Buytouts:
- I'm never a fan of buying players out given the dead $$ and flat cap; however, if there were every a scenario where a buy-out is reasonable, Neal and Koskinen meet the criteria... their contracts are just too big and their performance so bad that they cap space provided from buying them up can be used to replace them and then some.
Free Agent Signings:
- RNH: I personally think he played himself out of a contract extension... He's more valueable to the Oilers as winger, so we should pay him as such (vs. other teams look at him as a 2nd line centre so they'd be willing to pay more)... however, I digress. If we extend RNH, we should focus on utilizing him as a 3rd line centre with McLeod and Kassian (this line played well together in the ploffs). If and when McLeod is ready to take over as the 3rd line centre, pivot RNH to second line LW and drop Coleman down.
- Hyman: Gives McDaddy a trigger man who can keep up with him while PoolParty gets into the gritty areas and continues his Elite fore-checking and defensive play
- Colman: Reliable and responsible two-way middle-six player
- Murray: Good middle pairing defense with some offensive upside... Think of him as an upgrade to our second pair over Kulikov
- Ullmark: Has put up decent numbers behind a brutal Sabres team; to me, he's worth the $$ and term compared to other FA goalies
** Note - I'm not a big fan of this fourth line; however, I am a fan of the individual players. Tippet should roll with 3 forward lines and deploy players from the fourth line in specific circumstances (i.e. PK, defensive zone face offs, neutral zone face offs) or rotate them into one of the other three lines as needed. I'd also be a fan of having 11 forwards and 7 defense to allow for the same flexibility to deploy certain d-men in different circumstances.
2022:
For those of you thinking longer term and the need to resign Nurse, Bear and PoolParty (and to a lesser extent, McLeod) in 2022, this plan will provide $20.0MM of availability to resign these players plus replace bottom line / scratched players... this should be more than enough.
Overall:
I may be off on $$ and term for some of the free agent signings, but I do believe this team is (1) realistic, (2) provides significant flexibility through our top-9 and defensive line-ups, (3) doesn't perpetuate cap hell, (4) keeps our draft picks, (5) retains cap space for 2022, and (6) most importantly, makes us a damn good contending team. I may be delusional though... so drop your thoughts.
Very good insight. I like what you did here and think this would make the team much better. This gives Holloway and Broberg a year to ripen in the AHL.
Personally I never wanna see Haas again, but this idea has some power to it. I'd keep nuge on the 2nd and mold Mcleod into that 3C but the key thing that we are missing is shore and ennis in the lineup look how much they helped in game 3-4 Ik bensons a prospect but I'd play him 9 games and then put ennis or shore in if not both.
If we extend RNH, we should focus on utilizing him as a 3rd line centre with McLeod and Kassian (this line played well together in the ploffs)
You realize that McLeod was the center on that line, right? It speaks volumes that when Tippett decided to load up the top line, it was McLeod, not Nuge, who got the 2C gig. I wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers don't re-sign him - there are better wingers available this summer for less than what Nuge is asking for.
Personally I never wanna see Haas again, but this idea has some power to it. I'd keep nuge on the 2nd and mold Mcleod into that 3C but the key thing that we are missing is shore and ennis in the lineup look how much they helped in game 3-4 Ik bensons a prospect but I'd play him 9 games and then put ennis or shore in if not both.
I 100% agree with your thoughts on Ennis and Shore. For the sake of my post, they've been scratched, but could be swapped in for Benson and/or Haas.
Why keep Benson for only 9 games? That doesn't save a year of his contract? I may be missing something here... Also, I'm pretty sure he'd be waiver eligible so we would lose him if we sent him down (I may be wrong with this though).
You realize that McLeod was the center on that line, right? It speaks volumes that when Tippett decided to load up the top line, it was McLeod, not Nuge, who got the 2C gig. I wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers don't re-sign him - there are better wingers available this summer for less than what Nuge is asking for.
Yes, as I've outlined above, I personally feel that RNH played himself out of being worth of a contract extension from the Oilers; I've also noted that he's more valuable to the Oilers as a winger rather than a centre (vs. other teams who will likely see him as a 2nd line centre). I also do believe that McLeod is going to be a great 3rd line centre with potential to be a 2nd line at some point. While Nuge, McLeod and Kassian played well together, Nuge and McLeod actually took turns at centre (McLeod has only played centre so he's sometimes a liability on wing while RNH is a responsible player in both positions). Specifically, once the Jets tied and the game moved to Overtime, McLeod sat and watched from the bench the entire time while RNH was deployed as the second centre. Taking that into consideration, I would not agree that Tippett preferred McLeod over RNH at the centre position, rather, he was experimenting with what worked as secondary scoring to allow him to keep McDaddy and Drai together.
All of that said, I do believe McLeod has a promising centre and 100% believe that he will be the third line centre at some point during the 2021-22 season. To help him get acclimated, he should continue to be deployed with RNH and they can continue to swap out at centre. Once he's proving to be able to handle 3C full time, move RNH back to the wing with Drai.
I 100% agree with your thoughts on Ennis and Shore. For the sake of my post, they've been scratched, but could be swapped in for Benson and/or Haas.
Why keep Benson for only 9 games? That doesn't save a year of his contract? I may be missing something here... Also, I'm pretty sure he'd be waiver eligible so we would lose him if we sent him down (I may be wrong with this though).
Idk why I said 9 games lol let him play 20 or something
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