I’ve posted about a 2-3 deal at an AAV at apx $2.75M – if they can get him near that type of contract, I re-up him today – well, maybe after the expansion draft. They have depth and talent. NAS out of both contracts a year early, giving them leverage in a tight market off-season. #2 Tampa Bay and #3 Winnipeg…in other words #3 in the North Division. I’m confident Connor wants to win more than anything, the players are being treated well and with respect perhaps not as before, but it is the best league in the world and business has to go on, and it’s about winning. I think this game could benefit the Oilers organization in a big way. Hey, LT. by Lowetide February 28, 2021. written by Lowetide February 28, 2021. Hospitals are open. They’re really the hardest contracts to walk away from and really one probably should here — the aging heart and soul player. The Spezza goal looked comical; the goalie is always supposed to play the puck carrier on a 2 on 1 and he was playing the pass across. I’m having trouble coming up with a counter-point to this (ie – that Barrie, who scores 60ish points per season, while playing a ton of minutes and not being outscored, definitely deserves a term deal for $6M-$7M from somebody). Bear’s only in his sophomore year. I think the Oilers would need to clear apx $2.5M of cap space to acquire Granlund. Sign Hollaway and put him on Mcdavid’s line and I’ll bet anyone he’s a better fit then watching Nuge try to generate any offence its almost painful. I try and fail. At least I presume he will. If McDavid did that we’d be talking about another skilled and smart play by McDavid and not putting it on the opposition goalie at all. I can’t see any downside to this. I really think expecting 2-3 years at under $3M is unrealistic though. i don’t think anyone would complain if we upgraded on Kahun at 2lw or at 3c, Agree that Kahun is not a top 6 winger. Tip is a big rightie/leftie guy, and I assume Playfair as well, but I give the following a shot: Its a home game and that 3rd pairing can be sheltered. Go to the URL of the picture on the hosting site, copy it, and then paste it into your comment. Mike Smith did not look good, Darnell Nurse was a day late, Tyson Barrie brought chaos and Leon looked tired. Cost is Watson high and this team is not ready. Trying to work Bouchard in to my D line up If the Vancouver results had been reversed (shutout followed by the 4-3 comeback) you could be sure Koskinen would’ve played last night. And it’s easier to keep them together because they’ve got great results (even though not supported by the underlying metrics). They’re not sure what he’s going to do and it makes them tentative.”, “I think there’s a lot to consider when putting together a bar band in Edmonton. TBH I really dislike that line, I’m surprised it’s lasted this long. So much tremendous work by the forwards to win pucks, cycle and feed the point and so many 2019 style Nurse muffins. um, nm). Team was scheduled to practice today but decided not to. Thought the oil played well last night, good enough to win. If I was Kosh, I am pissed, when they needed me I gave them everything I could, then Smith comes back and I’m pushed aside. Other (7-10)-41% They aren’t taking enough shots, but the way they play (this year and last) leads to a high shooting % IMO. I think this Darnell Nurse would be a great partner for a more developed Bouchard. Win both and first place still up for grabs. [7][8] He is not bothered with the possibility that the woman may have "been around too. I think he expected Spezza to pass it across. McDonald also had stints with the Penguins, Islanders, and Flyers, but he was basically a career AHLer. I knew about the Tanev deal but was hoping to discount that as a comparison due to (a) GM’s generally just throwing money and term at NHL Tanev’s for no good reason and (b) any partner that can make Quinn Hughes look passable defensively deserves to be paid. where the Oilers are winning the battle handily, despite lots of imperfect details that we can pick at. Would have to assume their medical system is very good. For sure. Still think 3C/LW is at fore front of Holly’s mind though. Nurse-Bouchard Especially if you use the call they made against Russell as the marker for penalities to be called. The only positive arrow at the time, and I specifically mentioned this, was that you liked him. Kris Russell took a costly penalty. Chiasson doesn’t make sense for the Preds – if they are selling, they don’t want a pending UFA. Though I don’t know whether Bouchard will actually need to be sheltered going forward (that seems like an outdated narrative based on my viewings this season). There will be nights (like last night) where 97 and 29 are struggling/bagged, where the