Instant Analysis - Oilers Don't Match Offer Sheets On Holloway & Broberg w/ Chris Johnston

Adam Wylde and Chris Johnston discuss the Edmonton Oilers deciding not to match the offer sheets from the St. Louis Blues for Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg. Do you think this was the right move by the Oilers? Let us know in the comments below!
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[@Rizzlebeef]

I'm just glad Stan Bowman had a bad day.

[@CS97660]

He's glad he doesn't have to worry about living paycheck to paycheck

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

​@@CS97660are you pocket watching another grown? He's not wiring you any money little buddy.

[@reignofrock]

Honestly, both contracts were overpayments. He had a gooder.

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

@@reignofrock over payments for Oilers* For Blues no. They have plently of cap space, and aren't in cap hell. And both contracts are only 2 years. Plus you pay for projected potential, not the past on two young players who will get a lot of chances and playing time.

[@jamminninja8924]

just because the oilers hired a guy (who i agree shouldnt be in the league) that gives them the right to hate on a city of 1.5 million people. did we sign him ? the only time these clowns talk about my city is to harass us. they are no better then the people they claim to hate

[@vulyus014]

I feel like the Oilers were never going to match the offers, but made the Ceci trade to show the Blues that they CAN match it. Then they asked the Blues for a bit more sweetener to let the players walk, which is why we see the "for future considerations" trade between the Blues and Oilers today.

[@Tegan4114]

Great take

[@EnzoTheBaker8]

According to Doug Armstrong that's pretty much exactly what happened.

[@stevencooke6451]

That's what I got from this discussion. I don't like Bowman as a person, but it was smart to alter the numbers so as to make it believable that the Oilers were going to keep at least one of them. It's never a good idea, obviously, to tell your negotiating partner/opponent that you have low cards.

[@thomasthomasthomas296]

@@EnzoTheBaker8no, Bowman said those moves came after the decision was already made not to match. Blues were fine with adding a bit more to guarantee they won’t match because for them it was always about getting the players.

[@KptKrunch9481]

@@stevencooke6451 Why don't you like Bowman as a person?

[@razvanzamfir1545]

Why wouldn't players accept signing offer sheets, CJ? We always hear how this league is underpaid compare to the other 3 professional leagues in N.A. At the end of the day, a player could be a big, awkward hit away from retiring. As far as I'm concerned, it shouldn't be a player's responsibility to worry about the cap for the team.

[@chucku1001]

nhl is underpaid because the league doesnt bring in the money the other big 3 pull in. If the NHL revenue was doubled, players salary would, in effect, be doubled as well.

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Maybe I can’t speak to it, since I’m not and never will be NHL calibre, but IF I ever did manage to make it to the NHL, I think I’d be willing to take a pay cut to go to a city that I love and would want to play for. Even lousy NHL players make way more than your typical American citizen. With even the slightest financial advice an NHL player is setup for a very comfortable life. Maybe if more players would think this way, they’d see their team start to flourish, as they’d have better players accepting smaller contracts (still making huge money)

[@BrotherAlpha]

@@chucku1001 The NHL is terrible at marketing the team. If they marketed their stars, the revenue would increase dramatically.

[@ss_games6478]

I could be wrong but, you want the team you are on to match the offer sheet to make more money in the place you already live. In this case, Edmonton decided not to give out raises and took the cap space + two picks.

[@razvanzamfir1545]

@@mcthunderstick2374 you are right, of course. The problem is that loyalty is often not a 2 way street (not unlike how it is at most companies), especially for a young and coming NHLer. The ability to take/get a lower pay usually happens later on in the career. But offer sheets, by design, are offered to young players.

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

Big w for the Blues! Both Broberg and Holloway are perfect fits for their retool timeline.

[@J-Rock12]

These CJ drop ins are just making this August an amazing hockey month! Thanks SDPN.

