It’s weird you say nothing of the defense. If the Oilers get the first pick, they should trade it for the best defenseman they can get. Another scoring winger isn’t going to make them better.

It is a lot, but only one current roster player. Do you have a counter proposal?
- flyer4ever75

halak, ryder and a second...

It’s weird you say nothing of the defense. If the Oilers get the first pick, they should trade it for the best defenseman they can get. Another scoring winger isn’t going to make them better.
- MoWolfe1134

#1 Dmen dont get traded. The only Dman we get is another Nurse type player who might be good but not upper echelon. Lafrenieres are a dime a dozen, realllly good defenders are super hard to come by these days.

Where are all the normal, cool people? Why is there a bunch of weird people up in these forums?

Sigh.

Okay first off no... all of those teams finished lower than the team that beat them in the standings...

Secondly Chicago massively outplayed the Oilers in this series, at no point did I deny that (specifically pointed it out actually). This blog is a wrap up of the Oilers season. They had a good to sometimes great regular season and after a four month pause had a disappointing finish. Fans of this team should not overly panic about the future of this team based on this series but there is work to be done.

Hawks fans should enjoy their victory. They deserved it.
- freelancer[/quot

Hey Sean you d bag, the Oilers suck it is that simple but I'm sure they will win the #1 pick.

I support the trade Klefbom and sign Merrill initiative 🙏
- MaximumBone

Aye, I dunno if you saw it, but I responded to you in the last thread, but I'll post it again.

I'm fine with them trading Klefbom for a top 6 winger to play with McDavid. Move AA and Ennis down (what are their contracts like?). Perhaps even leave AA to play with McDavid. They need a 3C desperately as well.

Run something like:

AA-McDavid-Traded Player
Nuge-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Ennis-player-maybe Puljujarvi?
Archibald-Sheahan-Kassian
Haas/Khaira

Ship Nygard out to the moon. Buyout Neal

Nurse-Bear
Jones-Larsson
Russell-Bouchard

Perhaps get Merill instead of Russell? If there is a chance a sun belt team needs to hit the cap floor, trade Russell lmao.

Koskinen
Signing

Hey Sean you d bag, the Oilers suck it is that simple but I'm sure they will win the #1 pick.
- FlamesFan1230

Hey dip poop, learn how to use the internet.

#1 Dmen dont get traded. The only Dman we get is another Nurse type player who might be good but not upper echelon. Lafrenieres are a dime a dozen, realllly good defenders are super hard to come by these days.
- Rev

I didn’t say “get a #1” I said get the best d-man you can get. If that happens to be a #2 then so be it. Get the team to throw in a forward to bolster the top 9 if they can. Developing a #2 defenseman is hard work and takes time, so I think getting one right away would make Edmonton much better. But if you think taking another forward at #1 is the way to the cup, as a Kings fan, I wouldn’t stop you.

Thanks for the blogs.

The series as it stood was a very close affair. One or 2 goals could have been the difference.

Tippett bizarre playing and not pulling of Smith could well have been the difference.

Tippett reunited the DRY line. Best line of regular season 2020.

Tippett changing or failing to adjust the PP entry in an elimination game. 0 for 7 with a major penalty???

Tippett handling the final goalie pull rather than watching the game.

4 own goals in the series?

Minimum 3 phantom or brutally missed calls against the Oilers.

And of course the Oilers from top to bottom looking list in their own zone.

Hollands awesome deadline acquisitions...

A lot went wrong for the Oilers to lose this match up.

I didn’t say “get a #1” I said get the best d-man you can get. If that happens to be a #2 then so be it. Get the team to throw in a forward to bolster the top 9 if they can. Developing a #2 defenseman is hard work and takes time, so I think getting one right away would make Edmonton much better. But if you think taking another forward at #1 is the way to the cup, as a Kings fan, I wouldn’t stop you.
- MoWolfe1134

We have plenty of stock on the farm for number 2 defencemen. We need a bonafide stud. otherwise yes, i would rather have lafrenieresdfefsd

Aye, I dunno if you saw it, but I responded to you in the last thread, but I'll post it again.
- Oilers4Life14

Well, I certainly don't put Kassian on the 4th line and nor do I resign Sheahan. I also entertain moving on from AA as I'm not convinced he'll gel in the kind of way we need him to for the dollars he'll command. Maybe the Rags would entertain something around AA for Georgiev.