neutral zone checking is tight, board battles must be won, and chances have to be generated in tight and off the cycle. Since Covid, guys like MacKenzie Weegar and Ryan Graves have signed RFA+UFA deals for more than $3M per over 3 years. And for sure Brodie has brought more offense generally (though only 19 points last season), but he’s also older, and got a 4 year deal that will pay him substantially more than Larsson’s will (I think!). Each man is flourishing in the AHL, while entry deals run out. Maybe they didn’t deserve it or the leafs were just perfect in every way . Winnipeg – Smith Sometimes teams drop turds on game day. And it looks like a lot of his games are being played on the big ice, where his speed creates more time and separation to make plays. Since joining the McDavid line January 24th, Puljujarvi has scored 1.37 G/60 – good for 15th in the league in that span. I’d tend to agree. Josh Archibald can’t be in the crease when the goalie needs to move. I don’t feel my Oiler glasses were on too tight. 29 w/o 97 (16-7)-70% Forsberg is a whole different conversation. I’m betting that he does not. Like, right now. There’s a gap but it’s not massive. To me, it was one of the games Casey Stengel talked about 60 years ago. Together they make $5.75M this season and next (James Neal, anyone? "[8] Although the singer knows how messy and rough love can be, he claims that he is ready for it, but insists that the woman must also be equally tough and willing to take chances. If waiting costs him next season as well does he return to hockey after missing 2 seasons? Before last night the Oilers were the highest scoring team in the league, including goals per game (unless Tampa had regained the lead). Psychologically, it’s hard to maintain the level of intensity required to keep winning in the middle of a grand winning streak. And also team level vs individual. Passable goalering if the coach stays on top of it and nobody gets hurt. I don’t think Nurse will keep shooting 10% at 5v5, but overall I think what the team is doing is pretty sustainable (maybe not 100%, but likely not so far off). Does Kassian at $1M retained have negative value – maybe not. The bond between Tipp and Smith seems very strong, with Koski not so much. Proper protocol would be followed (social distancing, masks, etc.) We’re stronger than they are. Jones-Larsson Of course, as Klef has stated himself publically, his goal is to return to the NHL next season and he’s working towards that. And also the same league that allows a goal after a player put his hands in a goalies pads and pulls his leg back which prevents him from setting up. Prospect NHL equivalences encouraging for Oilers youngsters, https://www.nhl.com/video/nylander-nets-opening-ppg/t-321784010/c-7655535, Kassian currently out, so 2 week quarantine for Brett doesn’t actually affect the current team/lineup, Connolly is a right shot LW. 31 year old Drew Doughty averages about a minute more per game than Nurse and is thriving. Agree completely. That statement is beyond hyperbole. Yet some are STILL calling for Barrie to be a healthy scratch. “The path ahead will not be easy, but we will win,” he said, according to the transcript. He also feels Bear will return to the top pairing… once the concussion is fully behind him. UFA years only deals for term include: Catch-whistle-shift over. Very well could be but, to me, when the pairs were shuffled and Jones/Larsson was a think last night, I felt that was a “promotion” for Jones, no? Obviously if you can send some cap back to Nashville it would make things easier too. I don’t think either clears in a normal season. He could go 7D and he could even just swap Bear for Bouch (although I hope he recognizes that Bear is good and just needs to get his game speed back). Furthermore, he is spectacular at getting pucks through from the point for deflections. It happens. if you could get Granlund for a reasonable price you have to do it and hope you can keep him next year. What does one have to do with the other, or whatever your original point was? @TheAthleticCAN https://t.co/evUhsRFJ2E. 