Curtis Glencross, Before & After

by Jonathan Willis on Apr 22, 2008 6:25 AM MDT

This is Curtis Glencross at his first practice as an Edmonton Oiler. Sometimes, when a trade is made, there's a clear winner, and the Tarnstrom-Glencross trade is one of those instances.

With Glencross a UFA as of July 1, the Edmonton Oilers have a decision to make on him. Most of the Oilers blogs (including this one) seem to be in favour of keeping him, but I've seen some interesting salary estimates (mine was 1.5M, this is the lowest I've seen) He was on fire after being traded, but is that indicative of the player he is?

Here are Glencross' stats, before and after being traded.

CBJ: 36GP-6-6-12, +3, 25PIM, 63SH, 9.5SH%

EDM: 26GP-9-4-13, +5, 28PIM, 41SH, 22.0SH%

Interestingly, something similar seems to have happened to him last year in the AHL, too:

Portland: 31GP-6-10-16, +3, 74PIM

Syracuse: 29GP-19-16-35, +1, 53PIM

Anyways, if we adjust Glencross' Edmonton shooting percentage down to 10%, and combine his stats with the ones from Columbus, here's what we get:

62GP-10-10-20, +3, 53PIM

which to me seems more in line with what my eyes are telling me he is. He's still a hustling guy, effective in a lot of ways, but I really don't think he's a potential 30-goal scorer. And if the Oilers sign him for 2-million a season, than they're overpaying by an extraordianry amount. Even 1.5 will probably be excessive.

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Not a decision up there with Pitkanen but a tough one.

I think he had some injury issues when he was with the BJs but of course that shooting % is beyond.

A nice piece but not one you would overpay for I would hope.

Also I have seen the numbers thrown around but I can't see him getting much more then 1.2.

Which means they will sign him for twice that. :)

by Black Dog on Apr 22, 2008 12:46 PM MDT reply actions

But over 12 years so he'll be worth it ;)

by Backhand on Apr 22, 2008 3:59 PM MDT reply actions

//Not sure what the above is about. I clicked on "Here" and my anti-virus software kicked in. You might want to check it out, Jonathan.//

Deleted the comment. Thanks Bruce.

by Jonathan Willis on Apr 22, 2008 6:01 PM MDT reply actions

//Also I have seen the numbers thrown around but I can't see him getting much more then 1.2.

Which means they will sign him for twice that. :)//

I estimated 1.5, which I think is high, but I'm trying not to be to optimistic.

by Jonathan Willis on Apr 22, 2008 6:02 PM MDT reply actions

Going forward, would you rather have Moreau or Glencross?

Reasonable question.

by PunjabiOil on Apr 23, 2008 2:26 PM MDT reply actions

//Going forward, would you rather have Moreau or Glencross?//

If Moreau were healthy....

Unfortunately, I think the answer is obviously Glencross, despite the fact that I think Moreau would bring more to the team if he could be relied on to stay healthy.

by Jonathan Willis on Apr 23, 2008 6:15 PM MDT reply actions

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