I agree, just saying LUongo gets a bad rap compared to most goalies.
- Jack-artist

Thank you.


The contract length is the only bad thing(and maybe subpar playoffs)

The value per season in great when you actually consider the calibre of a goalie you will get. Plus with the buyout clause, if he starts to fade you have an option. The numbers fade as the years pass on the contract.

That's not to say they won't already get there. Anything can happen in this short season and Oil potential is huge. Just sayin Lu basically guarantees a playoff appearance.
- Nostra-daVus

If it wasn't for his contract.........

Thank you.


The contract length is the only bad thing(and maybe subpar playoffs)

The value per season in great when you actually consider the calibre of a goalie you will get. Plus with the buyout clause, if he starts to fade you have an option. The numbers fade as the years pass on the contract.
- Nostra-daVus

I'd be all for acquiring Luongo if it wasn't for his contract. Still an elite NHL goalie in my mind.

lknl

So does that mean that you can trade for his 1.5 million cap hit onto your payroll without actually acquiring him being as he is on the Ducks? Yo no entiendo.

- al3535

I never said you could. We were trying to figure out what another poster was talking about.

(frank)ing munger.

do we have two first round picks this year??!! if so from what team??

do we have two first round picks this year??!! if so from what team??
- josh8lee

No but we have an additional 2nd from Anaheim that we got a couple years back for Andrew Cogliano.

I'm saying Luongo/Connaughton for Hemsky/Dubnyk and a 3rd
- Nostra-daVus

Not happening folks...get over it....Oilers are NOT getting Lou.

please dont get lou...

No but we have an additional 2nd from Anaheim that we got a couple years back for Andrew Cogliano.
- SteveTambellini

then why did steve tambellini say we did today?

http://oilers.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-edm

he says it at 5:29

the videos on the fistric trade tab








???????

I never said you could. We were trying to figure out what another poster was talking about.

(frank)ing munger.
- RichardHertz

Munger, best word ever!

Fistric is awesome, nickname him the Fist and after his first huge hit the headlines in the Edmonton Journal will be like "Iginla gets Fisted!!" Or whatever. (frank) it I'm pretty high right now

then why did steve tambellini say we did today?

http://oilers.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-edm

he says it at 5:29

the videos on the fistric trade tab
- josh8lee

He must know something we dont. Tambi sees the future remember..

He must know something we dont. Tambi sees the future remember..
- FiretheGM

a little foreshadowing perhaps...??

then why did steve tambellini say we did today?

http://oilers.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-edm

he says it at 5:29

the videos on the fistric trade tab








???????
- josh8lee

Just a slip up, he must have been thinking of the extra 2nd. It's a fact that the Oilers only have their own 1st round pick this year.

Just a slip up, he must have been thinking of the extra 2nd. It's a fact that the Oilers only have their own 1st round pick this year.
- SteveTambellini

No he has a deal on the table to trade the Canucks MPS for Toronto's first after they trade Lou for it....

Clouts, it all depends on how the Canucks see the oil developing - if they are not worried, it might be the only reasonable deal on the table.

I seriously would be surprised to see Arnot in Ed. Not after the fans ran him out of town. You might hear him thinking, 'it will be a hot day in January in Edmonton before I return.' You never know - there may be enough green to make it bearable.

Where will they get another center??

Gene Principe will have fun with the Fistric puns.

I think he's LB's love child.
- RichardHertz

I think you have a chub for him. Not that anything is wrong with that......
but you do seem very interested in him.

please shut up
- RichardHertz

oh my bad, is this not the spot where OILER fans can rave about their team???
Ya i didnt think so,maybe stop pretending to be an oiler fan and head back to your flames or canucks boards where u belong.

Fistric is awesome, nickname him the Fist and after his first huge hit the headlines in the Edmonton Journal will be like "Iginla gets Fisted!!" Or whatever. (frank) it I'm pretty high right now
- ShooterMcGavin

Probably your best comment ever, keep on smoking.

.....he was our 1st round pick from 2004.

We didn't give up on him at all. He wasn't needed anymore. He's a top-4 fill in. Doesn't skate well enough to be considered a true top-4 dman. Pair him with a mobile guy like Ryan Whitney who can move the puck, and Fistric will be there to cover any defense lapses....with authority.

He doesn't do it often, but he does sometimes get caught going for a big hit. To his credit, very rarely does it usually end up in his own net. Some of that is attributed to good goaltending, but it's very hard to get around this guy; if he doesn't catch part of you, he catches all of you.

You guys are gonna love him. He hits like a (frank)ing mack truck. One of those guys that when he throws checks you can almost feel it through the TV.
- mochoson

when u let go of a guy who is 26 and just emerging(like your blogger just blogged about) u gave up on him. He led your team in almost every defensive category and was top 5 in the league in hits.He doesnt have to score to be productive. The reason he was let go was his 1.5 million cap hit and the stars are looking to trim. Its a reality of the stars organization and ownership that they wont be spending top dollars anymore.

Like I have already said Fistric can play in the top 4(3/4 specifically) and matching up with n schultz is a perfect shut down pair...its more likely petry spot but fistric can play the 4 with abilities he brings to the table. Dallas gave up too soon on this guy.
- oil90

His numbers don't tell that same story.

he plays 4th spot at best, but mostly 5/6 and a bit of PK.

I do agree that he most likely gets paired with Petry on the bottom pair if Whitney is unable to regain his Top2 form.

oh my bad, is this not the spot where OILER fans can rave about their team???
Ya i didnt think so,maybe stop pretending to be an oiler fan and head back to your flames or canucks boards where u belong.
- oil90

when u let go of a guy who is 26 and just emerging(like your blogger just blogged about) u gave up on him. He led your team in almost every defensive category and was top 5 in the league in hits.He doesnt have to score to be productive. The reason he was let go was his 1.5 million cap hit and the stars are looking to trim. Its a reality of the stars organization and ownership that they wont be spending top dollars anymore.
- oil90

Both Smid and Nick Schultz are ahead of Fistric...

I think you have a chub for him. Not that anything is wrong with that......
but you do seem very interested in him.
- longbottom