Bringer_Of_Snow
Rejoint: avr. 2016
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Really like that lineup.
For the Bruins trade, its almost impossible to evaluate. Everything depends on Klefboms health. If he takes this year off and comes back 100%, thats a tough deal for the Oilers. If he continues to have injury problems, its a bad deal for the Bruins. Bruins are in a win now mode with Bergeron and Marchand not getting any younger, so they need immediate impact players. If Klefbom takes a year off, that complicates things. I don't see a deal around this working at all. I've seen people float the idea of Nurse for DeBrusk. That deal is horrible for the Oilers. Im not a big Nurse fan, but he has a significantly more impactful games than DeBrusk. And now with Klefbom out, his value to the Oilers only goes up. I just don't see a way that Oilers and Bruins swing a major deal like this.
Thats a pretty ludicrous contract for Kahun. He'd have to put up some absolutely insane numbers this season to deserve a $20M deal. Players will still be feeling the effects of COVID in their contracts next season. IMO, Kahun would have to put up 20G-30A minimum to get a deal like that, and even that might not get it done.
Hamilton would be a sweet add. The Oilers don't have a ton of depth on the right D side, and thats a reasonable deal. I could also see him getting more money as he will be the top dman free agent next off-season. He would fit with a lot of teams, but if you are Seattle, you could easily go $8M+ long term. I really like the looks of that d-core though. Bear, Hamilton and Bouchard for the next 6+ years is very good.
I also wouldn't mind Neal in over Benson. I don't see Benson turning into a NHL regular. His skating is abysmal. Like it's really bad. If Neal has a decent 30-40 pt season, I'd have no problem with continuing playing him on the 4th line with some pp time. If he drops off significantly. Like I'm talking less than 20 pts and season filled with injuries, at that point you look at buying him out or moving him out.