Button is a goof. He said this draft didn't have star power but compared Reinhart to Sakic and Yzerman.
- systemtool

But as soon as 1 guy says something its quoted forever. 1 dumbass made an RNH - Gretzky comparison and now its brought up all the time that "ALL OILER FANS THINK NUGE IS GRETZKY!"

Can't believe you guys traded for Luongo's contract.
- systemtool

Hey, don't conjure up stuff now, we don't want your boy, and that's it. You just dumped heavy money on him, and he's a lazy load. You bought it..you're stuck with it. Luongo at least looks interested in playing and gives effort.

Yandle
Nikitin
nishkinin (however you spell it)
Hainsley

Just for starters. All these will help the Oil better than Phaneuf
- crazywolf

Button is a goof. He said this draft didn't have star power but compared Reinhart to Sakic and Yzerman.
- systemtool

You read into that wrong he's saying that's who they play like not there potential.
Just like I could say I'm compared to toews meaning I play a strong 200ft game not that I'm going to be toews.

And Shinkaruk has been compared to Patty Kane, that is BS too.
- vancouverdawg

Like I said, it's all conjecture. I'm not saying I agree, just that it's been said.

Yandle
Nikitin
nishkinin (however you spell it)
Hainsley

Just for starters. All these will help the Oil better than Phaneuf
- crazywolf

maybe yandle yeah. not the others though

By fans only. Show me one legit scout that has said this?

Craig Button has called him a "pillar" type. But he also used that exact term for Larsson and Dumba. Remember when he said the Oilers should take Dumba and build around him?
- Iggysbff

Like I said, it's all conjecture. I'm not saying I agree, just that it's been said.

- lumlums

Hainsey at half the Salary of Phaneuf?

Can't believe you guys traded for Luongo's contract.
- systemtool

That's low.

Like it or not he is a top 30 d man. They don't come easy. That is why the oilers want him so bad. And before you ask why we want to trade a top 30 d man is because we need a new captain and taking away the C in Toronto will destroy his career. If we end up not trading him it's fine because he is a good defensmen.

Can't believe you guys traded for Luongo's contract.
- systemtool

To be fair, they gave up nothing to get him (markstrom is a bust) and van kept 1mil of the cap hit.....and if he retires early, there are cap recapture penalties, so Florida doesn't eat it all.

Quite frankly, at this point, that contract ( from florida's point of view) isn't as bad as Phaneuf's

Hainsey at half the Salary of Phaneuf?
- Iggysbff

Nope.

That's low.
- vancouverdawg

Phaneuf 7mil through 2021, and he jabs at us?

Hey, don't conjure up stuff now, we don't want your boy, and that's it. You just dumped heavy money on him, and he's a lazy load. You bought it..you're stuck with it. Luongo at least looks interested in playing and gives effort.
- PanthersGoal

You're a Panthers fan. About as irrelevant as you can get in todays NHL, but hey feel free to compete in the cock off going on in your head.

To be fair, they gave up nothing to get him (markstrom is a bust) and van kept 1mil of the cap hit.....and if he retires early, there are cap recapture penalties, so Florida doesn't eat it all.

Quite frankly, at this point, that contract ( from florida's point of view) isn't as bad as Phaneuf's
- sensarmy_11

only 4.5mill if i recall

Nope.
- lumlums

Much better value in Hainsey at 3.5 than Dion at 7.

To be fair, they gave up nothing to get him (markstrom is a bust) and van kept 1mil of the cap hit.....and if he retires early, there are cap recapture penalties, so Florida doesn't eat it all.

Quite frankly, at this point, that contract ( from florida's point of view) isn't as bad as Phaneuf's
- sensarmy_11

thank you.

Numbers are only half of it there is a reason they say they are good 2c not 1c
- jake24242

They all produced similar numbers, played tough minutes on middling-to-good teams, played on the PK, and have certain relative physical strengths that could benefit their development. Reinhart plays a very cerebral game much in the way RNH does and LD has a bigger frame and heavier style that could help him develop into a 1C.

You read into that wrong he's saying that's who they play like not there potential.
Just like I could say I'm compared to toews meaning I play a strong 200ft game not that I'm going to be toews.
- jake24242

semantics.
why use those two at all then? why not just an average player of that ilk?


button's an idiot.

Phaneuf 7mil through 2021, and he jabs at us?
- PanthersGoal

About 50 years before Luongos deal ends. And Luongo is what 6 years older?

The Panthers are a jab unto themselves.

Like it or not he is a top 30 d man. They don't come easy. That is why the oilers want him so bad. And before you ask why we want to trade a top 30 d man is because we need a new captain and taking away the C in Toronto will destroy his career. If we end up not trading him it's fine because he is a good defensmen.
- JVR_42_PK81

Again....Just because Ek says this....DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!

To be fair, they gave up nothing to get him (markstrom is a bust) and van kept 1mil of the cap hit.....and if he retires early, there are cap recapture penalties, so Florida doesn't eat it all.

Quite frankly, at this point, that contract ( from florida's point of view) isn't as bad as Phaneuf's
- sensarmy_11

You would have a point if they were the same age and had the same serviceable years left in them.

Yandle
Nikitin
nishkinin (however you spell it)
Hainsley

Just for starters. All these will help the Oil better than Phaneuf
- crazywolf

Not one of thr mate better then dion.
Nikitin is a 4
Niskanen is offensive minded would be worse on a bad team
Yandle his -30 should be a clue
Hainsey is a 4

So come again who is better and available?

That's low.
- vancouverdawg

Luongo and Campbell, but oh no ...let's all puff our chests at Phaneuf.

You're a Panthers fan. About as irrelevant as you can get in todays NHL, but hey feel free to compete in the cock off going on in your head.
- systemtool

Yeah, Panthers fan. Yup, and thanks for all your money you help us with...Original Six team that continues to perform at pond scum level. Congrats, someone HAS to be the WORST of the Original Six, and you own it.