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			08-13-2024, 09:14 PM
			
			
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				How do you extend players that never get a chance to play? These guys want to play and thats not an option in the sweatpantry. 
			
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Not even that.  Broberg asked for a trade in December.  Holland was supposed to get the guy who asked for a trade to sign a contract extension?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			08-13-2024, 09:19 PM
			
			
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				Not even that.  Broberg asked for a trade in December.  Holland was supposed to get the guy who asked for a trade to sign a contract extension? 
			
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Exactly. Now you pay them to sit or give them a chance. Going to cost them to move Ceci though.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			08-13-2024, 09:21 PM
			
			
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				Once Dink and Piss leave, that place is going to be a wasteland. Oiler fans might mock Calgary now but oh boy. The best is yet to come. 
			
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			08-13-2024, 09:30 PM
			
			
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It's always whoevers recently out the door or on their way out. 
 
They'll slander Draisaitl too if he doesn't extend. Probably attack his character, etc. It's how they roll there. 
 
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			08-13-2024, 09:33 PM
			
			
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			How did this team stumble their way to the Cup finals… seriously?!? 
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			08-13-2024, 09:52 PM
			
			
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			08-13-2024, 10:13 PM
			
			
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The players have to want to sign a contract. Typical Oilers media thinking every player is just begging to sign with them.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			08-13-2024, 10:17 PM
			
			
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				Cody Ceci is the exact type of player the Flames should be all over if the Oilers get desperate to clear cap space. One year left at $3.25mil is meaningless to us and the player sucks, while we're hoping to be bottom 10 at minimum this year.  
 
It's perfect. Half Sean Monahan's salary when he got a first, so we'll take a 2nd for him and add another valuable bullet in the chamber. 
			
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was saying the same thing except i suggested we take a 1st or 2 off their hands....but your version seems more rational.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			08-13-2024, 10:19 PM
			
			
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			08-13-2024, 11:01 PM
			
			
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			08-13-2024, 11:05 PM
			
			
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			This makes me laugh so much. They have been putting their roster on paper talking about how great it is without players under contract and cap compliant. Lets see how the roster looks a week/month from now. Credit to Dino for bringing this up a while ago. 
 
Looks like the dismantling of the cup final roster has begun! We may be just past the inflection point of peak Oilers. I am thinking its going to be hilarious from here on out.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			08-13-2024, 11:15 PM
			
			
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				The players have to want to sign a contract. Typical Oilers media thinking every player is just begging to sign with them. 
			
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Classic case of throwing the last guy under the bus to try and save face for the current regime. Jeff Jackson was on fire to start the offseason by adding 2 top 6 forwards at a decent price and re-signing some of the rentals they picked up and capped it off with the McLeod for Savoie trade. Since though he made the Bowman hire and have potentially lost 2 young players for below market value or match the offer and overpay these guys. A couple of solid L’s for old JJ after looking like he couldn’t miss
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			08-13-2024, 11:19 PM
			
			
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				It's always whoevers recently out the door or on their way out.  
 
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Nah, they'll blame his wife just like they did with Gretzky and Pronger in the past.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			08-13-2024, 11:52 PM
			
			
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Wait, the no-good media claiming to know it’s the fault of the guy who just left? 
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			08-14-2024, 12:16 AM
			
			
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			Remember when the season was hung on Reider not scoring 10 goals? 
 
The blame game with them is always fascinating. 
 
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			08-14-2024, 12:25 AM
			
			
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Told by who? Isn’t that the gm’s decision? If the gm doesn’t decide who to sign and when, then who exactly is running the team?
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			08-14-2024, 12:29 AM
			
			
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				Wait, the no-good media claiming to know it’s the fault of the guy who just left? 
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Who told Holland to sign them? Jackson was hired in August, he could have pushed for a signing at any time. 
 
Is there a precedent for RFA's signing extensions mid-season? Especially ones not even playing in the NHL at the time? Holloway was injured in January, hadn't played since Nov and was recalled Jan 20. Broberg was in the AHL from Nov to April. 
 
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