[News] Blues offersheet Broberg (2 yrs, $4.580 mil AAV) and Holloway (2 yrs, $2.290 mil AAV)

[Vinny01]

I like it for the Blues who are in a rebuild on the fly type situation

[keenan87]

Awesome!

[browna]

Love it. No care in the world about who the players are or the $ involved; it puts the screws to the Oilers as an organization and I'm always here for that.

Also, is this a veiled shot by Armstrong at Bowman? Offer sheets still are rare because GMs have an agreement amongst themselves, but maybe this has alienated Bowman amongst his peers. As in, "welcome back to the GM club you helped soil by your inaction, now deal with this".

And with the Vanek (which Lowe was told don't bother, we are matching, he did anyways) and Penner, who Burke gladly let go and took picks, the Oilers upset the GM apple cart back then, so having it returned 15-20 years later is just fine.

[genetic_phreek]

Does that also mean the players accepted those offers?

[getbak]

If they match, they'll need to move out cap elsewhere. If they don't match, they'll need to replace the players... and have no cap space to do it.

[Toonage]

I can't see them not signing the deals. Raises, and you get to leave Edmonton?

[Ped]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Does that also mean the players accepted those offers?

Yes, they signed or it wouldn't have been announced

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Does that also mean the players accepted those offers?

Yes if it has gotten to the point the team has 7 days to match the offer, the players have signed the offer sheets.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Does that also mean the players accepted those offers?

Yes. They have signed the contracts. Those will be their contracts for the next two seasons, the only question is whether they'll be playing in Edmonton or St. Louis.

[devo22]

awesome. Perfect way to welcome to Stan Bowman back into the league.

[browna]

Originally Posted by genetic_phreek

Does that also mean the players accepted those offers?

It will be interesting to see which media members are going to be activated by the Oilers for the smear campaign against the 2 players for signing, and, the Blues.

Just a guess:
All the local media guys
Frank
Dreger

Also, this takes the hockey news of the day away from the Leafs coronation of Matthews, which won't play well in Toronto.

[Bonded]

lol sure glad the Flames didn't do it. Still think they are overrated but love that the Oilers are in a pinch

[Erick Estrada]

Wow that Broberg contract is pretty nuts. I'm actually surprised it took so long for a team to prey on the Oilers given their situation. I assume Kane is going to have unscheduled surgery and recovery on Robidas Island.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Maybe they forgot about these 2 because the Drai negotiations are going so well.

[CedarMeter]

Freaking hilarious.

[Bonded]

AaronGarvey is fist pumping right now

[Redrum]

MAN the Oilers are stupid.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by Bonded

lol sure glad the Flames didn't do it. Still think they are overrated but love that the Oilers are in a pinch

If the Flames could trade a 2nd and 3rd for both Broberg and Holloway that would be a steal and the cap would be insignificant for the team right now. I wouldn’t advocate for them to do it but from a value standpoint if the Blues pull this off it will be nice work for them

[zukes]

Makes sense why news leaked of Kane possibly needing surgery and having to go on long-term IR.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Fantastic. That Broberg deal is pretty bad, but anything that could screw over two teams at once is fun to watch. Good job Blues.