Two points, first, nobody will overpay. Second, Edmonton fans need to start holding Oiler management accountable for the screw ups.
- spatso

First, someone is always willing to pay a little more for a commodity that they really want. Second, if the Oilers trade Yak and don't get a good return then the fans will hate them but if they don't trade Yak then the fans will hate them. It's a lose/lose situation.

ive seen worse starting points. not bad. he was very good in last years playoffs. questionable defensive game...???

id expect a pretty solid roster player plus
- hugefemale dog77

Voynov and a high end prospect ( Tanner Pearson)

First, someone is always willing to pay a little more for a commodity that they really want. Second, if the Oilers trade Yak and don't get a good return then the fans will hate them but if they don't trade Yak then the fans will hate them. It's a lose/lose situation.
- nated81

must be the coaches fault.

View think the Oil need to look at the Turris case in Phoenix. Had they moved him sooner they would have gotten a better return.
- spatso

...And if they would have kept him he may have the success he is currently having in Ottawa. Hindsight is 20/20.

...And if they would have kept him he may have the success he is currently having in Ottawa. Hindsight is 20/20.
- nated81

not at all... he needed a change up.

he's a star on one of the worst teams in the league playing against those true playoff teams.

what are you talking about? he's better with more help and insulation. not worse.
- hugefemale dog77

Have to agree with this 100%. Hall is a great player now, even better on a good team.

yes but to say he is the best player on a playoff team hold more merit then being the best player on a perennial bottem dweller.
- derm10

I guess.

shea weber was an elite player whether he played on Nashville lottery team last year or not.

stamkos is one of the best players in the world wether he played on tampa lottery team or not.

and it was established that lundqvist is probably their best player.
but it's debateable between hall and nash for their best forward.

it's clear you're attempting to take shots at hall, but the route your choosing isn't really making a whole lot of sense

Voynov and a high end prospect ( Tanner Pearson)
- Deadmau55

no. no more picks/prospects

roster player

not at all... he needed a change up.
- derm10

You know this for sure? Where did you get that crystal ball?

I smell a trade coming and Yakupov is going to be the key piece going the other way. MacT should weigh out all his offers and not just jump at the first decent offer. He could create a bidding war.

I guess.

shea weber was an elite player whether he played on Nashville lottery team last year or not.

stamkos is one of the best players in the world wether he played on tampa lottery team or not.

and it was established that lundqvist is probably their best player.
but it's debateable between hall and nash for their best forward.

it's clear you're attempting to take shots at hall, but the route your choosing isn't really not making a whole lot of sense
- hugefemale dog77

u forgot one thing... the team fans aren;t the only ones who said they were top players..... hall puts up pts sure... but his game has some holes.

Two points, first, nobody will overpay. Second, Edmonton fans need to start holding Oiler management accountable for the screw ups.
- spatso

This from a Leaf fan.....really?

First, someone is always willing to pay a little more for a commodity that they really want. Second, if the Oilers trade Yak and don't get a good return then the fans will hate them but if they don't trade Yak then the fans will hate them. It's a lose/lose situation.
- nated81

mact isn't trading yaks just for the sake of it.
he doesn't get the package he wants for the 2012 1st overall and leading rookie goal and point guy...he keeps him. simple as that

You know this for sure? Where did you get that crystal ball?
- nated81

sorry ... didn;t know we wre in court... it was widely known that he wanted out.

mact isn't trading yaks just for the sake of it.
he doesn't get the package he wants for the 2012 1st overall and leading rookie goal and point guy...he keeps him. simple as that
- hugefemale dog77

My point, exactly.

Have to agree with this 100%. Hall is a great player now, even better on a good team.
- LeftCoaster

LC how goes it?

no. no more picks/prospects

roster player
- hugefemale dog77

ok ok ok.


SV + Matt Frattin + mid pick

mact isn't trading yaks just for the sake of it.
he doesn't get the package he wants for the 2012 1st overall and leading rookie goal and point guy...he keeps him. simple as that
- hugefemale dog77

i'll agree with this... mact need to make trades that bring in players they need.. and not simple a better player... getting players that improve the oilers for the long term is more important then "winning the trade"

u forgot one thing... the team fans aren;t the only ones who said they were top players..... hall puts up pts sure... but his game has some holes.
- derm10

anyone who doesn't think hall is a special talent and a great player, flat out doesn't understand the game.

u can hate the oilers or hate hall for one reason or another. but this is just a fact.

I have zero love for ovechkin. who also has some holes in his game. but the guy is a great player.
same for many other players

This from a Leaf fan.....really?
- LeftCoaster

work for the leafs... would think it would work for the oilers.

LC how goes it?
- Yeti1181

I'm on the West Coast, it doesn't get any better than this

anyone who doesn't think hall is a special talent and a great player, flat out doesn't understand the game.

u can hate the oilers or hate hall for one reason or another. but this is just a fact.

I have zero love for ovechkin. who also has some holes in his game. but the guy is a great player.
same for many other players
- hugefemale dog77

never once did i say he wasn;t great... was just saying he's not gunna walk on the ranger and be the best player hand down.... i would put a few other great players ahead on him.

Del Zotto, Miller, Kristo, 1st

work for the leafs... would think it would work for the oilers.
- derm10

Leafs have been sold out for 40 years yet they've been mostly terrible. How does that saying go, something about stones and glass houses

never once did i say he wasn;t great... was just saying he's not gunna walk on the ranger and be the best player hand down.... i would put a few other great players ahead on him.
- derm10

and I agreed.

lundqvist is hands down their best player.

as far as forwards go, nash and him are debateable.

some may say mcdonagh, I wouldn't agree, but it's certainly not a slam dunk one way or another. either way, kind of tough to compare the two players.