[Trade] Duncan Keith (no retention) + Tim Soderlund to EDM for Caleb Jones + cond. 2022 2nd

[btimbit]

Watch them protect him in the expansion draft as well

[dino7c]

Keith 37 coming off a 15 point -13 season with some of the worst fancy stats in NHL history

Lets trade two assets and blow all our cap space on that lol

[neo45]

One of the worst trades I’ve ever seen

So unbelievably inexplicable

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

K even if you put your feelings on the player to the side for a second....what I don't get is why you are making this deal now.

There is clearly no other market for Keith here, and he is limiting where the wants to play (sounds like the only options are Seattle or Edmonton).

You aren't getting a sweetheart deal or any type of retention from Chicago.

So why do this before the Draft / Free Agency opens. Keith for a 3rd in 2022 is probably still there on August 1st if you want to do it.

occam's razor

edmonton = no good

[KootenayFlamesFan]

NO salary retained? For real?

Wowzers. Oilers get dummied in this deal.

[sureLoss]

Mark Spector trying to hold out hope

https://twitter.com/user/status/1414654712796762112

[GioforPM]

The deal is two for one.

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

NO salary retained? For real?

Wowzers. Oilers get dummied in this deal.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Jones is bad young.

Keith is still fine.

Good trade for the short term for the grease. Barf

On the plus side, this probably takes the nightmare scenario of Gio to seattle then at 50% to mulletville off the table

FYP. Inexperienced 3rd pair D-man <1M vs. Old 3rd pair D-man >5M.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Mark Spector trying to hold out hope

https://twitter.com/user/status/1414654712796762112

The Blackhawks already suck, they dont need Mikko's help.

[calumniate]

'Dat leadership though. Intangibles

[flamingred89]

HahahA this is great. The Oilers have now spent half their CaP sPaCE on RNH and a 37 year old Keith.

Keith has payed a ton of hockey and won 3 cups. He asked to be moved closer to home to hang with his son. I would bet he gives no real ####’s about playing hockey anymore and is just squeezing those last few paycheques out of his career before retirement. Astute move Kenny, very astute.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by btimbit

Watch them protect him in the expansion draft as well

They don’t have anyone else worthy of protecting, so no big loss…

But that is the real joke.

[JurassicTunga12]

[Yobbo]

Originally Posted by BurningSteel

Who the hell trades for a 37 year old dman these days?? Of yeah the grease!

Guess they feel they don't have any leadership in the room. I guess bringing in an over the hill defenseman that's played his best hockey years ago is the answer. Silly Oil!

[stemit14]

What would be funnier?

1) Seattle takes him in the expansion draft so the oilers end up paying a 3rd round pick for absolutely nothing.
2) Seattle does not take him and they have lost a 3rd round pick on a 37 year old who has been one of the worst defensemen (stats-wise) for the last few years.

I think #2. Lol.


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[Erick Estrada]

This is similar to the Flames bringing in Bouwer in that the GM felt he needed to overpay for veteran leadership. It didn't work out for the Flames nor do I expect this to work out for the Oilers. If he had only one more year left on his contract I could maybe see the risk but will they even be able to put him on the ice in the 2022/23 season? Also I don't understand why they would throw in a 3rd round pick when the Hawks aren't retaining salary. Seems like the Oilers really wanted him badly.

[Hockey_Ninja]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1414654807839846404

[JBR]

Oilahz!!

[schteve_d]

I just tried and couldn't find it but didn't we hear late last week that the Greasers were "playing hardball" with Chicago with regards to this trade?

Holy *&^% I love those idiots!