For Fun, Next Years Opening Day Roster...

[Bryanbryoil]

Here's mine...

Hemsky-Schremp-Smyth
Pouliot-Horcoff-Torres
Dvorak-Peca-Stastny
Winchester-Stoll-Jacques
extras-Laraque or Stortini and Pisani

Pronger-Smith
Semenov-Greene
Bergeron-Syvret
Ulanov/UFA

Markannen
Deslauriers


IMO the guys that will be going are...

Ethan Moreau-With th new wave of LW's coming up,Stastny,Jacques,Torres, etc. IMO Ethan will be moved to open spots for bigger and younger or more offensively talented players.

Steve Staios-He has been an adequate #4 d-man, but with Syvret and Greene or even Gilbert getting ready to step in, Staios maybe moved to open space for younger players.

Marty Reasoner-Unless he shows that he's better than Horcoff or Stoll, he will be down the road in favor of the two afformentioned players.

Ty Conklin-Jussi will show that he's the better goalie, and JDD will be knocking down the door as the back-up.

[kruezer]

I think the Oilers will have at least one guy on the roster next year that was playing on a different team this year. I always want to predict that all the rookies will move up, but coaches and gms aren't that willing to go extensively young and I don't blame them.

[alanschu]

What? Where's Brad Richards??

[Oiltalk]

Smyth-Richards-Hemsky
Torres-Schremp-Dvorak
Moreau-Horcoff/Reasoner-Pisani
Rita-Stoll-Laraque
Pouliot

Pronger-Semenov
Staios-Smith
Bergeron-Ulanov
Greene

Markkanen
JDD

Harvey is gone, Peca is gone and the Oilers pick up Richards off of the UFA chart(he is a UFA next year right? )
One of Reasoner/Horcoff is dealt in the draft to move up. Cross goes to a team struggling on defence this season for a 3rd or 4th rounder.

I think one of Pouliot, Stoll, Statsny, or Cogliano is traded for a RW prospect in the future, as it's by far our weakest position for prospects.

[oil slick]

Originally Posted by Oiltalk

Peca is gone and the Oilers pick up Richards off of the UFA chart(he is a UFA next year right? ).

Sadly no. He's an RFA.

[Bryanbryoil]

Originally Posted by Oiltalk

I think one of Pouliot, Stoll, Statsny, or Cogliano is traded for a RW prospect in the future, as it's by far our weakest position for prospects.

Hopefully it'd be Stoll out of that bunch. Maybe McDonald,Bodie, or Umicevic would have something to say about that!!! Agreed, we are much deeper at center and the Lw, however Schremp can also play the Rw effectively.

[Oiltalk]

Originally Posted by Bryanbryoil

Hopefully it'd be Stoll out of that bunch. Maybe McDonald,Bodie, or Umicevic would have something to say about that!!! Agreed, we are much deeper at center and the Lw, however Schremp can also play the Rw effectively.

True. Never tought of that.