Sean Maloughney: Free Agency Begins For The Oilers

Too bad you guys weren't able to dump Lucic's contract before all of this started. How much do you have to spend today?

Competing for the gold, with pennies on the dollars.

Too bad you guys weren't able to dump Lucic's contract before all of this started. How much do you have to spend today?
- Dieselhead

Gonna be no one left to spend on so it don’t matter

If you look around the league, it’s literally only a handful of gms that are both capable and willing to get creative. If it’s not the easy status quo move when they’ve got some roadblocks, they’re lost.

“No one wanted lucic, so I guess we’re stuck and forced into missing the playoffs again”
- HB77

"No one wanted Lucic so let's buyout Sekera for no reason"

If you look around the league, it’s literally only a handful of gms that are both capable and willing to get creative. If it’s not the easy status quo move when they’ve got some roadblocks, they’re lost.

“No one wanted lucic, so I guess we’re stuck and forced into missing the playoffs again”
- HB77

And if the Oilers needed anyone in charge it’s someone who can be creative....I feel like a lot has been missed out on already and probably more will be missed out on

"No one wanted Lucic so let's buyout Sekera for no reason"


- MaximumBone

Yup I’m going to be very annoyed at that buyout if they do zero with it

Yup I’m going to be very annoyed at that buyout if they do zero with it
- RatedR80

eberle 2.0

"I want to push him (Koskinen) to be better, and also help him. I look forward to the challenge." Mike Smith

Can you teach him to not play the puck behind the net and lose it?

"I want to push him (Koskinen) to be better, and also help him. I look forward to the challenge." Mike Smith

Can you teach him to not play the puck behind the net and lose it?
- RatedR80

glove hand tips, lol.

I hope we end up with Brandon Pirri. saying this for months.

"I want to push him (Koskinen) to be better, and also help him. I look forward to the challenge." Mike Smith

Can you teach him to not play the puck behind the net and lose it?
- RatedR80

I know his better days are behind him, but Smitty can still steal some games.

glove hand tips, lol.
- herecomesGUMP

The highlight of next season for me is going to be Smith glaring at Russell a whole bunch of times

I hope we end up with Brandon Pirri. saying this for months.
- herecomesGUMP

He won't be used correctly here, so not much sense.

I hope we end up with Brandon Pirri. saying this for months.
- herecomesGUMP

Me too....I would be thrilled if we got him

I know his better days are behind him, but Smitty can still steal some games.
- DuranDuran

I poke fun but Smith isn’t my issue.....they were looking for a vet back up who can play 35 games....Smith is that guy

#boycotttheoilers

Yup I’m going to be very annoyed at that buyout if they do zero with it
- RatedR80

Watches in horror as Holland signs JP to a 7x8 no movement deal

Bumped from last thread. Dubas has been doing a very good job this offseason for the Leafs. Being creative and creating cap space to get their young talent locked up. We would be so lucky!!!

Bumped from last thread. Dubas has been doing a very good job this offseason for the Leafs. Being creative and creating cap space to get their young talent locked up. We would be so lucky!!!
- Ihatebrianburke

Don’t think that blueline got any better....I guess with Ceci is the money is the same as Zaitsev but only a one year deal....wish we could have gotten Brown

Bumped from last thread. Dubas has been doing a very good job this offseason for the Leafs. Being creative and creating cap space to get their young talent locked up. We would be so lucky!!!
- Ihatebrianburke

Luck has nothing to do with it. It's an active effort to not catch up to the modern game and a constant failure to recognize trends.

We are going to throw money at Chiasson aren’t we?

He won't be used correctly here, so not much sense.
- MaximumBone

the sad truth, but one can dream about a competent management.

We are going to throw money at Chiasson aren’t we?
- RatedR80

5x5

We are going to throw money at Chiasson aren’t we?
- RatedR80

Probably, yeah. Guessing at 3 for 3.