[News] UPD: Oilers claim Zykov off waivers. Darling and Soshnikov clear.

[Wolfman]

Looks like the Oilers just got themselves a big mule in front of the net

[MacDaddy77]

He'll score 20 the rest of the year and then the Oilers will give him a 6 year $36MM contract

[Superfraggle]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

People keep saying this about all sorts of players, and so far Patrick Maroon is the only one who has truly made this kind of a difference.

Holmstrom

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by Superfraggle

Holmstrom

Pretty sure texty meant on the oilers/playing with McDavid. But that is a good example of a netfront presence you are correct.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Superfraggle

Holmstrom

He never played with McDoobie.

[Superfraggle]

Originally Posted by ResAlien

Pretty sure texty meant on the oilers/playing with McDavid. But that is a good example of a netfront presence you are correct.

Oh, my bad. Missed the context

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

So Zykov lead the AHL in goals last year? If you look at his stats, he also managed to be dead last on his team in +/- with a -13. I'm not even sure how that's possible. In comparison, Charlotte's leading scorer was +15, their leading forward in +/- was +22, and their team leaders in +/- were two defencemen who were +44 and +34.

Valentin Zykov can't save the Edmonton Oilers. No one can. No one.

I'm not a big fan of plus/minus at all, but in the right context (comparing players on the same team with huge discrepancies) can be valuable.

It's hard to fathom how he could be a decent all around player in the context you've presented.

[midniteowl]

My condolences to Zykov.

[djsFlames]

And offfffffff course the Oilers claim.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

https://twitter.com/user/status/1068551876726132737

Lol

Oh man, Zykov and Chiasson, look out!

Said no one.....ever.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Lol

Oh man, Zykov and Chiasson, look out!

Said no one.....ever.

Chiasson is shooting 35.5% this season. It's obviously a joke.

[Harry Lime]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Chiasson is shooting 35.5% this season. It's obviously a joke.

Obvious joke, to those steeped in Chiasson lore.

[Reggie Dunlop]

nm
wrong thread

[CaptainCrunch]

Oilers get another throwback and add a slow player to a slow team. And it doesn't matter about the front of the net when you have a team that's playing the hitchcock special (Neutral zone trap)