Ottawa declines.

Lavoie is a bust while Kostin's offensive numbers are inflated from playing on the same team as McDavid and Draisaitl.

I'd rather keep Parayko than do this trade offer

Kastellic is the perfect 4C and OTT isnt going to offload Sharkalov before they get to see what he finally is after spending the time developing him.

OTT declines

Columbus declines easily
When you’re trying to dump contracts, you give up picks for others to take the bad deals, you get draft picks AND prospects.

Lavoie, is not a bust. He has taken massive strides this season, actually. He is trending to make the team next season. I’ve been following this player, including watching all his games over the past 4 seasons and I wanted to trade him last summer, because I felt he was a bust. This season he really turned his game around.

If you care to read this, here is an excellent summary (with video) on the top goal scorer and the most consistent 5v5 player in Bakersfield this season:

https://oilersnation.com/news/amp/the-edmonton-oilers-prospect-report-raphael-lavoies-2022-23-season-review

Clearly you don’t watch Oilers games on the regular. Kostin wore the same uniform, but barely shared the ice with 97 or 29.

He generated his goals on the 4th line mainly, with some time on the 3rd. Linemates were mainly Janmark, Ryan, Bjugstad and McLeod. He had a primary assist on 2 McDavid goals, 27 Feb vs Boston & 1Mar vs TML.

Draisaitl had 0 points on Kostin’s scoring stats. Klim Shady has a wicked hard shot, scored on an off-wing wrister vs LA in the 1st round that was measured at 97 mph…. He could be a 20 goal scorer in this league as a 3rd liner, but he’s gonna get paid.

Yes, except these are not a "bad deals". They are quality players, if you think they have negative value then idk what to tell you.

McDavid is so good that he can influence teammates even from the bench! Fun fact: Kostin w/ McDavid = 0+1

Both players are superior NHL players to most on that Columbus roster today. Add in playoff experience and they are easily worth more than this.

Last I checked Columbus doesn’t have enough NHL calibre players, especially dmen. Kulak was often the 2nd best, and sometimes in the best Dman for Edmonton during these playoffs. He makes too much as a 3rd pair D and he is blocking Broberg, unfortunately Nurse cannot be moved, so Kulak has to go.

Kulak is worth a 2nd right now and would very easily be a top 4 defender on that Columbus blue line (ask any Habs fan) and comes at an extremely low cap hit for that role.

Foegele can be a consistent dominant force (ask any Canes fan, he was a favourite there too), but he is too expensive for the Oilers on the 3rd line where he is blocking Holloway.

Both players make the CBJs better, 3rd and 4th rounders are an excellent bargain for that. Both are big, fast and physical, this trade is a literal gift and you are complaining about improving your team for a song.

I lived through a decade of darkness in Edmonton (so many bad teams/players) and I know where Columbus is at right now. I remember my GM trading a 3rd for Nikita Nitkinin’s (a Columbus player) signing rights. The guy was barely a NHL player.

Like I said, this deal is a gift and this helps Columbus immediately and has way more value than any of those distant draft picks.

You made our team worse IMO. I love addition of Engvall, but that 4th line is a huuuge risk. Im not a fan of going into the season with line full of rookies.

Did you watch the playoffs? Kulak was our best dman, he is playoff performer. And please, dont even think about Holl, he is tragic.

And hathaway is signing for +-2M.

I disagree. Holl is very good and in Toronto there is no middle ground, you are either great or you are garbage (see Ceci/Barrie). Once they hate you there, the narrative sticks.

Luke Fox had great things to say about the player and 3rd pair is a perfect spot for Holl.

That 4th line might get 5-7 minutes a night. By the end of the season they will be ready for the playoffs….the only way to have bargain contracts is to take a chance on inexperienced players (see Kostin)

Broberg needs to play, so Kulak needs to go…

Parayko holds the cards here, but he also been poor for 2 seasons. I think Management would be relieved to get rid of his contract. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Edmonton would be the only place he’d waive his NTC to go to according to this article:

https://thehockeynews.com/.amp/news/could-the-st-louis-blues-trade-colton-parayko-this-summer

Blues don’t touch this
Couple firsts for Parakyo unretained is the start lol

Eh poor is relative tbh
He was really good in the last 3/4 of this year but just had 2 awful partners in leddy and Krug

Since the Cup win, Parayko’s game has eroded.
The numbers bear this out and the difference since the SC season and the last 4 seasons is stark. He is a below average top 4 defender.

http://puckiq.com/players/8476892?player=8476892&season=all&group_by=player_season_team

As you can see, the sample size is not small. He is not worth a 1st. Also, if the reporting is true, the Oilers are the only team he will accept a trade to, so there will be no 1st pick in a trade for him.

Lavioe was hurt at the beginning of the season then proceeded to score 42 points in 49 games.

Your logic on Kostin might be the stupidest thing I’ve read in these posts & that’s saying something.

In the AHL.

Your trolling is the weakest I have ever seen on this site & that's saying something.

Hockeynews is a horrible news outlet. Parayko has was never asked to waive his NTC and the blues never approached him to waive his NTC. People speculated he could be moved but none of the blues reporters or insiders said that the blues approached Parayko to see where he would waive his NTC

Thanks for this amazing discourse, so rewarding.

You're welcome.

Yea then blues won’t trade him for garbage, which is really all the oilers have to offer