[Trade] Oilers acquire Isaac Howard for Sam O'Rielly

[FanSince'01]

Oilers with shiny new toy syndrome yet again. Also hilarious they gave up on their current best prospect - who they went out of their way to trade for - for Howard.

Probably a wash in terms of talent between the two, but Howard is more ready for NHL action and the Oilers are going to need a few players close to league minimum to fill out their thin-as-hell roster.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Tampa didn't want to burn off a year of the ELC by playing him late in the season, so I'm told.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by FanSince'01

Oilers with shiny new toy syndrome yet again. Also hilarious they gave up on their current best prospect - who they went out of their way to trade for - for Howard.

Probably a wash in terms of talent between the two, but Howard is more ready for NHL action and the Oilers are going to need a few players close to league minimum to fill out their thin-as-hell roster.

Which is exactly why they make this trade. They get a guy 2 years closer to playing on an entry level which they desperately need. He either helps now or doesn’t, but by the time oreilly arrives if there’s no cup in the building (good chance there’s not) then it likely won’t matter as he’ll be too late.

[Samonadreau]

Sam O'reilly will be a better player. Book it.

[Canada 02]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

This past season was one of the weakest years for NCAA prospects in recent memory. Howard essentially won the Hobey by default. He's not much better than O'Reilly by any stretch of the imagination.

‘Win by default’ could not be more wrong. Zeev Buium, Ryan Leonard both had fantastic seasons

I would not have choose Howard, but he beat out a very good class

[Canada 02]

Tough day for Michigan State. Lose the McKenna sweepstakes and their best player.

[iloveicedhockey]

Remember when the Savoie trade was daylight robbery and he was going to light it up with Mcdavid?

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey

Remember when the Savoie trade was daylight robbery and he was going to light it up with Mcdavid?

That's still in the hopper. He should be full time next year. Well at least that's what their talking heads are prophesising.

[looooob]

I don’t know who will be the better player if I’m being honest but i do know Howard is 2 years older and oilers now don’t have a first rounder or equivalent for 23,24,25,26 at some point there will be a day of reckoning but that’s likely not today as they acquired rhe plug in and play more nhl ready option

[The Original FFIV]

No other way to say it. This sucks.

Top tier offensive prospect available for trade in the age range we are looking for and he goes to our hated rivals

We didn’t have a center prospect to trade given our weakness in the position. If anything, was hoping we could move Andersson to them as they are short on D. But maybe TB flips o’reilly to us for Andersson. One can dream.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

No other way to say it. This sucks.

Top tier offensive prospect available for trade in the age range we are looking for and he goes to our hated rivals

We didn’t have a center prospect to trade given our weakness in the position. If anything, was hoping we could move Andersson to them as they are short on D. But maybe TB flips o’reilly to us for Andersson. One can dream.

We are just in a different window than Edmonton/ we could have beat the trade return but he wants top 6 minutes with the wonder twins on a playoff team he was calling the shots here

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

No other way to say it. This sucks.

Top tier offensive prospect available for trade in the age range we are looking for and he goes to our hated rivals

We didn’t have a center prospect to trade given our weakness in the position. If anything, was hoping we could move Andersson to them as they are short on D. But maybe TB flips o’reilly to us for Andersson. One can dream.

He’s not a top tier prospect

[1qqaaz]

So the Oilers traded for the 2024 1st because they couldn't pass on Sam O'Rielly, then they proceed to trade him for no reason a year later.

[Rejean31]

I wish the league GM's would quit helping the Oilers out of their self induced messes, though. Let them linger in their filth for awhile. I hope O'Reilly turns into a star and Howard becomes another Justin Schultz.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Rejean31

I wish the league GM's would quit helping the Oilers out of their self induced messes, though. Let them linger in their filth for awhile. I hope O'Reilly turns into a star and Howard becomes another Justin Schultz.

I don’t really think this is that lop sided.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

No other way to say it. This sucks.

Top tier offensive prospect available for trade in the age range we are looking for and he goes to our hated rivals

We didn’t have a center prospect to trade given our weakness in the position. If anything, was hoping we could move Andersson to them as they are short on D. But maybe TB flips o’reilly to us for Andersson. One can dream.

Sam O’Reilly is not the top 6 center you are dreaming about.

[direwolf]

Oilers once again thinking that adding more forwards will solve all of their holes on D and goaltending. Hilarious.

Isaac Howard can't save the Oilers. No one can.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I don’t really think this is that lop sided.

No but it gives the Oilers a player to plug a hole next season. O'Reilly wouldn't make the team out of camp unless he really killed it in the preseason. Howard will be gifted a spot out of camp. I hope this backfires on them so bad!!

[Enoch Root]

I could get on board with O'Reilly as part of the comp for an Andersson trade to TBL.

Decent sized, two-way RW - would slot in nicely behind Coronato

[looooob]

Evan Bouchard is the latest Oilers first rounder still with the team (2018) - they don’t possess any of their own firsts taken outside the top 10