[@nathanhardy7698]

I expected the Oilers to match Broberg after the Ceci deal, I saw him with my tinted glasses as the natural replacement for Ekholm and next in line beside Bouch. In my opinion losing Holloway but getting Savoie is a wash, we'll see what happens. But i understand the money just didn't work with next year, having to pay Leon and McDavid here pretty soon. Im worried we went from finally having a decent backend, to losing Vinny, Broberg and Ceci and that will lead to dragging us down the Pacific (again)

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Have some faith, Paul Coffey has done wonders for the blue line, and I think he can continue to develop great defencemen as the seasons progress. The improvement for Bouchard throughout the year last year was miraculous.

[@Khalistan159]

How about no? What money do you have left over for drai bouch and McDavid? The money your mom gets for giving her self up? U c.l o w n

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

Emberson can turn out well still.

[@bonedaddy95]

Broberg is not worth 4.7mil, he hasn't even played a full season in the NHL

[@howinyee5962]

Vinny and Ceci were not good for us lol. Broberg only played like 12 playoff games, will be interesting to see how he plays in a full 82 game season

[@christhornycroft3686]

The Oilers didn’t have a lot of choice. They were way over the cap and this makes them cap compliant before the Kane contract goes on LTIR.

[@sgtbattle4471]

After much discussion, I am okay with not matching either. With the ceci trade we are now cap compliant without Kane on LTIR allowing us to accrue cap space throughout the season. Gives us about 4.5-5M worth of money we can take in without sending money out. Emberson is a good Broberg replacement as he’s a natural RD and has good defensive metrics. Ceci is addition by subtraction and while podkolzin is no Holloway, we also have Lavoie or Savoie who could fill that role very soon

[@biggbluh]

If the Oilers sink from here... Nurse might have pack his Bags ASAP... cuz it feels they would've matched Broberg if they had the $$$... and loosing a Top 6 22 years old D Men ... is never good!!

[@mahockey3]

​@@biggbluh how would Nurse pack his bags?

[@BaneOfV]

Holloway not getting matched is blasphemy, no one should be okay with it. Bout to make people look real bad in a top 6 role for the blues

[@sgtbattle4471]

@@BaneOfV potentially. But when we have to extend both Drai and Bouch next season. I’d rather have Savoie on his ELC than Holloway at 2.2

[@mahockey3]

@@BaneOfV lol. He would've been a third or fourth liner on the Oilers this year.

[@davemason4055]

OK people let's get some perspective. Some of these comments make it sound like we lost Connor and Leon for a puck bag. What the Oilers did was lose 2 prospects who had yet to break the lineup fulltime and they saved 7 million. Hardly a Greek tragedy.

[@rona6063]

This allows the Oilers to acrue cap space up to the deadline and be large buyers. This isnt horrible.

[@kingquaf16]

Long time fan of all the SDPN, early listener, this combo should be the combo on the CJ show.

[@stevencooke6451]

I like Dangle on his Leafs rant show, but less on the Chris Johnson Show. I find he's so pissy that it interferes with the other hosts.

[@oldhab7890]

Offer sheets are a great tool, it is just GMs don't want to create "bad blood" with other teams. There are many teams with cap issues, offer sheets can make the situation even worse or force the team to give up on prospects. Either choice weakens the team and is a "win" for the team issuing the offer sheet.

[@AndrewTurner-zb2si]

Happy to have Adam bak still waiting on Jesse and Steve

[@Blackgold1155]

Armstrong looks like an Evil Genius with this move. Put this next to the word “fleeced” in Webster’s Dictionary.

[@curtf5647]

I dunno, maybe. But Broberg is not worth 4.6 mil a year. It's like saying he's almost as good as Zadorov, Chychrun, Tanev... with 88 games in the NHL

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

​@@curtf5647Come back in 2 yrs

[@RealAmericanIntelligence]

@@curtf5647 The Blues are paying for upside. Broberg is slated to be a starter with possibly Parayko as a partner. Holloway looks to be possibly special.

[@Marixa1979]

@@RealAmericanIntelligence You're basing that on 80 games played each?

