Oilers at Blues, G53 2024-25

by Lowetide
  • At home to: TOR (Expected 1-0-0) (Actual 0-1-0)
  • On the road to: STL, CHI (Expected 2-0-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • At home to: COL (Expected 0-1-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • On the road to: PHI, WAS, TBY, FLA (Expected 2-2-0) (Actual 0-0-0)
  • Overall expected results: 5-3-0, 10 points in 8 games
  • January result: 0-1-0
  • Oilers in 2024-25: 32-15-4, 68 points in 51 games
  • 97 and 29: 301 minutes, 68 pct goal share and 67 pct X-goal share
  • Draisaitl: 569 minutes, 55 pct goal share and 58 pct X-goal share
  • McDavid: 495 minutes, 47 pct goal share and 57 pct X-goal share
  • Henrique: 593 minutes, 54 pct goal share and 49 pct X-goal share
  • Nugent-Hopkins: 251 minutes, 53 pct goal share and 51 pct X-goal share
  • Derek Ryan: 241 minutes, 35 pct goal share and 47 pct X-goal share
  • The rest: 156 minutes, 59 pct goal share and 56 pct X-goal share

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winchester

It may be the Flu bug is still running its course through the team. Coach is trying to put up points with his top line and hoping the rest can break even. Might be why we see the recent constant shuffling of lines as well, and backing ice time off certain players.

OriginalPouzar

I’ve heard the media and bloggers cite that the Oilers will need to figure out how much cap space they have with the Kane issue.

I don’t get that.

it’s either, $5MM if Kane is not activated during the regular season or ZERO if he is activated.

Right now they are operating in LTIR by like $80K so they have essentially $5MM of AAV they can add. That’s full AAV – no pro rating, it’s LTIR space. That’s the cap space if Kane is not activated during the regular season.

If he is to be activated, they have zero, in fact, they need to clear that $80K to activate Kane. Practically, after sending Philp down, they’d have like $700K, which at the deadline is probably like with $1MM or so.

I would be surprised if they didn’t know the deal and I’d be surprised if they aren’t planning to use the Kane LTIR space.

90s fan

Does what space they had for the first three months have anything to do with what they get to use at the deadline? I speak of accrual. If they clear a salary by sending someone down, do they start acruing and add to what had been acrued earlier? Or is it just about whats on the books in the moment?

Harpers Hair

PuckPedia tracks this on a daily basis.

As OP says, the Oilers have $5,040,704.

https://puckpedia.com/team/edmonton-oilers

dessert1111

Wondering about possible deadline upgrades, here’s what I see as potential areas of need and the best current in house fit.

2RD (Klingberg)
4C (Philp/Ryan)
Extra goalie/Skinner insurance (Pickard/Rodrigue)
Depth LD (Dineen)
Scoring winger (Skinner/Savoie)
Energy winger (no one/Kapanen)

If Klingberg looks good over the next month, that’s a huge deal.

I think Philp and Ryan are great injury insurance but probably want an upgrade unless Philp takes another step soon.

Energy winger, depth D shouldn’t cost much assets. I’d rather fill the D spot because there’s no cover on the left side and you got guys like Podkolzin and Arvidsson who can be energy guys if they don’t stick to skill lines in the playoffs.

I’d like to see Skinner more in skill spots and a cup of coffee for Savoie before trading assets.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the thing they should absolutely trade for is a goalie. It doesn’t have to be someone intended to be the starter, and I like Pickard just fine for backup/mop up duty.

But if either of Skinner or Pickard get injured, all of sudden you’re looking at a guy with no NHL experience dressing for playoff games. There’s a good chance that Skinner will have a run of poor play at some point, so I’d like a proven, steady option available. I’d target Jonathan Quick or that same idea.

If Klingberg looks like he can handle the role envisioned for him (still a big if from my perspective), none of these options have to be particularly expensive in terms of assets, which aligns with the template followed so far this year.

winchester

Right now I see D Ryan as first call up for playoff hockey. He has only got 1-2 games in him then needs a break. But every shift he is going to give you smart, mistake free hockey. He is not the answer, but great insurance.

anti-Trust Issues

1) Starting tonight’s game on-time tonight would be a welcome change. Hope that Stu gets a few shots early to keep him engaged, it always seems like his bad games involve multiple GA in second half of the 1st period after not seeing many pucks the first 10 minute (or just not stopping anything in the 1st period lol).

