Nashville probably accepts this

Blues have no interest in Chiasson

I think that price and the ability to upgrade on MacEachern says otherwise.

Nashville would be happy I think. Idk about tampa adding barrie. Buffalo probably just moves staal somewhere else instead of taking turris foe another year. I mean the 1st foe 2 2nds I guess depends on the draft situation.

Maybe you really are Chiarelli because you clearly don't know what you are talking about. Chiasson isn't really an that much of an upgrade over Mac. Even so, Blues don't want to add another 1 mil to the cap for another bottom 6 forward. They could get someone better if they really want to.

I agree, but I'd be looking to flip Jones right after the deal was made though. WPG maybe? Keeping him in Canada and shortening his quarantine window could work for them.

Even with the retention this doesn't fit Tampa's cap so giving a 1 to hinder Footes development for Barrie isn't a good idea

"MaYbE yOu ReAlLy ArE cHiArElLi" Christ, good one. Haven't heard that one before. Mac isn't even an NHL player. Chiasson at least has some defensive competency and utility on the power play.

The Blues don't have any money to work with unless they start shortening their bench during games or reassign Mac, Joshua, and Mikkola. There isn't going to be a substantial upgrade for this club wbeyond names coming off of IR. It's a depth move for a playoff run (it's a deferred 6th for Christ's sake), I'll just throw Vegas' name in there instead I guess.

Reassigning Cal to Syracuse to play big minutes in all situations while he's still waiver exempt is both beneficial to development and frees up the money required to fit Barrie in. Continuing to play him for 10-12 minutes a night isn't helping his development.

I don't see the appeal of Eric Staal. His FO% is below 50. He has 8 points and is a -15 in 23 games this year. Staal get's a few more points than Turris but honestly, the slight upgrade isn't worth a 2nd. We already have so few draft picks. Ekholm at the right price might be ok but this season isn't worth selling our future for. We did that last year. A guy like Martinez in free agency next summer could play a similar role

I also see Holland trading down, hopefully 2 picks in the 35-65 range depending on what place we finish

If someone give us a pick for Chiasson 50% retained I'm in

Barrie trade is unlikely imo because we just signed him, he's playing well, and the teams playing well. Gives Edmonton a bad look for future free agents if we set a precedent of trading guys after 2 months, especially when they're playing so well (by playing well I mean putting up points. He's brutal defensively but by his standards this is a great season)

Draft trade makes no sense in a vacuum. I mean sure Yzerman might do that if somebody they really like falls but that's pretty impossible to predict and otherwise isn't worth giving up 2 2nd's to move up what like 5-10 spots at the end of the 1st

That 1 rounder could be a lottery pick if things head south for the Oilers next year.

Nashville absolutely has to accept this.

I disagree

I disagree i think he's ready and giving him the Sergachev treatment. Barrie is also atrocious defensively .TB has Sergachev and Hedmann QBing the pp so that un needed

Staal is stuck on the worst team in the league. The fact that he's still close to 0.33pts/game is a miracle. Get him in a better environment and everything else should go back to something that more resembles his Minnesota numbers. There's the benefit of getting rid of Turris too.

Precedent schmesedent. Everything Barrie does Bouchard can do, but comes with more defensive acumen. The Oilers still need a few draft assets and he's an extraneous piece. His 1 year deal was clearly a show-me deal. Getting sent to Tampa is hardly a punishment.



That assumes Edmonton finishes around 24th, which I doubt they will. 32 picks per round this year, important to remember. It's anywhere between 12-15 spots depending on where both the Red Wings and Oilers finish. It absolutely makes sense.



With Edmonton returning to the Pacific next year, that is incredibly unlikely. Not hard to lottery protect it either.

So Barrie scores over 0.5 point/g pace last season and everyone says he was bad and now is 7th in D scoring and is getting UNLOADED at the deadline...

Is he *that* bad defensively?

Or are people just being ridiculous 🧐

Clown league bro

Unreal

And guess what, they will be demoting Joshua, and others. Blues don't need Chiasson. When the guys come back Chiasson is out of the lineup ahead of those other guys. Plus, Mac is also good defensively. This is why they have him on the PK.

Yeah very true I never thought of that

He's poor defensively, Edmonton has a lack of draft capital, and a younger player that needs to be taking on more than just sheltered minutes. It's a unique intersection and I don't believe he'll be of much use to the Oilers in a seven-game series. The power play opportunities aren't going to be there.