[News] SEA select and sign EDM Larsson(4yrs, $4m AAV) & DAL Oleksiak (5yrs, ~$4.6 mil AAV)

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Obviously Nurse will just play 40 minutes a game.

The Oilers have an overfeeding plan in place. They're going to spend the summer making Nurse really really fat, so he can play left and right D at the same time. It will also improve their depth, because he will be about 20 feet deep all by himself.

[868904]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I like Oleksiak.

But holy crap that’s a big contract for a guy that hasn’t proven he’s worth it yet iMO, and he’s 28 so he’s not that young that there is a lot of untapped upside.

He was a force last year in the playoffs. He’s arrived already. Not a point producer but a modern day Regher.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Flames1217

If you consider cost of living in Seattle vs Edmonton, Larsson essentially took way less from Seattle than he would of from Edmonton.

Nobody spends $4 million a year on living expenses. The half-million or so Larsson will save on taxes will be far more than enough for him to live on, even in Seattle.

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by Jetfire

It's no wonder Larsson wanted out with the Oil media idiots pestering him. An Oilers fan over on Reddit pointed out that Spector would ask him post-game presser questions like this:

"So, Adam, when did you give up your childhood dream of being Nick Lidstrom? At some point, did you just kind of realize it is better to embrace being a roleplayer with grit and toughness who does the hard jobs no one else wants to do? Points and a HoF career aren't everything, I take it?"

Good riddance, glad for Larsson to get out of that mess.

It says a lot that I can't tell if that is an actual question Edmonton media asked...

[CaptainCrunch]

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[devo22]

The Larsson deal is great. Not only is it good value, but it also significantly hurts the Oilers, sooo ... good stuff.

But that Oleksiak deal is bad ... giving a guy like him 5 years at $4.6m makes no sense at all. Yeah, they have cap space, but that doesn't mean you have to go out and immediately hand out a bad contract.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

According to Spector Edmonton's offer was 4 yrs $3.9 mil. Seattle outbid by $100k

It helps when you are 'not Edmonton.'

[sureLoss]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1418701100148953089

[djsFlames]

They're really good at making players uncomfortable there, aren't they.

[Enoch Root]

That makes it even better - chased out of town by their own fans

[Textcritic]

Delicious. This is a happy day.

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[McG]

Well if he was unhappy about 1 for 1, he should be relieved to know that his new meme is “ the deal is one for none”.

What’s the difference between oilers and kraken? $100k and a meme.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Oilers gunna oil.

[joejoe3]

Lol so Bob McKenzie somehow is now responsible for this

[Boreal]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

They're really good at making players uncomfortable there, aren't they.

Whatever do you mean?

It’s not like cashiers at Shoppers Drugmart would tell Dustin Penner he sucked, or even Cry’n Ryan Smyth had enough post retirement and moved to Nashville.