2) I can see KK’s rationale of keeping McDrai on a line together as (potentially) a way to figure out what non-McDrai lines can score. Whenever the team would load-up the 1L last season, there were stretches where no other line could cash and it made the non-McDrai minutes low-event hockey without much offense. If KK finds some lines he can turn to that can generate some good scoring chances when he needs to load up the 1L in the playoffs, I’m supportive of it.

3) I also think it might put some pressure on the rest of the forwards to play more aggressive and give more players chances to score. If 97 and 29 are apart, that’s basically 2/3 EV minutes one of them is on the ice. If you’re (for example) Adam Henrique you might be thinking “okay, as long as I don’t give up a GA on my shifts, the 97 and 29 lines will score and we’ll be fine”. If 97 and 29 are together, that’s more EV minutes one of them won’t be out there and (maybe) more pressure/opportunity to score on the other guys.

4) Been thinking about what teams benefit from the cap increases the most. I think, relative to the rest of the league, EDM is a net beneficiary (up against the cap, 97 and 2 need new deals). Draisaitl contract will look pretty reasonable 3 years from now.

5) As much as the Oilers procurement (draft, amateur FAs, UFAs) has improved since the Chiarelli years, I still worry that they’re below-average particularly when it comes to drafting/scouting. Maybe its because some (most?) of their most successful draft picks outside of the top 10 have been dealt or let go, but it feels like the Oilers homegrown pool of talent, and the crop of AHLers/prospects the team will need to fill roster spots in the next few years isn’t enough. 97 (28 y/o) and 29 (29) are in the middle of their prime, they need at least two of Savoie/O’Reilly/Akey/Berezkin to pan out as meaningful contributors or else the team is going to be quite old/top heavy in the next few years. The state of the prospect pool made losing Holloway/Broberg even more painful.

6) Excited to see how Holloway/Broberg look tonight. Haven’t watched a ton of STL games this year but I understand Broberg is struggling a bit recently. Young D don’t always develop in a straight line, but I think he’s going to be a Top 4 D on a good team for a long time. Holloway is killing even my most optimistic expectations in terms of offensive numbers, I always worried his offense might be a bit shy in Edmonton.

4-2 Oilers. STL hasn’t scored more than 2 goals in a game in two weeks and has been shut out twice in that span.

Shamus23

Seravelli reported today that the Oilers were pretty heavy into trade talks with Pitt for Big power Forward Drew O’Connor. Van swept in and grabbed him. I don’t see why Seravelli would be saying this without any actual info .
O’Connor is having an off year, but so are all the Pens it seems. Does looking to trade for this guy give us some indication that they are looking for a LW for Leon’s line? When Oilers were playing in Pitt in early Jan, O’Connor showed how good he can be as he was great with a goal and an assist. Too be Bowman couldn’t have sealed the deal.

OriginalPouzar

Coach acknowledges that, over the course of the season, its likely best to have McDavid and Drai on separate lines, however, there are times where he thinks its best to have them together.

He thought the group had a very strong game at 5 on 5 against Toronto so doesn’t see the need to split right now.

Shamus23

I don’t think the team, as he deploys the lines has enough legite goal scoring in that top 6 to have all his eggs in 1 basket.

OriginalPouzar

Perhaps if a guy like, say, Jeff Skinner, was played in the top 6 – he’s scoring for the depths of the lineup and, well, has a decade long history of being a top end 5 on 5 goal scorer when played with good players……

Just a thought.

Shamus23

Sure, Put him on Drai’s wing for 4-5 games and leave him there. But that is the issue. The coach obviously does not like Skinners game, so doubt he would give him that long.

godot10

Maybe Knoblauch is grooming him to be Kessel on the 3rd line in Pittsburgh, where Kessel had a dominant playoff on a cup winning team.

On the 3rd line, Skinner’s defensive mistakes are a lot less likely to lead to goals against.

leadfarmer

I would put the likelihood that we trade for a depth center at 100%
Sorry philp we will see you next year

cowboy bill

Now that you’ve said that watch out for Philp.

