Edmonton Oilers ‏@EdmontonOilers 4m GM Steve Tambellini announces #Oilers have agreed to terms with defenceman Ladislav Smid on a 4-year contract extension ($3.5 AAV)
- deks1

(frank) ya!

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Smid's extension in Edmonton does not include either a no-trade or no-move clause. #tradecentre

options are wide open for trade

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Some consideration to keeping Ryan Whitney for Oilers playoff push (in-house rental) and signing Khabibulin for another year. #tradecentre



Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 50m Jamie McBain's name has surfaced in trade market. Carolina sounds open to options on return. 25 year old will attract offers.#tradecentre

edm get on it...what would you give up for mcbain?

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Smid's extension in Edmonton does not include either a no-trade or no-move clause. #tradecentre

options are wide open for trade

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Some consideration to keeping Ryan Whitney for Oilers playoff push (in-house rental) and signing Khabibulin for another year. #tradecentre



Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 50m Jamie McBain's name has surfaced in trade market. Carolina sounds open to options on return. 25 year old will attract offers.#tradecentre

edm get on it...what would you give up for mcbain?
- deks1

Our 2014 1st and gernat for McCain

There are some defensive dmen that are better than Smid, and many that are less good. I do know there are few defensive dmen as good or better than Smid that are as young as he is. Realistically, we've got him through his prime.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Smid's extension in Edmonton does not include either a no-trade or no-move clause. #tradecentre

options are wide open for trade

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Some consideration to keeping Ryan Whitney for Oilers playoff push (in-house rental) and signing Khabibulin for another year. #tradecentre



Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 50m Jamie McBain's name has surfaced in trade market. Carolina sounds open to options on return. 25 year old will attract offers.#tradecentre

edm get on it...what would you give up for mcbain?
- deks1

Interesting. This seems like a deal that would go player for player. Carolina may or may not make the playoffs this year, but with Semin, Staal, Staal, Skinner, Ruutu, Pitkanen, Gleason and Ward in their future, they're obviously trying to retool.

The Oilers have four options in trying to acquire a top dman within their means:
1) Acquire a guy who isn't top pairing and hope he grows into it (McBain)
2) Sign a top pairing guy
3) Draft a guy and develop him into top pairing
4) Acquire a top pairing guy with question marks about him (Campbell and JBO are overpaid, Visnovsky/Markov wrong side of 30, Mike Green's injuries)

#3 is the most cost effective but is the hardest and takes the longest. Arguably #4 is the 2nd most cost effective and #1 is 3rd most (not to mention more feasible than winning a FA sweepstakes) so I think it's either going to be a relatively unproven youngster or a proven question mark.

I'll bet CAR asks for a deal centered around Paajarvi/Hemsky/Gagner frankly, and that's a big price to pay. He's not having the hottest year, so I may be wrong.

Interesting. This seems like a deal that would go player for player. Carolina may or may not make the playoffs this year, but with Semin, Staal, Staal, Skinner, Ruutu, Pitkanen, Gleason and Ward in their future, they're obviously trying to retool.

The Oilers have four options in trying to acquire a top dman within their means:
1) Acquire a guy who isn't top pairing and hope he grows into it (McBain)
2) Sign a top pairing guy
3) Draft a guy and develop him into top pairing
4) Acquire a top pairing guy with question marks about him (Campbell and JBO are overpaid, Visnovsky/Markov wrong side of 30, Mike Green's injuries)

#3 is the most cost effective but is the hardest and takes the longest. Arguably #4 is the 2nd most cost effective and #1 is 3rd most (not to mention more feasible than winning a FA sweepstakes) so I think it's either going to be a relatively unproven youngster or a proven question mark.

I'll bet CAR asks for a deal centered around Paajarvi/Hemsky/Gagner frankly, and that's a big price to pay. He's not having the hottest year, so I may be wrong.
- Morris

carolina won't take on hemsky in my opinion just because of more salary on their books. signing semin was a showing they are willing to pay up and compete, but i think it'll be mcbain for young prospects and picks. i think carolina will ask for mps...

carolina won't take on hemsky in my opinion just because of more salary on their books. signing semin was a showing they are willing to pay up and compete, but i think it'll be mcbain for young prospects and picks. i think carolina will ask for mps...
- deks1

Paajarvi I could see, but if it were prospects and picks why wouldn't they just keep him? He's pretty young and still improving.