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[2][3][4][5], Like much of the Tunnel of Love album, "Tougher Than the Rest" was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, Thrill Hill East, Rumson, New Jersey, between January and May 1987, with several members of the E Street Band. There is a reason the Canadians just let go a very senior coach and replaced him with a much younger forward thinking coach. Tweaks. Last year of exemption, I believe. Was curious. Also, for those who think Hall is The Answer for our top 6 left winger, what is attractive about his 1 goal in 17 games? The team has an exceptional defence future. Did Larsson wrestle someone down by the neck in Campbell’s crease preventing Campbell from being able to stop a shot on net which contributed towards a goal against Toronto? I know he faked a slap shot. He is a talent for sure. He may say Koski is the starter but his decisions say otherwise. I would like to see them explore this more. The Oilers weren’t going to win the moment Haas missed that chance, the moment Archibald got cresschecked into the net by Thornton and the refs didn’t call it, the moment Smith whiffed on the second goal. It was really just flipping Drai and Connor but, yes, it seemed very good to me that, if he was willing to play Connor without one of Nuge or Drai with him, that he didn’t flip the left wings. Samorukov-Larsson I think you need those skills to compliment McDavid, and I’m not sure we’ve seen those skills from him yet. Connor needs wingers that distract to create air for him, they need to get open with sticks on the ice and be able to go top shelf. It’s a no-brainer for the league, the players, costs, creating rivalries. The hole at 3C has been since forever? The big guns looked lazy save for McDavid. My father gets his first vaccination shot tomorrow and the 2nd in early April – if this comes to fruition, I will 100% pony up an egregious amount to take my dad to an Oilers game this season. Good Grief – Read the effing comment and note the “before last night’s game” – geezus. Hopefully you found time to yell at Archibald later too. None of the metrics do a good enough job to be “definitive”. It would have been different if the Oiler cross checked Thornton into Smith and it went in, though. That’s not smart hockey. All true. Of note, Woodguy thinks that would send the wrong message to prospective free agents. didn’t rise this morning I’d be concerned . Yes teams have rough nights. You can see the format of the link if you hover over my Thornton animation. It was released as a single in some countries, following "Brilliant Disguise" and the title track, but was not released as a single in the United States. Oh for sure, they have blown calls in this department, I don’t doubt it. Deployment down the lineup is likely but not out of the lineup. The belief among some at OEG is that there is a strong chance this happens. He’s going to have an NHL career, but I think we need to temper our expectations. He has had a VERY tough year and deserves it. Broberg-Bear Plus, there is Granlund having to sit in a hotel room in Edmonton for two weeks after he arrives and then get back in to game shape after not skating for two weeks (and not working out but for prison workouts). Is there any doubt its going to happen? but agreed on that deal today. The blame game was on fire last night, as the Edmonton Oilers lost 4-0 to the division leading Toronto Maple Leafs. Most goalies are only going to save half of those with that kind of placement from that close. 1) what is better for the current team and the future team (vis-a-vis Holloway’s development) as between 20 AHL games (give or take) vs. the NHL to finish this year. Pretty sure Smith wasn’t playing the pass across. On nights where the opposition is so successful at bottling up everything in the middle, Bouchard’s ability to sift pucks through can be game-changing. But yeah that’s pretty fair. Nurse fan from day one, and always quality (this isn’t a ‘Nurse dumb post). The federal programs are expiring unless Congress quickly votes to extend them in some form. The Predators are the only other team (aside from the Oilers with Nurse/Barrie) with 2 D in the top 20 of iSCF. LMAO, how can you get anything of significance on an expiring contract on a middling 3rd line center at best? And for Nuge to be re-signed at $7M. I really don’t think having Bouchard or Holloway in the lineup last night changes the result. Travelling from Sweden to the US for surgery is the issue. For the record I like Barrie the rover with the puck on his stick. it’s been his Achilles Heel and to me what’s kept him from being worth the money. 3 on the Swiss charts, and also reached the Top 20 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Austria. TJ Brodie 4 X $5M (older). That McDavid pass hitting RNH’s skate for a 2-on-1 turnover the other way was representative. – Smith is the back-up, and Koski is the starter: why don’t they treat it as such. It wasn’t that bad of a game. Damn. You do know however that the rulebook is not the final say on any penalty? His opinion would be interesting. That’s all I’m pointing out. So it may not take much of sweetener for the swap, may actually get straight up (except for the extra year on Kass which should cost too much more). Hence endorsing the Samorukov add, in hindsight. They represent possible adds, I am not sure non play-off teams would exercise this option. I think he’s been great. Shiza happens. 