SoCaloil

I always liked the blues
it started with the back end with Al McInnis and his hard as nails slapshot and tough as nails Chris Pronger
we have fine memories of Cujo and Brett Hull on a cereal box with a GT snowracer that was a must have as a kid
boy I tell you I was pissed at Leadfarmer for crashing into a tree and us flying off it.

and now they have Colton Parayko and he’s a fine Alberta boy getting better each season. And when they did win the cup, well they had more Canadian Players then any other club and they deserved it coming from dead last.

im not sure about Arnies methods of not resigning his stars. They are
missing something, and I don’t think it’s just a D man

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John Chambers

Looking at the goalie market the only clear upgrade is 28-yo, 6’4″ Karel Vejmelka.

There are a few decent options for a backup like Alex Lyon, Jonathan Quick, or even Kevin Lankinen, but the only one who can push Stu is probably Vejmelka.

Utah has poor prospect depth in goal, so maybe a package that includes Rodrigue gets us the Veggieman for the stretch drive. I envision that he would compete with Stu for the crease to start the playoffs.

DevilsLettuce

Lyon just beat Stu with a 45 save performance, imo he would push Stu if not run right over him.

v4ance

Small sample size alert. Lots of bad/average goalies have 1 great game against the Oilers.

Litke 94

If Alex Lyon is a bad goalie, not sure where that would put Skinner. Lyon is about 8 goals saved above expected ahead of Skinner (+7.5 vs -1.2), with 14 less games/opportunities to accumulate additional saves above expected.

Lyon is ahead of Skinner on traditional save percentage this year, and both were at .904/.905 last year.

All of that with Skinner playing behind a significantly better team in front of him than Detroit.

31saves

Are we forgetting that Stu made 33 saves in that same game? Or are 12 saves enough to decide who’s the better goalie?

Litke 94

And I agree, Vejmelka would be a smart pickup.

RDIII

”a clear upgrade”? Based on what exactly?

Litke 94

This year? Save percentage, GAA, save % above expected, GAA above expected, WAR, total goals against, low & medium danger shot attempt save %.I believe Vejmelka leads all of those stats in both all situations and 5v5. Skinner has an edge in high danger save %.

Should be noted that Utah is a thoroughly average team, which I think helps bolster Vejmelka’s numbers. He does not have the luxury of playing behind a team that, beyond its goaltending, has several models saying it is top 3 in the league.

I wouldn’t trade Skinner for Vejmelka, but I would certainly try to obtain him to be the 1A/1B with Skinner. There’s not much to lose but a heck of a lot to gain.

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anti-Trust Issues

I like Vemelka as a 1A/1B, I’m just concerned what the acquisition cost would be. Assuming Pickard is part of the package just to give them a roster goalie/backup for next year, what does the “+” in “Pickard+” look like.

I assume it starts with one of 2026 1st/O’Reilly/Berezkin/Akey, and that’s probably too much for me unless Skinner implodes before the deadline. Call me prejudiced, but of those assets, but given the Oilers luck with Russians maybe I’d do it for Pickard + Berezkin.

The goalie movement before the deadline probably drives prices up. I’d take Vemelka over Gibson. Not sure why exactly (younger? Czech/not American?) feels mostly hunch driven.

Harpers Hair

The best answer is John Gibson with double retention.

22 GP .913 2.78 GAA on a poor team.

GSAA 13.1 5th best among 92 goaltenders in the NHL.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Lyon has been a favourite in DET for a while, don’t see him being made available and definitely not for an overpay.

I got ratio’d pretty hard the other day for suggesting Quick, but I think he’d be a cost effective way to bring in big game experience. One last chance at a Cup would be a pretty big motivator against father time. And he’s not a threat to Stu long term, so wouldn’t have to worry about planting a seed of doubt.

Also similarly noticed the lack of goalie depth in UTA, so we’d probably have to send and actual roster player back which would mean Pickard. That may also be the case with NYR, not particularly familiar with their prospect pool.

Would also add Reimer and Nedeljkovic to the list of competent goalie targets that likely wouldn’t cost the moon.

Reja

Holland is gone Yzerman is not dealing with us unless it’s a fleecing.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Kind of like when Kenny fleeced Yzerman into buying out Yamamoto, for a player who wasn’t going to sign a reasonable contract?

Sure bud.

OriginalPouzar

Oh, Ken Holland absolutely crushed Yzerman on the Kostin/Yamamoto deal – crushed him.

Yzerman agreed to take on, and buy-out, Yamamoto for the ability to signsinging Kostin to a bad contract.

Reja

I was glad when St.Louis won the Cup their fan base deserved it. They’ve had way better teams over the years then the one that won but it goes to show you how goaltending, luck and everyone pulling on the rope can get you results.

