Richard Cloutier: Oilers Trade Rumors?

I don't know if Penner would do well in Edmonton, even with his Hollywood success. Connolly is just plain injury-prone and I don't feel like he'll have much of a career left in him.

SMyth and Whitney healthy scratches tonight....this coach is okay by me. He's making the tough decisions.

Hopefully Smith retires. He should have stayed on Long Island.

Maybe Smyth gets sent with Horcoff?

Just kidding, it won't happen.

I would be happy to trade whitney for penner.

This is painful to Smyth healthy scratched. I think this move stinks he needs to at least dress.

Love smytty... but he's been slow and brutal so far. does he think he's higher on the depth chart then hall and hartikainen on left wing? the way paajarvi is playing he's bumping him down....sorry smitty.....love ya. but your time has passed.

Sounds to me like Oil coach does have Cajones after all..strong silent type mucho Grande Cajones!!!!

wow why split smid-petry, that is very stupid of Krueger!! Potter - Petry, two right handed defenceman together, thats actually retorted!! I don't mind the trade of whitney for penner, i think penner could be a great fit on third line for now, and if someone ever gets injured could easily move up, or perhaps this could help move pajaarvi + + for a top 4 d!

wow why split smid-petry, that is very stupid of Krueger!! Potter - Petry, two right handed defenceman together, thats actually retorted!! I don't mind the trade of whitney for penner, i think penner could be a great fit on third line for now, and if someone ever gets injured could easily move up, or perhaps this could help move pajaarvi + + for a top 4 d!
- lovin

Sorry, I had the D pairings wrong. They went with Smid/Fistric and Potter/Petry last game. Tonight, apparently, it's Smid/Potter and Fistric/Petry.

Leafs have to give the Oilers a draft pick so they can eat the contract of an injured Horcoff who sucks on the best of days?

That's gotta be the dumbest (frank)in' sh1t I've ever heard on this site! And the fact that it can came from a blogger is a disgrace.

Leafs have to give the Oilers a draft pick so they can eat the contract of an injured Horcoff who sucks on the best of days?

That's gotta be the dumbest (frank)in' sh1t I've ever heard on this site! And the fact that it can came from a blogger is a disgrace.
- As_I_See_It

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The only person Smytty should be mad at is himself. He has been one of the worst Oilers so far. He looks like he doesn't really care when he is on the ice, so why bother putting him in. I hope he realizes what a bunt he has been and gets back to the player the Oilers resigned. If he can't do that then send him to the A.

Richard Cloutier: Oilers Trade Rumors?
- Maxbone

Bold move with Smyth.

Like or lump it though, there are some things he does as well as any bottom 6er and better than some of our top 6 wingers - battles on the boards, making a simple dump-and-chase happen, crashing the net, and he's been an okay spot faceoff guy. It may be that he looks good doing those (few) things because the Oilers postively suck at those things, but I don't think he's liable to stay a healthy scratch for too long.

In fact, the only successful play our PP has been making recently has been Schultz from the point with Harti screening. No reason Smyth can't be a fourth liner who's trotted out on the second unit PP to stand in front of the net like he's best at. I wouldn't be opposed to him being an 9 minute ES player with a minute of PP time a game.

His best days are behind him, and he's rapidly becoming obsolete, but he could be used in strategic offensive or defensive zone situations. He's just can't play at all in transition.

Leafs have to give the Oilers a draft pick so they can eat the contract of an injured Horcoff who sucks on the best of days?

That's gotta be the dumbest (frank)in' sh1t I've ever heard on this site! And the fact that it can came from a blogger is a disgrace.
- As_I_See_It

u drunk or what b'y....

"I can see what the Oilers get out of this: They get an immediate center, and a guy who has no contract at the end of this season. This would be a huge win for the Oilers. But the Leafs? They'd get an injured player who needs to be bought out at the end of this season. The Oilers would need to at least send a draft pick over as part of the deal for this to work, wouldn't they?"

Los Angeles Kings traded Dustin Penner to the Edmonton Oilers for Colten Teubert, a 1st round selection in 2013 and a conditional 2nd round selection in 2014.

Hopefully Smith retires. He should have stayed on Long Island.
- Dean_Youngblood

Thank Christ he didn't though at the time i wish he did. Who knows maybe it would have worked out for him and us if he did?

Richard Cloutier: Oilers Trade Rumors?
- Maxbone

If you reckon the Penner rumour came from HB, the first mention of it I can find is from our very own Lahey.

I like the idea of the leafs "buying" a draft pick by buying out another team's player. But Horcoff doesnt make much sense. the Oilers have already paid him most of his money. Wouldn't cost much to buy him out at the end of the year.

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- Maxbone

I like the idea of the leafs "buying" a draft pick by buying out another team's player. But Horcoff doesnt make much sense. the Oilers have already paid him most of his money. Wouldn't cost much to buy him out at the end of the year.
- Leafs43

It wouldn't cost anything if you were doing a compliance buyout.

I may be wrong, but I think Clouts' thinking was as follows: The Oil might want to do several compliance buyouts, while Toronto isn't likely to do any. We shift one of ours to you guys and compensate you with a draft pick, so that we can have two to use elsewhere.

Los Angeles Kings traded Dustin Penner to the Edmonton Oilers for Colten Teubert, a 1st round selection in 2013 and a conditional 2nd round selection in 2014.
- pker2theend

damn.

If you reckon the Penner rumour came from HB, the first mention of it I can find is from our very own Lahey.
- Morris

laheys become an inside source and didnt even know it.

so this is how it works...

honestly a Teubert for Penner reverse trade would be hilarious.