NHL sources say the Edmonton Oilers are pushing hard to move out bodies, but Oilers gm, Steve Tambellini hasn't reached a point of desparation where he's willing to sweeten the pot to make a deal.
For example, the Maple Leafs would likely move either Exelby or Stempniak for Oilers captain Ethan Moreau, if Edmonton throws in a draft pick to soothe the pain of swallowing Moreau's contract which includes another year at $1.75 million and a $2 million cap hit.
Darren Dreger, on Steve Tambellini and his continued dithering.
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I wonder if Moreau + the Leafs choice of one of Wild, Pitton, Reddox, O’Marra, McDonald, Kytnar, Paukovich, Lerg, Trukhno would get a deal done for Stempniak.
If so, I’d do it.
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Brownlee suggested Moreau + 3rd for Exelby + 4th over at OilersNation, and I’d be pretty happy with that deal if Toronto went for it.
On the other hand, I don’t think there’s any particular urgency to get this deal done if, as Jason Gregor reported, ANA, SJ and LA are all interested.
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We've been discussing this over at PPP
Most of us are strongly against taking Moreau on. He doesn’t carry a huge cap hit, but he would join a team that already has three lines worth of 3rd/4th line players. Also, although Wilson and Burke have both said that they don’t mind burying vets in the minors, they have yet to actually do it. If I had a guarantee that they would do so with Moreau, I might not mind.
Please. Say what you will about Ethan Moreau, but he’s not a 3rd/4th-line player.
Press box at best.
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