As for McDavid's W, I think we need to think outside the box on this one. Maybe Puljujarvi is one of the two but we shouldn't count on that. Archibald showed well so I count him as my first fallback (ahead of Kassian). The team simply can't afford a top-end W for him so we need to find wingers who cover for his weaknesses, attack the slot/net, and can finish at a reasonable rate. I've said it before but a guy like Lehkonen strikes me as a good fit for that role while not costing crazy amounts.

However, my main focus is finding a 3C replacement for Sheahan that actually does what Sheahan was supposed to do (grind out hard defensive minutes w/o getting caved). Faksa is the ideal for me, but who knows about his availability and his cap hit would be a bit higher- though, I'd pay the difference if it meant getting our Eller. Johan Larsson or Brad Richardson would be an improvement on Sheahan and would be pretty easy to fit. Haula would be an option to pursue if we want an offensively-geared 3rd line.

Sean left out the Rangers, Florida, Winnipeg, and Minnesota who are also superior teams despite losing their series 3 games to 1.
- EnzoD

Noooo, not the Rangers. The Rangers have a much better goaltending situation (like waaayyyyy better), but both offense and defense goes to Carolina. Carolina’s defense is elite, and although they may not have a headline line Panarin, that offense is loaded with guys who can do damage.

If they gave Boston a serious run, I wouldn’t be surprised.

It’s weird you say nothing of the defense. If the Oilers get the first pick, they should trade it for the best defenseman they can get. Another scoring winger isn’t going to make them better.
- MoWolfe1134

Hall for Larsson 2.0

Canes are the team to beat in the East. Boston is going to have a baaaad time.

Edmonton fans - if you win the lottery, do you just pick Laf, or would you trade him to Montreal. For Caulfield, Suzuki, Romonov and Primeau?

Montreal gets their French-Canadian Superstar and you get serious (young) depth to add to McD and Draisatal? Is Montreal giving up too much?
- flyer4ever75

If they plan on continuing on with Price and Weber, MTL doesn't need Lafraniere. They could really use a C1 however...and Draisaitl for those assets would be great for both teams. EDM has 3 centers and they absolutely cannot trade RNH...the #1 unsung hero on the Oilers.

Edmonton fans - if you win the lottery, do you just pick Laf, or would you trade him to Montreal. For Caulfield, Suzuki, Romonov and Primeau?

Montreal gets their French-Canadian Superstar and you get serious (young) depth to add to McD and Draisatal? Is Montreal giving up too much?
- flyer4ever75

Way too much. Edmonton takes that and runs.

Edmonton fans - if you win the lottery, do you just pick Laf, or would you trade him to Montreal. For Caulfield, Suzuki, Romonov and Primeau?

Montreal gets their French-Canadian Superstar and you get serious (young) depth to add to McD and Draisatal? Is Montreal giving up too much?
- flyer4ever75

If the Oil picks first, you pick Laf and keep him, and then try to build/trade your way to upgrade D.

Yes, sometimes the #1 doesn’t work out, (see Yakapoop) but the Oil has a more competent GM today than prior years.

Thanks for the blogs.

The series as it stood was a very close affair. One or 2 goals could have been the difference.

Tippett bizarre playing and not pulling of Smith could well have been the difference.

Tippett reunited the DRY line. Best line of regular season 2020.

Tippett changing or failing to adjust the PP entry in an elimination game. 0 for 7 with a major penalty???

Tippett handling the final goalie pull rather than watching the game.

4 own goals in the series?

Minimum 3 phantom or brutally missed calls against the Oilers.

And of course the Oilers from top to bottom looking list in their own zone.

Hollands awesome deadline acquisitions...

