http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/04/3485425/stephen-weiss-time-with-florida.html
- Boom.

Article in Miami herald about Weiss

Stauffer says they are in on Ferrence, clarkson and bryz.
- doon

(frank) Clarkson

if your going to spend 7 million, sign Iggy for 2 years

Clowe is LW and would be a better fit.

Haha anyone check out CopperandBlues twitter tonight? Lol, what a (frank)in moron.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

Whoa....that guy must take stupid pills.

Stauffer says they are in on Ferrence, clarkson and bryz.
- doon

worried about the type of dollars Clarkson will command.

im hearing ridiculous figures. but im not even comfortable with 5 for more than a couple seasons

(frank) Clarkson

if your going to spend 7 million, sign Iggy for 2 years

Clowe is LW and would be a better fit.
- Killbot460

I agree, but does Iggy and clowe want to be here?

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/07/04/3485425/stephen-weiss-time-with-florida.html
- Boom.

Who cares. That's common knowledge.

worried about the type of dollars Clarkson will command.

im hearing ridiculous figures. but im not even comfortable with 5 for more than a couple seasons
- hugefemale dog77

That's the max. 4.5 on a three year would be good. Another fact, the Oilers are now the only team with no no movement clauses. Won't last of coarse. No way you get some of theses free agents without one.

I agree, but does Iggy and clowe want to be here?
- doon

Its worth a try isn't it? and if they strike out they will have to move some assets in order to improve the team at what the oilers need. Or go after some risky players, like Muller.

I'm just worried about 6mill per for a long term deal for Clarkson. IMO he's worth 4.5/5. and he's not a much better player than Wayne Simmonds

Whoa....that guy must take stupid pills.
- tincup

sucks that people think morons like that somehow represent our fan base.

how can some people misunderstand what's mostly a simple game so egregiously?

I agree, but does Iggy and clowe want to be here?
- doon

Clowe would be my first choice.

Its worth a try isn't it? and if they strike out they will have to move some assets in order to improve the team at what the oilers need. Or go after some risky players, like Muller.

I'm just worried about 6mill per for a long term deal for Clarkson. IMO he's worth 4.5/5. and he's not a much better player than Wayne Simmonds
- Killbot460

I'm not arguing at all. Tambs signed some bums because they wanted to be here, it didn't work out

I call bullpoop on that size of a cap increase. Mirtle crunched the numbers and he projected a 67mil next year being conservative and a 70 being generous.

I will laugh at whatever team signs Clarkson. He is Ryan Malone.
- DTF69

at least ryan malone has had years as a 1st and 2nd liner. Clarkson became top 6 last year.

Although clarkson has a dimension EDM is sorely lacking, and would be extremely helpful if they ever make the playoffs

While it'd still be a ridiculous overpay, I'd do anything under 5.6

Clowe would be my first choice.
- doon

Same and after looking at Clarkson's past numbers not worth that much (frank)

Stauffer says they are in on Ferrence, clarkson and bryz.
- doon

I don't know why we'd sign Clarkson. We already have Yak and Ebs as our top 2 RW's. Especially at the dollars he wants. We don't need another Cole situation on our hands at that price.

That's the max. 4.5 on a three year would be good. Another fact, the Oilers are now the only team with no no movement clauses. Won't last of coarse. No way you get some of theses free agents without one.
- doon

He's rumored to be getting 7 years at 6 million. No one'll get him for 4.5. Even with a hometown discount in TO

I don't know why we'd sign Clarkson. We already have Yak and Ebs as our top 2 RW's. Especially at the dollars he wants. We don't need another Cole situation on our hands at that price.
- Ihatebrianburke

I'd assume it's because ebs and yak are 5'9.5 and 5'11 respectively

That's the max. 4.5 on a three year would be good. Another fact, the Oilers are now the only team with no no movement clauses. Won't last of coarse. No way you get some of theses free agents without one.
- doon

I could live with that. he's definitely a physical sh1t disturber.

rather clowe at that number and term, but cant tell if clowe is actually trending downwards or can get back to 50+ plus mean and physical.

He's rumored to be getting 7 years at 6 million. No one'll get him for 4.5. Even with a hometown discount in TO
- TheNugeIsHuge

no thanks then. that's crazy. anything over 5 is ridiculous

Its worth a try isn't it? and if they strike out they will have to move some assets in order to improve the team at what the oilers need. Or go after some risky players, like Muller.

I'm just worried about 6mill per for a long term deal for Clarkson. IMO he's worth 4.5/5. and he's not a much better player than Wayne Simmonds
- Killbot460

If he was willing to settle for that he wouldve just stayed in Jersey

at least ryan malone has had years as a 1st and 2nd liner. Clarkson became top 6 last year.

Although clarkson has a dimension EDM is sorely lacking, and would be extremely helpful if they ever make the playoffs

While it'd still be a ridiculous overpay, I'd do anything under 5.6
- TheNugeIsHuge

i am not interesting in seeing edm overpay millions tomorrow. let them go and mac-t should look elsewhere.

Haha anyone check out CopperandBlues twitter tonight? Lol, what a (frank)in moron.
- TheTaoOfSemenko

the copper and blue site's blogs are quite good. One of them praising Nurse. This made me quite happy for EDM drafting him

I had a chance to talk to three scouts about Nurse and where he fits in comparison to the defensemen selected in the top 10 since 2010. The answers were surprising:

Scout #1, an NHL amateur scout: "I'd rate him just behind Murray, but ahead of Larsson and Gudbranson."

Scout #2, an OHL scout: "He's a top 5 pick in 2010, and the second defenseman taken in 2011 and 2012."

Scout #3, an NHL amateur scout: "He's the best defenseman in the draft in 2010, equal to Larsson and very close to Murray, though not nearly as polished in his own end as Murray."

If Nurse is better than or equal to all of the defensemen taken at the top of the draft over the last three years (Erik Gudbranson, Adam Larsson, Ryan Murray), the Oilers have landed a wonderful talent.

If he was willing to settle for that he wouldve just stayed in Jersey
- Ihatebrianburke

(frank) him he's not a cadilac.... He's like a old lifted chevy

I'm not arguing at all. Tambs signed some bums because they wanted to be here, it didn't work out
- doon

Our whole fan base was happy at the time we signed Eager and Belanger. It didn't work out.

i am not interesting in seeing edm overpay millions tomorrow. let them go and mac-t should look elsewhere.
- deks1

if he wisely stays away from the stupid overpays that we'd be cursing in a couple years, people will then say "why hasn't mact signed anyone"?? "he promised big moves"!!'fail'

sucks that people think morons like that somehow represent our fan base.

how can some people misunderstand what's mostly a simple game so egregiously?
- hugefemale dog77

In one tweet, he said Ferrence is only a top pairing in tbe CIS and that he's basically a smaller Sutton.

Amazing. Him and Clouts probably get along well. Lowetide is a 10x better twitter follow than him or Clouts. Ditto Gregor. They know their stuff. Clouts and Copperandblue are basically fanbois with an outlet.