Quoting: BlastnyFromThePastny
I'd rather the young RHD Ceci behind Larsson in my top 4 than slow older LHD Russell. If the Oilers can find a way to ditch Sekera then:
Nurse / Larsson
Klefbom / Ceci
Russell / Benning
looks a lot better to me. Especially under Tippett. If they can sign Varly to create an expensive but better tandem, then the scoring should follow suit. I think that Ceci trade is great for the Oilers since we really don't know how Pul is going to pan out.
how about ditch rusel and ditch bennign for cap space then you have
Klefbom/Larsson
Nurse/Bouchard
Jones/Sekera
cause then edmonton gains cap space that they can use for the real problem which is forward depth and goaltending, stops the backlogging of their young defencemen that are going to need NHL time next year, gives them the ability to prep the cap space for upcoming contracts that are expiring (Nurse) and they wont have to pay 5M + with term to a guy that has awful offensive output, bad in-depth metrics, and is a giveaway machine.
With your proposal youre suggesting the oilers spend nearly 25M on a dcore that is okay at best (not including an almost impossible to move contract in sekera) when they can have a better dcore for much cheaper and cash in on the savings to address legitimate issues