Richard Cloutier: Oilers Deal Gilbert for Schultz

Shocked. Didn't see this coming.

Dont like it.

You mentioned potter twice, what about Sutton?

Shocked. Didn't see this coming.

Dont like it.
- Pilgor09

I'm good with it.

Peckham must be available now.

absolute steal for the Oil. He's safe, blocks shots, skates very well, and has a very VERY high hockey I.Q. If you guys had anything above an echl goalie this team might be good next year....Add...Harding to this team and their close to a playoff team next year IF they can stay healthy and IF Hall and Hopkins can add more then 2 ounces worth of mucle to prevent injuries....

I honestly dont understand this one.

Why not go after a younger defenseman like Leddy or something like that? You know Chicago is real desperate for a defenseman.

I've always liked Schultz, but giving up NHL level defenseman isn't a great idea for this team. I would have rather traded Whitney, whose barely top four.

Great deal, you will see after one game.

NHL 12 says Schultz is 1 overall better than Gilbert, so it must be a good trade

I honestly dont understand this one.

Why not go after a younger defenseman like Leddy or something like that? You know Chicago is real desperate for a defenseman.
- Pilgor09

Leddy has the same problem Gilbert dose, cant take people off the puck 50% of the time, but is a great puck mover.

Richard Cloutier: Oilers Deal Gilbert for Schultz
- Maxbone

I like this Deal,younger,solid and canadian,Oilers got enough Americans on D,Pettry(replace Gilbert way better then Gilbert)Potter,Whitney.
Good luck to Gilbert.

Leddy has the same problem Gilbert dose, cant take people off the puck 50% of the time, but is a great puck mover.
- FiretheGM

I dont know man.

Just dont like this trade. Well see though.

Richard Cloutier: Oilers Deal Gilbert for Schultz
- Maxbone

Sorry not younger but still better.

I dont know man.

Just dont like this trade. Well see though.
- Pilgor09

He should Fly out to peg its only a hour flight.

Shocked. Didn't see this coming.

Dont like it.
- Pilgor09

Pretty much this, although lets see what else happens.

I've always liked Schultz, but giving up NHL level defenseman isn't a great idea for this team. I would have rather traded Whitney, whose barely top four.
- Jack-artist

Agreed. I would have given up some package of Omark, Jones, Teubert, Peckham, etc. gladly. A somewhat lateral move seems odd at this time in the rebuild.

You mentioned potter twice, what about Sutton?
- eekloond

Sorry, that was a typeo. Fixed now.

Pierre McGuire is an awful analysist.

Fans on twitter are extrenely angry.

Don't get it.

I like the deal, we need to be better "defensively". To me, Gilbert was good, but not as good as Schultz.

Pierre McGuire is an awful analysist.
- spawnofbettman

Pierre McGuire is just awful period...

I honestly dont understand this one.

Why not go after a younger defenseman like Leddy or something like that? You know Chicago is real desperate for a defenseman.
- Pilgor09

Because you don't get a young defenseman for Gilbert.

Fans on twitter are extrenely angry.

Don't get it.

I like the deal, we need to be better "defensively". To me, Gilbert was good, but not as good as Schultz.
- jeremyn

I do not agree either... as We waited for years for Gilbert to come around... now that he has we let him go... (frank)!!! but oh well he got to go home and maybe he requested it- who knows...

Seems like we should have got more. Perhaps a 3rd

Pure lateral move.

Offensive D-man for Defensive D-man.

Schultz reliable, effective, and hasn't missed many games. I like it.

Plus it sounds like the Minny dressing room is heartbroken. That's the kind of guy you want to add.