70-30 Kelfbom not coming back and will ride LTIR into the sunset so why rush the operation he has more than enough money now he’s thinking quality of life. i agree, it’s reasonable to suggest that replaying McDavid/Nuggets with Kahun is probably a big reason in the drop. Bear comment more in response to what other people perceive as meh play. Nurse “lightly crosschecks” just about every shift, Larsson, etc. I’ve been posting for a long time now about the major preference to re-signing Larsson over Barrie. Which is also why I am not surprised there wasn’t a coaches challenge on it either because it seemed like that kind of game. This recent study found CA/60 outperformed xGA/60 in predicting future goals against. That’s what happened after the loss to Winnipeg. Turns out team goals generally outperforms xG (from NST). I first thought of Jordan Eberle here, who got 5 X $5.5M from the Islanders (at age 29) after a 37 point campaign, which came on the heels of 59, 51 and 47 point seasons. Can’t get ahead of ourselves, but those future D depth charts do look pretty nice these days. The question should be what would the Canucks give to get Sutter off their roster. I saw Nurse taking too many shift ending point shots and my reaction was to go back to some of his old habits. If the defense is healthy, Bouchard is 4th on the RD depth chart and essentially blocked by Barrie for this year. Nothing wrong with it, and there’s a lot to be proud of when looking at February. Seems like we would be selling low on Jones. If he wins, he won’t get the next start, if he loses, it will be another 10 days before his next start: it’s not data-driven, or thoughtful, just old-school, ‘- Koskis .910 5×5 is fine. SCF were better predators than CF in the last 3 years looked at (2011, 13, 14), and xGF was better than CF in 13 and 14. Can’t be draft picks. Hopefully there’s more certainty about his future by the off season. Generally “deadline acquisitions” are for futures, prospects and picks, not players off the active roster. I hope Woodguy’s posts inspire you to come up with quality, original thoughts. Chris Tanev 4 X $4.5M (older) Tougher quarantine restrictions will be extended to all travellers arriving directly into Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. That peaking is a process and last night’s loss and what can be learned from it is part of the process. – Smiths good game came against a poor Vancouver team, and the other wins vs the other poor teams or that are struggling and the team played great. but his play has always had me yelling at the TV. Bouchard is clearly going to have a long career and keeping Barrie blocks him. I had been thinking of the KRusty extension, minus the NMC, would be a good fit for Larsson and the team. I definitely don’t think the Oilers should do it. It you had a wonky shoulder and an operation on which the quality of the rest of your life and mulitmillions of dollars depended on, would you prefer the best surgeon in the world for this operation, or just a guy. – Your right: now they go back to Koski, who like any goalie who hasn’t played in 10 days, is going to be rusty. Or is Samorukov in play? We only look at it that way because of the contract. thats true and a it’s a good way of looking at it, I just don’t see the results continuing with the underlying metrics. Just spitballing numbers here, I may be out to lunch. Hall for Neal and Benson? Wasn’t on waivers. After watching pretty much all of Holloway’s games this year at Wisconsin, its become clear that he won’t be returning to school for 2021/22….. well, assuming he wants to turn pro and I can’t imagine he doesn’t. I’d say opportunity missed but the team won five in a row coming in, eight of 10. He may not be ready for the primary tough minutes. 46pts in 148gp isn’t too bad for a career AHLer. So hard to figure out how to get all four (4) right shot D in the lineup without going with 7D. At the same time, I didn’t think that Bear had a great game last night and he’s probably still getting up to game speed – he missed a while. That bit right there probably takes us out of the running. If a player is good enough to get you into the playoffs why is he not good enough to win in the playoffs? The Oilers didn’t give him a sniff that season. I was apparently wrong in my apprehension towards Holloway. But try Savoie, Kesselring, or Berglund if Poile won’t accept a deal straight up. And Barrie typically scores more points, I believe. I think the outcome of the game is colouring the analysis and mood somewhat. That’s coaching. Thornton crosschecked Archi into the crease/net resulting in him being in Smith’s way when he came across the crease. The Russell extension hadn’t actually occurred to me (it was pre-Covid!). CGY 0 I have zero desire to re-sign Tyson Barrie but a one-year stop gap to allow for reasonable development of Bouchard is not a bad thing. This is how the Leafs and Jets are so dangerous for the Oilers. Leon holds the puck and if players get open they get fed. When in fact, they were probably often the only play and if we had a Joe Pavelski who could tip every wrist shot, he might have had 3 assists. He’s a starting goalie. From what I’ve read of TOR fans, Engvall is said to be their JJ who also cleared waivers. 