The oilers aren’t ready to compete for cups and we certainly wouldn’t be after giving up this much. This would also mean 29 would have to go assuming we could extend Karlson.
Giving up any picks in the first 3 rounds for the next 2/3 years would be so foolish I’m rather afraid PC might do something this dumb.

10 year later, they still rebuilding

He’s mentality is always rebuild. He’s a broken person.

The age and contract situation of our curent group puts us in a position where we should be competing for playoff spot for the next 3 years and aiming to win cups in the following 5. Most importantly we can’t afford to give up high picks because in 3 years they need to be replacing the guys who became to expensive. A 30 year old karlson isn’t helping this team when he’s got 6 more years at 11.5 per.

But I understand if this is to complex for you , stick to 4rth line grinders and almost making the playoffs.



You can’t do math , and are like a kid in a toy store who sees something he wants with no concept of how much it costs. Definition of short sited. Did you know oilers have 13 roster spots under contract for next year with 13 mil to spend on the remaining 8. Do you really believe Karlson would wanna sign here even if we could realistically afford him?



This post was edited by remco6 on Feb 25 2018 05:41pm

mcdavid draisaitl karlsson is all you need ffs, get rid of whatever you need to fit under the cap. That’s called management
more draft pick wont help you at this point of a joke the oilers are
Get rid of those pick, build a fucking team with grown man and start winning some hockey game

oilers just hired you as a gm
congrats!

First off, Karlsson is 27, how would he NOT help your shit ass team in 3 years when you supposedly say they will be ready to compete? Are you dumb or do you enjoy tanking? God damn I hope he doesn't go to Edmonton lol it's one of the few places worse than Ottawa to be atm

This post was edited by Meatstick on Feb 25 2018 06:23pm

I think he’ll be moved tomorrow, but if they waited till the draft.. there are some interesting teams who sucked this year that aren’t ‘rebuilding’. 1st overall + could be on the table depending on the lottery win. Oh well.

Man I would love to have Dahlin, if we lose Karlsson it would certainly soften the blow, plus the giant return we will get

I know he’s 27, maybe I wasnt clear. Of course he’d help this team next year, but enough to win a cup? maybe but is that worth the risk he decides to just go to UFA anyways? Oilers trading for Karlson would be short sited and thinking 2/3 good years now is worth the next 5 when there’s no depth in the organization to put a team on the ice after your opening line-up.
Paying 29/97 upfront instead of later like Chicago did means we will likely have to wait till cap goes up and other teams are paying their stars larger contracts and if we win cups it will be in the second half of 97’s contract similar to how Pittsburgh did it. And yes I know Pittsburgh won 1 early , look what we just did with 97’s last elc year tho.
This team isn’t ready to mortgage the future for the next 2 years mainly because the previous years our organizational depth has been so patheticly managed.

The only teams in the mix for karlson are teams in the playoffs and pushing for a cup this season and next and oilers are not that.



that thing called management is mostly having kids on elc contracts come in and play which is literally what you would have to pay each and every of the 14 others guys not on the ice for the opening faceoff with karlson / 97 / 29 on this team. Guess what you need to draft kids who you can sign to elc contracts( the answer is draft picks)

this is a young mans league now, players are over the hill at 30 more often than not.


This post was edited by remco6 on Feb 25 2018 06:57pm