Blackwoods better to SJS then a 4th

He also could be flipped for more if he has another good year for a better return

I feel like there is no way celebrini doesnt come out. Grier has been pushing for smitty to come out and there is a reason Macklin won the hobey.

would you take Anton Forsberg back in the Blackwood deal.

To OTT: Blackwood
To SJS: Forsberg, 2025 3rd round pick

???

I sort of agree with you, but after the return Grier got for Kahkonen at the deadline from a desperate NJ team, I'm skeptical of getting a solid return for the goaltending. Can be a 3rd if OTT sneaks into the playoffs.



You're probably right, and I'm certainly rooting for that too because woof some of the games this year were a mess. Small part of me doesn't mind waiting a year and getting some of the expiring contracts/guys not a part of the future off the books.



I guess I wouldn't be opposed, Campbell could in theory be stashed down with the Barracuda. I still would want a guy like Romanov to be the first goalie up from the AHL.

Somebody tried that in an earlier roster. That's just ...no.

While it's extremely rare for a 1st overall to not come straight to the NHL, its not out of the question for a guy who will be 2 weeks past his 18th on draft day. I'm still at about 90% he comes to get paid. But its not a lock.

I hadn't heard Grier was "pushing for smitty...". I have heard him say "he's NHL ready". I think Smith goes where MC goes.

An NHL GM putting that out there has certain…. Implications. for Smith I think it has more todo with his worlds goes

i would think PHI would probably take that

honestly I feel like you're doing the Oilers a huge favor there. You're taking on $8.25M next season and two more years of $5M and you're getting a likely mid-20s pick next year plus the equivalent of a mid-5th rounder (moving up from mid-4th to mid-3rd next year) - I feel like you could've taken a pound of flesh and settled for a quarter pounder instead, ya know?

I guess that's fair. Essentially the trade is Ceci and a 3rd for a 4th, and then Campbell and a 1st for nothing. I felt like both of those by themselves were fair deals, or at least similar to what other people were posting, but together I guess it may not look like enough.