3 X $3.5M? Neither Tippett nor Holland see Koskinen as the starter. Sports hernia per Leavins. It’s past sitting on their hands time for the brass. I’m proud to be writing for The Athletic, and pleased to be part of a great team with Daniel Nugent-Bowman and Jonathan Willis. Perhaps the disrespect spurns him. The Connor and Leon lines should be pushing all game 5v5. I dunno, there’s lots of hand wringing about both top 6 lines. Hearing from multiple sources that OEG is putting forth a 50-page proposal to AHS to allow a limited number of fans to attend games. Yes, he’d be an elite 3RD (subject to regression) and 2RD cover and would be able to handle tough minutes, zone starts, etc., but that’s a big number for that role, isn’t it? Smith was leaning away from his left post and left the entire glove hand top corner wide open. Not once did I lament passing on Ristolainen, as a for instance. I am not the owner of the music and the image. Can we swing a bigger deal including the Dmen and do a one-stop Covid shop? I’d certainly start off asking for less, and I think he would be amenable to a hometown disky. flat cap gives players very few options The Oiler’s coach lives with mistakes as long as that player is a senior player who he likes. For example, it’s unfortunate to get the only penalty in the game when so many others could have been called and have it become a GA. It’s unfortunate that Smith couldn’t see the shot on the PPG and there was a body in his way preventing him from getting square. Kassian is a different type of player they may see value in once he’s back for the playoffs. So, whereas a virus can be targeted squarely at Windows users, since they all use pretty much the same technology, reaching more than a small faction of Linux users is much more difficult. that also puts Kahun and Haas on the 4 line together, both Hall and RNH are auditioning for a long contract on the Oilers next year. [8] A right side of Bear, Bouchard and a resigned Larsson would be fine. But when McDavid and Drai don’t produce offence, it’s tough to win. In all seriousness, the only player on that list I can discount as a comparable is Brodie as I think his higher offensive production over his career earned him $$$. I’d consider sitting Barrie unless they are planning a trade. Last night, Darnell Nurse had a poor game defensively – his worst of the year. More of a push, but that does it for me. Not one of those three would get you a 3C, unless its a contract dump like Sutter, but can they pull a left winger better than Kahun? plus it is more right glove than stick. Dylan DeMelo 4 X $3M NEW for The Athletic: Oilers February report card — an amazing month in the North, https://theathletic.com/2416203/2021/02/28/lowetide-oilers-february-report-card-an-amazing-month-in-the-north/. “We’re tougher than they are. Truth be told, I presume they would (I mean, Team Canada had a bunch of spin bikes brought in when the team had to go in to quarantine) – not quite the same as skating as far as keeping in game shape, etc. We lose the emergency center depth plus the PK acumen, etc. I fear Tipp does not see it this way. EDM +5 Somehow, it hits RNH’s skate despite trying to get out of the way. You wonder why they didn’t do it before: travelling from city to city for one game at a time is so wasteful, and exhausting. Toronto – Amirov This is near perfect long term cover for KBomb at a good price (less than Oscar’s cap hit). Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi confirmed this to Guardian Media yesterday […] Can start play with McDavid and either reunite DRY line or Nuge to 3C. – I just don’t get the goalie usage at all: Starting goalies, when they go .952 and .977 and in between have to sub-in when the starter blows, they don’t ride the bench 4 games and 10 days, or get 2 starts in 3 weeks. At least Larsson is a year (+) younger than Russell was . If Kassian is too hurt still or in the doghouse, Nygard’s numbers say it’s him. Took half a game for Playfair to get the D pairings settled, so there was some learning curve there for the coaches too.

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