@DarrenDreger: The Kyle Turris saga is about to end. Turris is and the Coyotes expected to announce a 2 year agreement this week. Trade still prime option.
Hmm a sign and trade. Interesting.
I wonder who gets him, someone who can take a risk on Turris, but also could use some secodary scoring.
How about the Isles?
Bailey for Turris centered swap?
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Just where are we supposed to play Okposo? We do not need wingers. We are thinner at center and defence than wing.
right now we aren't THAT thin at center with The Nuge going at a point a game pace and Horc playing well at the 2nd center position on his way to a 50 point season. Lander, though not productive, is doing what i thought he would do...play well defensively and work hard. we just aren't getting anything out of Gagner or Belanger. we paid out a good contract to Belanger to get not just the good faceoffs, but some production and he hasn't been giving that so far, he hasn't in my book been earning his contract yet.
Ok totally random here but after watching the game yesterday and thinking about the impact Smyth has had on this team, I'd like to see the Oilers try to get Iggy from the Flames.
I know all the arguments against it:
-Flames would never trade face of franchise to Oilers
-Iggy's salary is prohibitive when it comes to signing the kids
-Oilers would never trade the assets required to get Iggy
-Oilers have enough forwards (especially on RW with Ebs and Hemmer)
etc
But his size, leadership, toughness and work ethic are exactly what this team needs and having him around the kids would be HUGE for their development.
Gagner, Omark, MPS
for
Iginla
I know I'm going to get blasted for my post so flame away
Ok totally random here but after watching the game yesterday and thinking about the impact Smyth has had on this team, I'd like to see the Oilers try to get Iggy from the Flames.
I know all the arguments against it:
-Flames would never trade face of franchise to Oilers
-Iggy's salary is prohibitive when it comes to signing the kids
-Oilers would never trade the assets required to get Iggy
-Oilers have enough forwards (especially on RW with Ebs and Hemmer)
etc
But his size, leadership, toughness and work ethic are exactly what this team needs and having him around the kids would be HUGE for their development.
Gagner, Omark, MPS
for
Iginla
I know I'm going to get blasted for my post so flame away
No no don't worry. I'll just pretend I didn't see it.
Ok totally random here but after watching the game yesterday and thinking about the impact Smyth has had on this team, I'd like to see the Oilers try to get Iggy from the Flames.
I know all the arguments against it:
-Flames would never trade face of franchise to Oilers
-Iggy's salary is prohibitive when it comes to signing the kids
-Oilers would never trade the assets required to get Iggy
-Oilers have enough forwards (especially on RW with Ebs and Hemmer)
etc
But his size, leadership, toughness and work ethic are exactly what this team needs and having him around the kids would be HUGE for their development.
Gagner, Omark, MPS
for
Iginla
I know I'm going to get blasted for my post so flame away
Yes, let's just help our provincial rivals rebuild quicker. I like Iggy but I wouldn't give that package (even if it is fair value)
Yes, let's just help our provincial rivals rebuild quicker. I like Iggy but I wouldn't give that package (even if it is fair value)
EDM would have to add a lot more to get Iggy out of cowtown.
Paajarvi and Gagner are pressbox material so far this season... Omark is injured down in OKC.. The value is definately not there..
If that's the case I wouldn't do the trade, I think that would be giving up too much.
But it's not like you're trading Andrew Cogliano or even Gilbert Brule, this is Sam Gagner, we'd be lucky if the Yotes even stayed on the call passed Sam...
I don't understand why they had to sign him to trade him.
IMO its just principle for the Yotes. They aren't going to negotiate trades for a player that's unsigned because then if you get terrible offers you're screwed because he can't play the rest of the year.
At least if you get him to sign and you can't work out a deal, you have a 21 year old centre ready to step in to help their weaker centre depth.
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