I agree that Yakimov and Slepyshev might be good. They might also decide to go back to Russia despite the fact that they came to NA at all. I was under the impression some people thought they might stay in the KHL. So there is hope. Still Petan's numbers are hard to ignore for any scouts. 120 pts in 71 regular season games. 28 pts in 21 playoff games the year he was drafted. Few in the top 10 even came close to these. Say all you want about Oliver's consistent 50-60 pts per season but Petan was a sure thing. Even Comrie would have been hard to pass on knowing the surplus of talented rookie tenders the Oilers have in the system.

We do agree that everything picked after round three was really just pointless. Gambles where few pay off. Maybe the scouting staff is to blame. Still it was an epic fail. So has most of his actions since. Best thing he did to date was trade for Perron. Luckily we got a late first round pick for our top goal scorer. Just seems like this rebuild of 5 years as he was quoted in his first press conference has gone on a little long. Add that to the fact that he recently said that the team was right where they wanted to be with their timeline rebuilding. I am sorry but Boston is talking about firing their GM if they don't make the playoffs. Our management is looking at a 10-11 year rebuild at best? Seems odd to anyone but us Oiler fans.
- Hall Fan

If Petan was such a sure thing then why the (frank) can't he make the NHL yet?

sooo everyone have a good day yesterday? Really poopy deadlines for both of us

So a player who was passed on 42 times and has yet to play an NHL game is a surefire thing? Epic fail? Why?
- Dangles13

Good job Dangles. You shot down this idiot with pretty much exactly what I said before I could get here.

sooo everyone have a good day yesterday? Really poopy deadlines for both of us
- DDM-Coga

Ya quite disappointing.

Good job Dangles. You shot down this idiot with pretty much exactly what I said before I could get here.
- Iloveeveryone

That Dangles, he's so smart

Ya quite disappointing.
- Iloveeveryone

Hope the draft has more action

sooo everyone have a good day yesterday? Really poopy deadlines for both of us
- DDM-Coga

my reaction to Sgarbossa being traded was "NOOOOOOOOO".




not really, yesterday sucked as far as our teams performed.

Hope the draft has more action
- DDM-Coga

I have to vivid trade memories from the draft. Brent Burns going to San Jose and Cory Schneider going to New Jersey.

I have to vivid trade memories from the draft. Brent Burns going to San Jose and Cory Schneider going to New Jersey.
- ChetManly

you could of had Burns? Explain

my reaction to Sgarbossa being traded was "NOOOOOOOOO".




not really, yesterday sucked as far as our teams performed.
- ChetManly

I know the BOSS. Thats ok we got him in the McGinn for Winnik trade Free prospects. Also Freddie Hamilton just made the Avs prospect pool so much smarter

Hope the draft has more action
- DDM-Coga

Ya the analysts were ripping on Toronto wondering why they didn't make any impactful deals when they've been given the green light to tear it down.

you could of had Burns? Explain
- DDM-Coga

I have no idea if the Oilers were in on Burns. Those are just two "big" trades I remember in recent years that went down at the draft.

Ya the analysts were ripping on Toronto wondering why they didn't make any impactful deals when they've been given the green light to tear it down.
- Iloveeveryone

What team is going to add 8m and 7m cap hits when we dont know what next years Cap is set at. Some teams actually have to deal with the cap and budgets.

Just Toronto being Toronto with that sort of crap

I know the BOSS. Thats ok we got him in the McGinn for Winnik trade Free prospects. Also Freddie Hamilton just made the Avs prospect pool so much smarter
- DDM-Coga

Freddie can help shore up that 3rd line!

What team is going to add 8m and 7m cap hits when we dont know what next years Cap is set at. Some teams actually have to deal with the cap and budgets.

Just Toronto being Toronto with that sort of crap
- DDM-Coga

I can see Phassel (Phaneuf + Kessel) being on the leafs for up to another 2 years.

I have no idea if the Oilers were in on Burns. Those are just two "big" trades I remember in recent years that went down at the draft.
- ChetManly

Last year there was still some bigger trades in Sexler to the Ducks and Neal to the Preds

That Dangles, he's so smart
- ChetManly

Aw shucks guys, my balls are blushing.

I can see Phassel (Phaneuf + Kessel) being on the leafs for up to another 2 years.
- ChetManly

Kessel might not be traded at all.

Phaneuf is gone this summer.

Last year there was still some bigger trades in Sexler to the Ducks and Neal to the Preds
- DDM-Coga

Were those at the draft though, or leading up to it?

Were those at the draft though, or leading up to it?
- ChetManly

Neal was at the draft, Kesler was the day before. But still the couple days that the GMs are all in town before the draft. They start talking

Kessel might not be traded at all.

Phaneuf is gone this summer.
- Feeling Glucky?

All depends how much or if any at all Cap is retained by the Leafs. If they retain something they are as good as gone, refusing to do so probably will keep them on the roster longer

Kessel might not be traded at all.

Phaneuf is gone this summer.
- Feeling Glucky?

you must be...................feeling glucky.

Aw shucks guys, my balls are blushing.
- Dangles13

i know, i can see them from here

Neal was at the draft, Kesler was the day before. But still the couple days that the GMs are all in town before the draft. They start talking
- DDM-Coga

Yeah, the Neal trade was a big one now that I think about it, but for some reason, it doesn't stick out as much as those other two. No idea why.

What team is going to add 8m and 7m cap hits when we dont know what next years Cap is set at. Some teams actually have to deal with the cap and budgets.

Just Toronto being Toronto with that sort of crap
- DDM-Coga

Thats just it. Toronto needs to eat salary on Phaneuf. Kessel is moveable but not for what theyre expecting. Bozak could've been moved. But they're asking for the moon after handing out these ridiculous contracts. I hope the GM's in the league band together and dont let them off easy the way they did with Vancouver and Loungo.