Lander's Potential named AHL Player of the week.

Random thought of the day.. Eric Brewer to Edmonton?? Anybody like that or no? would be cheap and would be a great partner for Schultz.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Smid's extension in Edmonton does not include either a no-trade or no-move clause. #tradecentre

options are wide open for trade

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1h Some consideration to keeping Ryan Whitney for Oilers playoff push (in-house rental) and signing Khabibulin for another year. #tradecentre



Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 50m Jamie McBain's name has surfaced in trade market. Carolina sounds open to options on return. 25 year old will attract offers.#tradecentre
edm get on it...what would you give up for mcbain?
- deks1

Anaheim's 2nd rounder + Corey Potter

Our 2014 1st and gernat for McCain
- JShack

No way! Huge overpayment

Random thought of the day.. Eric Brewer to Edmonton?? Anybody like that or no? would be cheap and would be a great partner for Schultz.
- Oilfan19

Does Brewer skate the puck very well? Nice shot, more veteran leadershio, and I agree Schultz needs a defensive conscience, but I'd rather a two-way guy than another stay at home guy. What do you think Brewer would cost?

Does Brewer skate the puck very well? Nice shot, more veteran leadershio, and I agree Schultz needs a defensive conscience, but I'd rather a two-way guy than another stay at home guy. What do you think Brewer would cost?
- Morris

My thought is like a 3rd round pick. if that doesnt do it add a C prospect..

Random thought of the day.. Eric Brewer to Edmonton?? Anybody like that or no? would be cheap and would be a great partner for Schultz.
- Oilfan19

No. It would just remind me that somehow we once traded him for Pronger and then I will be sad.

No. It would just remind me that somehow we once traded him for Pronger and then I will be sad.
- sanfordnson

No. It would just remind me that somehow we once traded him for Pronger and then I will be sad.
- sanfordnson

Don't forget that we added Jeff Wowikta and Doug Lynch to that deal.

#TradeRape

Our 2014 1st and gernat for McCain
- JShack

Thank the Christ you are not a GM...

Hemsky if traded will go for one of Columbus' 1st rounders this year...

Hemsky if traded will go for one of Columbus' 1st rounders this year...
- saskoil21

well, word is jackets are willing to trade one of their 1st rounders. i don't know would they trade it for hemsky.

Hemsky if traded will go for one of Columbus' 1st rounders this year...
- saskoil21

I think it that happens we're safe to either move our pick or move up in the round. It'd be interesting to see if two teammates were in and around 16th and 17th in prospects...

good deal for both parties. nice one laddy. content

some posters were mentioning smids worth on the open market which may have been higher, but he wanted to stay and he took what the oilers could reasonably offer with their big picture in mind.
when i was hearing some people wanted to pay him upwards of 4 mil long term, i just have to give my head a shake.

winning a few games and showing some promise has so much to do with signing guys. it may not be the most sought after destination, but dudes will sign if they think they can win. all the haters and the trolls convienently disregard that when they bash edmonton.

good deal for both parties.

nice one
- hugefemale dog77

In my mind, not really a huge ometown discount from Smid, but less than he could have gotten (see Volchenkov, Anton) in Free Agency.

(frank) teammates, if the Oilers traded Hemmer for Columbus' 1st, and ended up with Rasmus Ristolainen and Curtis Lazar

In my mind, not really a huge ometown discount from Smid, but less than he could have gotten (see Volchenkov, Anton) in Free Agency.
- Morris

agreed. 3.5 was my ceiling for the oilers to pay. i think some people may have overestimated his impact level as we have no one else that does his job and they just wanted to pay him huge dollars for fear of losing him. the oilers wouldve regretted that long term. we cant just be throwing money at every guy that says he wants to stay.

athough a hometown discount woulda been closer to 3, 3.5 is reasonable for sure as some bonehead gm prob woulda gave him something silly over 4.
and it's through his prime..

A reasonable signing, agreed not much of a discount.


I like Brewer, but he is top pairing in tampa, is he UFA?