Pretendergast

If by ‘rope’ you mean ‘nose beers’ then yes.

Reja

Fuhr played in a magical 79 then 73 regular season games on back to back years in the mid 90’s with St.Louis, this is a record that’ll never be touched. To this day I heard Fuhr does and never will pay for a drink or meal in St.Louis where he is beloved.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Fuhr played in a magical 79 then 73 regular season games on back to back years in the mid 90’s with St.Louis, this is a record that’ll never be touched

If by record, you mean not even close to a record, then you’d be correct.

Alas, the actual record — specifically the NHL record with the lowest likelihood of ever being surpassed — is held by Glenn Hall, who played 552 consecutive games including playoffs (with 502 regular season games in a row).

godot10

Those were shorter seasons with more rest between games, and only two playoffs round.

OriginalPouzar

I am not in love with the continued experimentation with the forward lines.

I think I get it, I think coach is trying to find combos that may work when we wants/needs to load up.

At the same time, I think it’s time for a semblance of “normalcy” and what we all (mostly) think will be the case for game 1 of the playoffs – McDavid and Drai on separate lines and McDavid with Hyman.

There is room to experiment within that structure. For example, Skinner at left wing with either McDavid or Drai makes sense and has been “earned” by Skinner based on his play. Connor Brown “earned” some looks, how has Jeff Skinner not?

Bar_Qu

I am starting to wonder if this is Knoblauch’s style. He did it all preseason and once things were settled with their play in season, he has gone back to this. I agree with you, it is not optimal.

cowboy bill

As I recall earlier in his tenure with the Oilers, he was keeping lines together to develop chemistry. Somehow this approach has changed, or maybe when he feels he finds the right combinations he will return to that mind set. There’s a line combination & defensive pair ultimately for every situation on the ice, getting the right players on the ice at the right time is important, it’s probably valuable for making in game adjustments. The regular season is probably the time for experimentation and the playoffs is when it should all comes together.

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northerndancer

These are long seasons. I think the experimentation does other things as well. Good, smart players often play differently in different situations, with other different players. Change-ups keep everyone a bit more engaged maybe more creative, a bit more able to see other options. Also gives coaches a glimpse into a player’s different skills and weaknesses. Past usage and success of a player may provide the answer to an obvious question (will Skinner/Nuge/Hyman score at the assumed rate; the McDrai bunch can dominate) but not the unknown (are they good in situation X, with different players) So a coach and playersCo have the confidence that the combination of players that can score at will may have take a back seat in another combination in a game with a one goal (lead) when 3 players who read each other better in the defensive zone, and who have the confidence together in that situation, might be what is required. Confidence is a big thing in hockey, individual and confidence in the others on the ice to do what they are supposed to. Trying to do too much because you feel the others can’t or won’t leads to being out of position, gambling etc. And we have a history of that. All part of a long season.

rev.hans

I’m with you. Mix and mix and mix again. This season is only about experimentation so that come game 83 everyone -players and coach, if not fans and pundits- knows who they are, how they fit, in every possible situation. Aside from securing a playoff spot, and -secondarily, home-ice advantage- these 82 games are only about preparing for the run to Stanley. Coach, mix & test!

Death By Misadventure

Agreed. Getting sick of the MacT blender. This may actually be worse.

Reja

When or if do you call-up Savoie?

OriginalPouzar

Given the Oilers are operating in LTIR (and have tons of LTIR room currently), I would give him a call-up post-break.

His cap commitment would have zero negative effects (they are not accruing) and they simply send him down when they need to room (unless he makes that impossible).

This is, of course, if the coach would give him a real regular shift in the top 9, preferably the top 6.

anti-Trust Issues

I agree, I can’t imagine what it’s like playing with someone new every night.

More galling have been the decisions to pull guys out of the lineup after strong games. Call me old-fashioned but if you score a goal, you should be in the lineup the next game unless you’re nursing an injury.

OriginalPouzar

There is no doubt the Oilers are a better team than either of their opponents in the next 36 hours.

Any team can win against any other team on any given night but just win these two games. Play a solid and structured game and prove superiority.

Just do it.

Bar_Qu

Its a good couple of games to re-discover their defensive chops which has been missing the last little bit. Maybe don’t spot the other team a 2-3 goal lead for the next bit.

v4ance

One result of the surging cap ceiling is that Alan Walsh of the Agent Provocateur podcast predicts that teams will be much more likely to make offer sheets to RFAs. A rising cap will hide a lot of mistakes or make overpays seem reasonable.

