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Are we a better team from Game 7 of the playoffs ???
I might be one of the few people who feel the team is better. Everyone has complained about Cici for a couple years, and now that he's gone they all act like we've lost our #1 D-man. Podkolzin is a really good player that (IMO) will make more of an impact than Dylan. This will be a contract year for Ty Emberson, so expect some great play from him!
Still think letting Holloway go was a mistake. Dump some of those old dudes. Kinda hope Perry is out on LTIR after the first regular game 🤣
I agree that the left side of the defense needs some depth added especially because of the Broberg offer sheet. Its too bad all this transpired & imo was all avoidable but the priorities of management & their short term thinking & planning got exposed imo. None the less we move on. Hope the Oilers don't overspend too much on Draisaityl & Bouchard because then not only all the Toronto fans but all the other Oiler haters are going to be trolling all those so called Oiler fans who mocked Toronto for locking up so much cap space on their core four. Karma again.😢
Oilers fate hangs on the Dri deal…..
I see no need to panic but yes; that D, especially the left D, does need some work. It's the start of the year and not the end so there's lots of time to try out a few things but the front office does need to keep their radar tuned for possible steals and pick-ups.
I don't have too many concerns about the F group and the Gs should be OK but there are a couple of decent UFAs still out there that I wouldn't be opposed to taking a look at… ie Lankinen.
Good news training wheels off
Yes exactly FORMER 1 PROSPECTS broberg is soon 24 years old so he is defintly not any young prospekt anymore lloolll and holloway is just that Hollywood llooolĺl bye bye cheeters
I'm quite glad both guys are gone. Broberg, and Holloway. Namely, for the money. Broberg at $4.6M is absolutely idiotic, and Holloway at $2.2M, isn't too far from it. Neither has earned a pay day, least of all, Broberg.
Holloway at least showed signs of improvement, and I think people look at Broberg through rose-tinted glasses or something, because he was far from a $2M defenseman, much less, $4.6M.
Obviously they wanted to cash out for short term gains, and that's their business. Doesn't mean the team has to tolerate it. Holloway's media availability, he almost looked like he regretted it, and if he doesn't yet, he will.
STL is years out from being any type of contender, and by the time they are, either of these guys will likely have been moved, signed elsewhere as a UFAs, or been long-since sent back to the minors.
Good riddance to them both.
If they pay #29 they will be in cap hell forever
Don't think Edmonton will bring anyone in permanently till Xmas the earliest
Stecher, Brown, & now maybe Dermott. When you are cozying up to Coyotes defensive cast offs, you're in trouble.
Broberg and Holloway would have caused bad blood in the room. So many took discounts and these unproven everyday nhlers want regular money. Good riddance.
With Broberg and Holloway I think the Oilers did the right thing caused by the salary cap, if there were not tight on the cap I would of liked to see them keep both but being tight on cap space they did what they had to. No way is Broberg at his point in his career worth what the Blues offered.
The Oilers are making the right choices, they'll be a better team than last season, and will prove it this season.