Trade Value Of Your Edmonton Oilers
by Derek Zona on Mar 1, 2010 11:30 AM MST
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The trade deadline is now upon us. Many Edmonton OIlers appeared in print rumors during the run-up to the Olympic deadline and now a battered fanbase hopes that a catatonic General Manager will snap out of whatever condition he is currently in and work a miracle. All he needs to do is move some contracts, move some aging veterans, free up some cap space and restore the Oilers' image. Actually, a miracle's not necessary, the fanbase would settle for somehow ridding this team of one or two burdensome contracts and maybe finding a real NHL forward or two. I guess that would be a miracle.
After the jump, I take a look at the contract status of each of the current Oilers, their expiration, whether they're on the block and attempt to estimate their trade value at the deadline.
The Oilers are in a terrible bargaining position. They've got some toxic assets and moving any of the valuable pieces on the roster would leave a gaping hole in the roster. Expect Pisani and Comrie to be dealt, and that's about it. Given the circumstances, Oiler fans should be jubilant if Tambellini is able to move one of Moreau, O'Sullivan, Staios or Nilsson, but don't count on it.
Just another long year as an Oilers fan, that's all.
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Just curious if when you list three options for trade return, are you hoping for one of the three or some combination? Grebeshkov for a 2nd isn’t far off your list if you just mean one of the three, although I’m guessing Oiler fans aren’t happy with the return.
One of the three. The return for Grebs was pitiful and indicative of a man that is completely overwhelmed in his job.
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This table needs a new column
Kindly add “Estimated Tambellini Value” to the far right.
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O'Sullivan?
Has he really fallen off that badly this year that he would only fetch a 2nd or 3rd rounder?
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In the year since the Oilers acquired him, the guy we fondly call “POS” has posted 79 GP, 12-24-36, -35. He’s been criticized by many for a low compete level, and doesn’t seem to excel in any area of the game: he’s not a hitter, he’s lousy at faceoffs, he’s lousy on the PK, he hasn’t produced on the PP, and as that minus attests he’s far from a shutdown line guy. He still has another year to run at $2.925 MM. A huge disappointment.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 1, 2010 4:29 PM MST up reply actions
Thanks, for the info. Sounds like he’s another ‘tweener who doesn’t score enough to merit a top six job and lacks the defense/hitting to win a bottom six role
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POS might, “might”, do alright in the perfect situation, a perimeter player on a second scoring line with at least one physical linemate. Note that here in Edmonton we have neither a second scoring line – or even a first, too many nights – and the number of potential physical linemates who can legitimately play a top 6 role is 0.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 1, 2010 6:18 PM MST up reply actions
Is one! Or at least I consider Penner physicale enough to qualify.
by Scott Reynolds on Mar 1, 2010 7:30 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah, I wavered on Penner. He’s certainly big enough, wouldn’t call him a “physical” player in one sense though he certainly does use his strength. Have no idea if POS would click with him, but have my doubts seeing his track record with everyone else.
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by Bruce McCurdy on Mar 1, 2010 11:24 PM MST up reply actions
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