He pointed out that San Jose will have $48 million in cap room this offseason. His speculation was SJ could make matching $14M AAV runs at Marner and Rantanen and still have $14M left over to play with.

My own thought is that with the rising cap, good players that signed long term deals before this year will be even more valuable as trade candidates. Their numbers are locked in and will look like bigger bargains each year that goes by.

Harpers Hair

Another aspect of the sea of cap space that shouldn’t be overlooked is that teams with bad contracts will be more willing to buy out those players.

rev.hans

The building of that expansion Blues club is a good story, as told by Bowman the Elder to Dryden, in “Scotty.” I can’t remember if Sather was on that club, but he seems the type Bowman would have chosen. As he did later, with the Habs. Building a relatively successful Frankenstein’s monster from the parts available. Starting with a prettier face, but not so different from what Bowman the Younger is now doing with the Oilers?

Wonder Llama

Mrs. Llama and I will be at the game tonight. Making the road trip from Evansville, IN right after teaching my Contemporary Sociological Theory class. We have been terrible luck for the Oilers in recent years. Whether Edmonton (home for the holidays), St. Louis, or Nashville, we haven’t seen them win in three forevers. At one point the Oilers had beaten Nashville something like 7 of their last 8 games. Guess which one we were at! Hoping to break the curse tonight.

Chelios is a Dinosaur

As someone who lives in the east and travels for a game or two each year I feel you. I think I am 0-5 in my last few seasons. Including a loss to Ottawa, in Ottawa. Good god.

rev.hans

At some point there will be regression (so I’m told). Keep showing up!
ps. As a sociology undergrad I looked down my nose at “sports sociology.” Now, it would be my major! Any suggested reading on sociology of hockey welcomed.

Wonder Llama

Not really my area (I do theory, pop culture, gender studies) but I always give my intro students a lecture on mythologizing cultural symbols using “The Goal” photograph of Paul Henderson in the Summit Series. “If there’s a goal the everyone remembers…”

rev.hans

I wandered in those fields… Hockey as Canadian pop culture. I like “The Goal” reference. Dryden’s “Home Game” book is an excellent intro to hockey as subculture in Canadian small towns (but also cities). Also: hockey culture and masculinity, and the emergence of women’s hockey (how is it different from men’s? how is it similar?) And, women as hockey fans (pop culture, gender studies overlapping). As I said, today I’d be majoring in sociology of hockey. I envy you the opportunity to throw these kinds of topics to your students as research topics, Masters and PhD theses.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Good lluck and safe travels!

anti-Trust Issues

I’ve been fortunate to have the opposite luck – been to 4 Oilers away games since I moved to the northeastern US, and they’re 4-0!

Best of luck/safe travels.

Brantford Boy

I don’t have much of a connection with the Blues, but will agree on the jersey. I do remember getting several duplicate hockey cards with players I had no idea about (at the time) like Joe Mullen and Rob Ramage and sure they were destined for trade or bicycle spokes.

When they won the cup I recall ‘Grapes’ saying something like 18 of the 22 players, and the entire management staff was Canadian, so that was worth noting.

Now, if I still collected hockey cards, or remembered how to ride a bike, I’m sure I’d have Broberg and Holloway rattling around on my tires.

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JJS

I haven’t spent much time analyzing RNH’s style of play this year – has it changed significantly from years’ past? What is different and why less success with McD?

RNH seems to score most of his goals with a quick release snap shot. Has he lost some velocity/accuracy? Or not getting the puck in the high slot as often?

Or is it the reverse – what has changed with McD? He doesn’t seem to be shooting as much which may be resulting RNH’s assist totals.

All of these variables, and more?

anti-Trust Issues

Seconded^ – not sure if it’s physical (getting slower/less quick) or not anticipating/reacting as quickly, but he seems a step behind at even strength, just not able to create as much separation to open shooting/passing lanes.

Worried it’s just age/decline. Hopefully he gets some R & R over the 4N break and can put together a strong final stretch.