A lot went wrong for the Oilers to lose this match up.
- Aerchon

Face it the Oilers are not nearly as good as their loyal fan base thinks. McDavid is in a world of his own but counting on him to be the difference every night is not realistic.

Face it the Oilers are not nearly as good as their loyal fan base thinks. McDavid is in a world of his own but counting on him to be the difference every night is not realistic.
- Balboa

I don't think anyone was expecting them to go very far in the playoffs, it was expected that they beat Chicago, and rightfully so because Edmonton is a better team. This was widely said across most fan bases, media etc It was not only Edmonton fans that expected this series win.

However, my main focus is finding a 3C replacement for Sheahan that actually does what Sheahan was supposed to do (grind out hard defensive minutes w/o getting caved). Faksa is the ideal for me, but who knows about his availability and his cap hit would be a bit higher- though, I'd pay the difference if it meant getting our Eller. Johan Larsson or Brad Richardson would be an improvement on Sheahan and would be pretty easy to fit. Haula would be an option to pursue if we want an offensively-geared 3rd line.
- MaximumBone

Haula would be a nice option to pursue.

I don't think anyone was expecting them to go very far in the playoffs, it was expected that they beat Chicago, and rightfully so because Edmonton is a better team. This was widely said across most fan bases, media etc It was not only Edmonton fans that expected this series win.
- Rev

The Hawks young players have really developed so saying the Oilers are a better team is highly debatable. If you took McDavid out of the Oilers lineup they are in the bottom 3 without a doubt!

If they plan on continuing on with Price and Weber, MTL doesn't need Lafraniere. They could really use a C1 however...and Draisaitl for those assets would be great for both teams. EDM has 3 centers and they absolutely cannot trade RNH...the #1 unsung hero on the Oilers.
- JLO961

Alright, I’ll bite. Give me 3 Draisaitl trade proposals and the rational on how they’d each make the Oilers a better.

Where are all the normal, cool people? Why is there a bunch of weird people up in these forums?
- Oilers4Life14

Working.

Aye, I dunno if you saw it, but I responded to you in the last thread, but I'll post it again.

I'm fine with them trading Klefbom for a top 6 winger to play with McDavid. Move AA and Ennis down (what are their contracts like?). Perhaps even leave AA to play with McDavid. They need a 3C desperately as well.

Run something like:

AA-McDavid-Traded Player
Nuge-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Ennis-player-maybe Puljujarvi?
Archibald-Sheahan-Kassian
Haas/Khaira

Ship Nygard out to the moon. Buyout Neal

Nurse-Bear
Jones-Larsson
Russell-Bouchard

Perhaps get Merill instead of Russell? If there is a chance a sun belt team needs to hit the cap floor, trade Russell lmao.

Koskinen
Signing
- Oilers4Life14

As soon as you realize that players like Nurse, Kassian, JJ, AA, etc. are overpriced for this team, the better. Other than the top 3-4 players, the rest of the forwards do not belong on a winning team. You can't expect to have two top scorers in the league and still just cruise around 5th in the West. Blow up the bottom 6 and have get players that can either score mosre than an afterthought or keep the other teams from scoring. While you're at it, ship off Nurse. Don't count on an offensive D-man like Bouchard, as offense is not the biggest problem with the defense. Can he actually defend in the NHL with his speed? If not trade for a less sexy style that can.

I don't think anyone was expecting them to go very far in the playoffs, it was expected that they beat Chicago, and rightfully so because Edmonton is a better team. This was widely said across most fan bases, media etc It was not only Edmonton fans that expected this series win.
- Rev

That’s an accurate/fair assessment. The narrative was EDM’s talent vs the intangible quality of CHI’s playoff experience/success. In the end, the Hawks stole game 3 and Crawford started to show flashes of regaining the form that won two Cups.

I’ve been blessed to watch some truly great Hawks teams in the last decade - this current team isn’t one of them. But, they are arguably one of the worst match-ups you could find against an EDM team that is talented, but still struggling to find its playoff identity and success.