Interesting.... you can never have enough depth defence men, so if it’s not a huge price to pay I don’t mind it. I am hoping Holland will do something today!

he will play with larsson as a shut down team

Kenny Holland strikes again!!!

imo we should pair Kulikov with Larsson. Bouch or Jones with Bear. Kulikov and Larsson will be able to handle the difficult defensive zone starts. Bear should be paired with a guy that can move the puck

He's been very good this season- significantly better than Savard, who netted a first. Sounds like its a conditional 2022. Probably a 3 that goes to a 2 if you make a run but idk for sure, just a hunch

yeah, hopefully he is a more stable presents then Jones or Lagesson

For sure! And for the playoffs with that veteran experience.... that could be handy.

I feel like if this is what Holland has been working on the most and doesn't make any other deals then he needs to be fired this off-season. Oilers have a decent amount of cap space and he's doing nothing with it to significantly add to his team when they have such a shot at making it to the final 4 in a unique year and then with McDavid anything can happen. They're arguably the 4th best team come playoff time and that's just not a GM doing his job. He needs to reward his players and give them something to help them win. Kulikov's best years are behind him. He's a decent add for what was given up but it's not enough given the team's situation

Conditional 4th

Yea turns to a 3rd if they win a series, Fitz got hosed