Scungilli Slushy

I think part of it is their system in the N and O zones. KK mentioned a while back they aren’t getting as many rush chances as last season

A lot can be masked because they do have good scoring numbers, but I think looking at the team it has to be through the lens of having Connor and Leon. To me they should be more dynamic offensively. They have a pretty plain way of attacking given the talent, and fine scoring in many games difficult

It’s the balance between being defensively minded and producing. Sometimes it leans too far defensively and that can make it hard for normal players to score. Maybe it’s the players they have as well. When I watch some other teams move the puck around and attack the net well like the Jets I think it’s been a while since we’ve seen the Oilers do that a lot

The PP is also stale. Maybe when they all get healthy it will get better. It concerns me for playoffs because champ teams usually score well and are hard to stop. Connor and Leon are usually, Bouch has been in playoffs, but are enough of them hard to stop?

hunter1909

Strange how the Oilers satanic ex GM Chiarelli behind the offer sheet Blues who suddenly have become an anti-Oilers team.

I never used to hear Blues fans going out of their 1 cup in 55+ years way to diss the Oilers until recently.

So where does tonight’s game go? Do Blues send someone out to kneecap one of the Oilers?

Is this still the kind of crap NHL fans have to tolerate from scumbags like Chiarelli?

Last edited 5 hours ago by hunter1909
godot10

The Blues do not have any heavyweights, and are not a particularly dirty team.

They have a couple of middleweights and lightweights in the bottom six, and a 6D (Tucker) who will fight.

Alex Steen is the named heir to Doug Armstrong. A Canadian Swede.

Last edited 4 hours ago by godot10
hunter1909

I never had anything against St Louis, before the offer sheet malarkey and the sudden attacks from their fans on our poor Oilers.

Reja

Broberg better watch his back tonight.

Shamus23

Oilers need a win tonight . Time to break up the Nuclear line and get 2 lines going that can add 2 threats hopefully. Put Heiman back with McDavid . I have no clue why he isn’t.
Podkolzin and Arvidson with 6 goals each on the year is not near enough good production for top 6 wingers. Funny that Skinner has 9 pretty much toiling in the bottom 6 and the press box 6 times. ( No clue why they don’t stick him on Drai’s wing for several games and give him a really good look see.).
Bring up Savoie for a few games and try him out if you are not going to give Skinner a look.
Oilers need a lot more scoring and hopefully tonight Drai and McD are on seperate lines.
Need a strong 1st period to start tonight.

Bar_Qu

I do not like something like 28 of the other teams in the league. I hate a bunch (Vcr, LV, Florida, Dal, Min, TB), most I can’t cheer for (Tor, Mtl, Ott, Utah, Cal, Buf, Det, NYR, LA, Ana, Sea, Col, etc) and a couple of teams I don’t mind (Car, SJ, Win). St Louis for me is a team I do not have strong feelings about one way or the other. It has been a nothing franchise for as long as I can remember, even the year they won the Cup, that I have a hard time feeling anything beyond “meh” towards.
Now, I did not like the offer sheet this summer, but it was a smart move and woke up the league to the utility of this tool (to speeds’ great rejoicing). But I want Holloway and Broberg to do well for a long time. So, I say I have a lot invested in the game tonight, beyond hoping the Oil thump them but good.

Shamus23

I think we will see a lot more offer sheets in the league moving forward starting this summer.

Bar_Qu

I agree

godot10

Cap rising will make it tougher to offer sheet, but the jackboot to the players face coming off of their ELC is over. They will have to be paid fairly.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Fairly, sure. But that would suggest contracts in line with production and comparable players in similar situations (position, contract status, TOI, etc).

Holloway and Broberg were offered contracts that paid for their potential, not their production.

Reja

I don’t. It cost Lowe and the Oilers credibility for years same thing will happen to Mr. Smarty-pants in St.Louis.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

and a couple of teams I don’t mind (Car…

Carolina? BLASPHEMY

Bar_Qu

I know right? That was a devastating loss in 06. But, but, but, I love the way they have put their team together, Brindamour is a likeable coach, and the management team is full of guys I deeply respect. It feels weird to say, but I don’t mind them 🙂

Tarkus

Prospectury!

OHL goodness aplenty this day.

The Knights of London remain atop the CHL rankings, whilst Barrie rejoins the list at #10.

London’s match can be seen on TSN+. Check your local listings. Note the earlier start time.

London (O’Reilly, Nicholl) @ 4:30 p.m.
Barrie (Akey, Wakely) @ 5 p.m.

Both times, as usual, are Marlboro time.

BornInAGretzkyJersey

Ah yes, Marlboro. Where the men are men, and the women are thankful for it.

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