September 28, 20159 yr comment_156817 You're too busy thinking of the now when you should be thinking 5 years from now. Is 35 year old Ladd worth 6 6.5 million bucks a year? Buff is the bigger impact player tho. He can dominate when he wants too. Ladd can't. Don't get me wrong I want Ladd to sign but if he doesn't soon... see if buff can and move on. Going in to the season with both Ladd and Buff as UFAS to be Is not good.
September 28, 20159 yr comment_156818 Apparently they been talking to Ladd for 2 3 months now. He wants either too much money or too much term.. if he didn't they'd have agreed on a new deal by now. It's at the point where you either sign him or trade him. Probably wants 6 7 years at 6 7 million a year. Sorry but that's just too much for a guy like Ladd. Good player but not a star and totally hinders your future. Ppl talk about losing Ladd and Buff for nothing will do damage.. disagree. Signing them to big money long term deals will do more damage in the long run.
September 28, 20159 yr comment_156819 According to lawless they have essentially agreed on term. You can't say a guy can replace Ladd when it's three years down the road. Myers and trouba replace buff now and for the next 5-10+ years. I think Ladd can contribute for the next 5-6 years in a way buff can't. Because while buff can dominate games he does so inconsistently. Ladd is worth more to the team than an inconsistent buff. Factor in Ladd's off ice contributions and he's more valuable to the team. Which is why management is working on him first.
September 28, 20159 yr comment_156842 You're too busy thinking of the now when you should be thinking 5 years from now. Is 35 year old Ladd worth 6 6.5 million bucks a year? 5 years from now you'll be telling us we shouldn't be signing Mark Scheifele to an 8 year extension because he'll be 35 at the end of it. When does it end? When can we start thinking about the present?
September 28, 20159 yr comment_156845 To each their own, but I'll leave the "5 years from now..." stuff to Chevy & management. As a fan and STH, I want a good team this year and next year. Goalie, I respect your opinion about long term deals handicapping the team down the road, but what about handicapping the team NOW - and next season. Unless your getting solid roster players back, removing Buff or Ladd from this roster is a huge void to fill.
September 28, 20159 yr comment_157016 I'd change the 5 years from now to 3 years from now. If they are re-signed, that will be the 2nd year of their new contract.  There's lots of unsigned players going into this year that will be UFAs at the end of this season. I'd be more concerned if it was Christmas and they weren't signed yet.  Ladd 38 over 6. 7, 7, 7, 6, 5.5, 5.5, Buff 32 over 4.  8.5, 8.5, 8, 7.  Trade em both, Morrissey and Lemieux will take their place!!!!!!!!!!!
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157531 @SlawsonTHW: Edmonton Oilers assign Darnell Nurse to their AHL affiliate, Bakersfield Condors.
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157542 @SlawsonTHW: Edmonton Oilers assign Darnell Nurse to their AHL affiliate, Bakersfield Condors. hmmm...did not see that coming. He's had a solid camp, by all accounts, and the Oilers are thin on the blue line.
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157546 @SlawsonTHW: Edmonton Oilers assign Darnell Nurse to their AHL affiliate, Bakersfield Condors.hmmm...did not see that coming. He's had a solid camp, by all accounts, and the Oilers are thin on the blue line. If this was the previous regime, I would say it is just another f*ck up but I have much more faith these days. I'm guessing it's to get him as much ice time as possible.
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157550 Definitely is...but still curious what the 6 D will be. If it's giving Ference more time at the expense of sending Nurse down, I don't know that I agree.Â
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157555 Â @SlawsonTHW: Edmonton Oilers assign Darnell Nurse to their AHL affiliate, Bakersfield Condors. hmmm...did not see that coming. He's had a solid camp, by all accounts, and the Oilers are thin on the blue line. Â Waiting for last day cuts on guys they can pick up?
September 30, 20159 yr comment_157556 Will be interesting to see the logic behind this. Giving more ice time to Nikitin and Ference is NOT a good thing, in my books...
October 1, 20159 yr comment_157703 Will be interesting to see the logic behind this. Giving more ice time to Nikitin and Ference is NOT a good thing, in my books... You must be from around these parts. Ference is average at best without Chara by his side. As a Jet fan,, I'm hoping they play these guys more so I can have great conversations with my Oiler fan colleagues coming into the office every morning. Something like, 'Unfortunately, McDavid can't play every position for 60 minutes'.Â
October 1, 20159 yr comment_157705 Whats the realistic expectation for McDavid. Benn won the scoring race with only 87 points last season and I see predictions for McDavid of at least 70 points. As a rookie? Really? He's going to be in the top 5 or 10 in scoring?  Is that realistic?
October 1, 20159 yr comment_157709 Whats the realistic expectation for McDavid. Benn won the scoring race with only 87 points last season and I see predictions for McDavid of at least 70 points. As a rookie? Really? He's going to be in the top 5 or 10 in scoring?  Is that realistic? Funny thing: Picked up a copy of The Hockey News Fantasy Pool Guide for this year and immediately flipped to the Oilers page. They have a thing listing the Top 5 scorers for each team in the league, and they've predicted McDavid will lead the Oilers with 83pts this year. I said "wow, no pressure, kid..." Like, seriously...for **** sakes. Let's temper things a little bit here. With players like RNH and Hall (Eberle will miss the first couple months of the season after injuring a shoulder) and even Yakupov....they really think this kid is going to lead the team? I mean he's good.....but he's still just a kid.
October 1, 20159 yr Author comment_157748 TSN did their top 50 NHL players. McDavid was in there. No doubt he is going to be a super star but he hasn't played a single NHL game yet.
October 1, 20159 yr comment_157783 Time will tell whether McDavid will be a superstar; however, he is considered a generational talent and compared with Sidney Crosby. Crosby had 102 points in his rookie season (2005-06) which was 6th overall, so someone of that talent finishing in the top 10 in his rookie season is not unprecedented. Also the Penguins had 58 points that season, so they weren't any better than the Oilers of last season. Of course scoring was up at that time and Joe Thornton won the scoring title with 125 points. Jamie Benn's 87 points was about 70% of Thornton's total, so 70% of Crosby's total is 71 points - right about where many are predicting for McDavid, although a lot less than the 83 points the Hockey News predicts. To sum up, **IF** he is a Crosby-like talent and puts up Crosby-like numbers, then having 70+ points and finishing top 10 in scoring is not unrealistic. Now to actually play the season and see what happens...
October 3, 20159 yr comment_158265 @SportsCentre: UPDATE: @EdmontonOilers place D Nikita Nikitin ($4.5M AAV) on waivers for the purpose of assignment. #TSNHockey http://t.co/0nxBbt3135
October 4, 20159 yr comment_158650 Not sure if anyone posted this yet but Stemp signed a one year deal in NJ for 850k.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_158651 Also, Oilers waived Ben Scrivens. They'll have sophomore Cam Talbot starting and a rookie, Nilsson, backing up.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_158670 Bit surprising... would have kept Scrivens as backup  And any deal with Buff now starts with three years at $9 million... that's what Seabrook got
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