Équipe: 2020-21 Oilers d'Edmonton

Date de création initiale: 14 oct. 2020

Publié: 14 oct. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

This is a response to almost every team I see on Cap Friendly in which Bear is signed to a short bridge deal and Russell/Chiasson/Khaira are traded for a bag of pucks. To be fair, Holland did say that Bear's contract would be a bridge deal.

Here's a better idea: Wait until day 1 of the season. Then put Klefbom on LTIR. Then try to sign Bear on a long-term value contract with the now-free cap overage. Short term pain for the team, but potential enormous long-term upside . . . if he keeps his current workout and training regimen :)

DO NOT TRADE KRIS RUSSELL. Imagine Jones or Nurse get hurt (as d-men always do). Team is short on experienced LHD and it would be very hard to replace either.

Chiasson is slightly overpaid, but not by so much that we should trade him. He's the net front guy on the league's best power play in SEVERAL DECADES for chrissakes. Just because the puck doesn't technically touch him when it goes in on the PP, doesn't mean he didn't help contribute.

Khaira has disappointed in some ways. He was an ultra dominant AHL player, but has really lost his confidence recently. His PK skills are clutch (again, a key PK contributor on team with best combined special teams in 40 years). Why not just send him down to the AHL to recover his timing and scoring touch?

That's my 2 cents anyways.