Where Can These Guys Play? Do They Need to be Signed?

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 12, 2010 4:30 PM MST in Prospects

The waiver system is something that's reasonably important to understand when we're talking about next year's roster. It's also good to know which players you need to have signed to an NHL contract by next season (some of them by the entry draft) at the risk of losing negotiating rights. There is also sometimes confusion about which league players are eligible to play in. After the jump, I'll take a look at all of the Oiler players in our "Top 25 Under 25" series and talk about where they're eligible to play, whether they're already signed to an NHL contract for next season, whether they need to be and whether or not they need to clear waivers.

I suppose I could have written this all out, but I decided instead to put it in chart form in alphabetical order by first name. Anyone who is highlighted needs to be signed in order for the Oilers to retain their rights:

There's a lot of yellow on that list, and that second column about waivers may help some of these players earn an NHL job next season. It'll sure help Theo Peckham if he needs to beat out Alex Plante and Taylor Chorney for work and it also may help Devan Dubnyk retain NHL employment. Of the players who need to be signed in order to retain rights, I'd be interested in signing (or at least qualifying) Peckham, Cornet, Stone, Pouliot, Reddox, Brule, Dubnyk, Gagner and Cogliano. That means we would be seeing the last of Trukhno, O'Marra, Nickerson, Glasser, Hrabal, Jacques, Paukovich, Lerg, Young and Perugini in these next few months. Keeping in mind that the Oilers can only give out 50 NHL contracts, is there anyone on that second list that you'd be interested in saving?

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Olivier Roy

I thought Olivier Roy was CHL eligible. Your chart says no.

by Lowepoint on Mar 12, 2010 5:12 PM MST reply actions

My chart is wrong on that point. Sorry about that, I’ll correct it. Thanks.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 13, 2010 12:29 AM MST up reply actions

As much as people are anxious to see the Swedes this year, I’d say they are another year away. If you sign them they play NHL or CHL (which would be a downgrade). Give Paajarvi one more season in the SEL and he could be emerging into the NHL as the next big superstar.

After the lackluster year the Oilers had, I would be doing what ever I could to kiss Omark’s ass to get him here. I dont care if hes not a sure thing. It would be a pretty low risk gamble and he has got to be better than a few of the tools in our line up.

Re-sign Stone. Why cause our splits with him in the lineup vs out of the lineup is boggling. Plus hes big and plays with grit on a team full of little people.

If Eberle is lights out in his 14 game AHL stint, Id say youd have to give the guy an oportunity to fill the net for the big club.

Hall/Seguin will make the club. Why? Just cause they cant go back to the CHL.

Brule seems to finally have arrived, so he get a nice raise. Not a fortune, Tambellini. Keep it reasonable.

Trukhno, O’Marra, Pouliot, Jacques all get their last training camp, if that. Pouliot and Trukhno are the only ones who show up time to time.

One of the goalies are gone. Maybe Roy is a replacement?

Cogliano is lost on me. Has talent. Don’t know if it will happen in E-Town with the log jam.

by Kellan Scheiris on Mar 12, 2010 5:32 PM MST reply actions

The Swedes can also play in the AHL without burning years off of their ELC’s until they turn 20 so that’s a pretty viable option.

As for Pouliot/Trukhno, I would imagine they’ll only be coming to training camp if they have a contract first. As for Roy, I made a mistake on the chart and put the “yes” in the wrong slot. He’s actually eligible for the CHL, not the AHL.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 13, 2010 12:33 AM MST up reply actions

I think Jacques is the most controversial of your players getting the boot. I don’t imagine that they will simply let him walk. I see him getting a contract, but potentially being sent down and risked to the waiver wire.

by Yeti# on Mar 12, 2010 6:04 PM MST reply actions

question: I thought Eberle wasn’t chl eligible

by Steve Schulte on Mar 12, 2010 6:39 PM MST reply actions

I think Eberle could play another year as an overager in the CHL (like Kytnar this year) but it’s a pretty moot point since he’s now eligible for the AHL.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 13, 2010 12:30 AM MST up reply actions

Sam Gagner needs to be qualified this year, unless I’ve missed that he’s already re-upped.

by doritogrande on Mar 13, 2010 12:24 PM MST reply actions

You are of course correct. I wrote it down right in the chart and then forgot to highlight it. But yeah, they’d best qualify him.

by Scott Reynolds on Mar 13, 2010 2:19 PM MST up reply actions

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