looks like the oilers fans can get along with us in here. awesome.

personally I support all canadian hockey.

who btw do you see oilers trading to improve the team? Thinking like value player for some defense ....yakopov?
- SMBDragon

Yak has no value....my guess is Hall or Ebs, whether I want it to happen or not.

Yak has no value....my guess is Hall or Ebs, whether I want it to happen or not.
- Jeropotato

I think Yak has value it will just be limited to 5-6 teams. All in the East.

Yak has no value....my guess is Hall or Ebs, whether I want it to happen or not.
- Jeropotato

Next year's first could get the conversation started. You might want to hold onto that though.

Yak has no value....my guess is Hall or Ebs, whether I want it to happen or not.
- Jeropotato

RNH? Though that sets your middle back a couple of years... but he might fetch the most/get the most offers

Dont think the oilers should be swapping forwards for d. Swapping forwards for other forwarfs maybe to get a better mix maybe.

Best case scenario for the oil is nurse becomes better than the guys we could trade for.

Go Cubs

RNH? Though that sets your middle back a couple of years... but he might fetch the most/get the most offers
- NewYorkNuck

Honestly I think Eberle and Yak would be shopped and maybe Schultz on the back end. RNH is just coming into his own as a franchise player no way Chiarelli moves him now. That's the kind of move that could get a GM fired if it backfires on him. RNH is going nowhere.

Who's that Hutton guy? Seems like a good kid.

Dont think the oilers should be swapping forwards for d. Swapping forwards for other forwarfs maybe to get a better mix maybe.

Best case scenario for the oil is nurse becomes better than the guys we could trade for.
- thenewguy

Even if he does, Nurse is not enough. You're more than one guy short on the back end.

RNH? Though that sets your middle back a couple of years... but he might fetch the most/get the most offers
- NewYorkNuck

nuge goes nowhere till we know leon can be a top 6 nhl center.


depending on how desperate we are, hall might be considered as hed bring a huge package.


id assume itd be between yaks and ebs as theyre both rw's.
and if a package for yaks could even get a sniff of the same value ebs would bring back, he goes way before jordan

RNH? Though that sets your middle back a couple of years... but he might fetch the most/get the most offers
- NewYorkNuck

Yeah it does, but we got Draisaitl on th farm. Should be here, IMO.

Who's that Hutton guy? Seems like a good kid.
- Jeropotato

He just showed up one day.

Dont think the oilers should be swapping forwards for d. Swapping forwards for other forwarfs maybe to get a better mix maybe.

Best case scenario for the oil is nurse becomes better than the guys we could trade for.
- thenewguy

If our season hits the skids again were gonna need Star veterans up front to change the vibe.

Even if he does, Nurse is not enough. You're more than one guy short on the back end.
- CubanBuffet

klefbom is just a kid. coming along very well.
reinhart hasn't looked bad in limited mins on the bottom pair.
sekera is a solid 2nd pairing option.
Schultz has played well this young season.

a lot has to go right, and we might wanna make a move sooner rather than later if we're not inclined to wait. but no need to gut or overpay for things we may already have

for the right deal, id move for an impact top 4 guy now. but itd be foolish to go beyond that and gut any imagined young depth the oilers suffered so badly to acquire

If our season hits the skids again were gonna need Star veterans up front to change the vibe.
- Jeropotato

I agree. Also, what team (besides Boston) is trading top pairing d? Just doesn't happen.

He just showed up one day.
- CubanBuffet

klefbom is just a kid. coming along well.
reinhart hasn't looked bad in limited mins on the bottom pair.
sekera is a solid 2nd pairing option.
Schultz has played well this young season.

a lot has to go right, and we might wanna make a move sooner rather than later if we're not inclined to wait. but no need to gut or overpay for things we may already have
- Ihateallofu

No super hurry, this will most likely be a year to start to gain some momentum but you'd hope that Chirelli has more than one line in the water. It's been awhile since you've had anything go right (outside of the lottery) let alone everything.

If our season hits the skids again were gonna need Star veterans up front to change the vibe.
- Jeropotato

Agreed. If we suck time to trade a few young guys and get ripped off for some win kinda now kind of guys. If that makes any sense.

I agree. Also, what team (besides Boston) is trading top pairing d? Just doesn't happen.
- thenewguy

Which kinda makes the point moot.

- Jeropotato

No ID tags so we kept him.

Who's that Hutton guy? Seems like a good kid.
- Jeropotato

Hard to find anything I don't like about him. If he's still smiling like that every moment he's awake in 3 years I may have something though.

Agreed. If we suck time to trade a few young guys and get ripped off for some win kinda now kind of guys. If that makes any sense.
- al3535

Totally.I can Handle not having Hall and RNH and a 1st next year if it meant we had Joe Thornton/Kopitar, Chara/Kronwall and maybe a Patrick Sharp/Jerome Iginla type instead.

This commentary is brutal, he has called 3 different players Vrbata so far....

Totally.I can Handle not having Hall and RNH and a 1st next year if it meant we had Joe Thornton/Kopitar, Chara/Kronwall and maybe a Patrick Sharp/Jerome Iginla type instead.
- Jeropotato

100% agree.

This commentary is brutal, he has called 3 different players Vrbata so far....
- belcherbd

In fairness, one actually was Vrbata.