or after his breakthrough that would paint him as having any offensive skill- that season was a true outlier. Frederic was drafted in the first-round (though that was not warranted), and he can actually skate. Can’t defend his season this year, but I think he’ll bounce back.

[McG]

Maybe they are including the rarely used clause, the opposite NMC, aka guaranteed escape clause.

[RedHot25]

Not sure who it was, but guy they had on the radio this early evening said he quickly became one of McDavid's close buddies....

[Southside]

Maybe one day McDavid will realize surrounding himself with comfort isn't working. I mean all his old friends, teammates, coaches, agents have him right here 10 years in.

[schooner]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

The greatest thing Lindholm did as a flame was help steal Markstrom from Edmonton's talons that free agency season.

A couple of years ago I was at a charity golf tournament. Had a brief chat with a hockey executive who was in the oilers boardroom when they found out Markstrom wasn't signing with them. Completely blindsided. Apparently that was not a pleasant call.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by schooner

A couple of years ago I was at a charity golf tournament. Had a brief chat with a hockey executive who was in the oilers boardroom when they found out Markstrom wasn't signing with them. Completely blindsided. Apparently that was not a pleasant call.

oh to be a fly in that room.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by RedHot25

Not sure who it was, but guy they had on the radio this early evening said he quickly became one of McDavid's close buddies....

In fairness that dude knows how to read a room.

Smart move.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by schooner

A couple of years ago I was at a charity golf tournament. Had a brief chat with a hockey executive who was in the oilers boardroom when they found out Markstrom wasn't signing with them. Completely blindsided. Apparently that was not a pleasant call.

I remember hearing that Chiarelli was living when the Flames traded for Hamilton too, as they thought that they had that deal locked up and then the Flames snuck in and the Bruins took the better pick.

Then Chiarelli turned around and traded the same package to the NYI for Griffin Reinhart lol.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Southside

Maybe one day McDavid will realize surrounding himself with comfort isn't working. I mean all his old friends, teammates, coaches, agents have him right here 10 years in.

McDavid cares a lot about winning. As long as he doesn't have to take less money, or evolve his game, or ditch all the hangers on he brought into the organization, or stop taking ice time for garbage time points.

[Circa89]

when does this become official?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by RedHot25

Not sure who it was, but guy they had on the radio this early evening said he quickly became one of McDavid's close buddies....

This was my first thought when I heard the rumour - has to be a (very foolish) attempt to appease McMiserable