[@kurtwpg]

First GM in a while to hit the sweet spot of Offer Sheets, the stuff that doesn't cost a 1st round pick. We need to see more of this. Nick Robertson is an obvious example of a guy who is probably worth less than Broberg, but still nearly impossible for the team to match.

[@Jerbsinator]

Oilers turning first rounders into seconds and thirds. Truly a franchise of all time.

[@dayneroman9162]

Nail yakupov left for a 3rd and an ECHL player. Eberle was traded for a (not how he looks now) Ryan Strome Hall for Larson 1 for 1 (lost him to Seattle exp. Draft) Yamamoto walked in FA Puljujarvi left in FA AND WERE ONLY GETTING STARTED BABY!!!

[@devackroyd]

@@dayneroman9162 Yamo and JP were technically both traded and it isn't like those guys really have anything going right now, only one of them even has a contract, the Oilers gave them both 300+ games. I still firmly believe that Larsson is a better NHLer right now than Taylor Hall, I have no issue with that trade, Oilers fans basically bullied him out of town (the constant narrative around the deal 5-6ish years ago was beyond toxic) , made his life miserable and then cried when he signed somewhere else during the expansion draft. I've got nothing in defense of the Eberle deal though, that one was awful, particularly the Strome for Spooner deal that happened in the waning months of Chiarelli's tenure, actually one of the worst trades of all time.

[@Marixa1979]

I don't know if you know this, but there are more than a few first rounders that turn into significantly less. I'd look at the team's history that you cheer for before you throw rocks.

[@KptKrunch9481]

@@dayneroman9162 Yamamoto was a UFA - he wasn't qualified based on what he was doing. You think Broberg will be qualified in two years @ 5.1Million? I don't

[@rickyaz8640]

Offer sheets haven’t been effective because they haven’t been used. League should be encouraging player movement not gumming up the works. Good work by Armstrong

[@kurtwpg]

Doesn't even matter that much if the player actually moves. The important part is that the young player who probably hasn't been paid much gets what someone thinks he's worth. And because Offer Sheets are usually done against the better teams, even when they match it helps competitive balance by making their cap situation tougher.

[@dougbell9543]

Like the Leafs, the bulk of the Oilers’ payroll is reserved for a few core players. Full credit to Doug Armstrong and his staff. ✔️

[@nerinamak3298]

Not really. Edmonton's core players came within one game of the cup, whereas Toronto's only won a total of one game in the second round. Pretty big difference

[@dougbell9543]

@@nerinamak3298 I stand firmly behind my assessment of the Oilers payroll distribution. ✔️

[@derps8690]

@@nerinamak3298not really… neither of them won. that’s what counts in the end. doesn’t matter how far you get, if you don’t win, you’re the same as everybody else.

[@schwamieboy1]

Armstrong just did an overlay, let's see how it all works out

[@dougbell9543]

@@nerinamak3298 I stand firmly behind my assessment of the Oilers current payroll distribution. ✔️

[@Chambo93]

Surprising especially after the Oilers moved Ceci.

[@wilseph1]

Wasn't a bad idea to move on from Ceci regardless.

[@Marixa1979]

Wasn't that surprising, those aren't good contracts.

[@sukhjitsingh8269]

@@wilseph1 Without Ceci game 7 would have been a shutout. This spring was an easy road to the final for Edmonton because Dallas took out both cup champs and Oilers took out teams that barely made the playoffs and had 3rd goalie in net.

[@sukhjitsingh8269]

@@Marixa1979 Problem with Oilers is they want most players to make 1 Million

[@Marixa1979]

@@sukhjitsingh8269 What are you basing that on? They seem to me that they reward their players for performance and offer fair value contracts. Wasn't Hyman's contract called an overpayment when it was signed? Broberg and Holloway hadn't proven themselves worthy of the big contract to the Oilers to that point, so no, they weren't willing to pay them what they wanted at the time.

[@nickelliott1174]

This was a brilliant move by Army. You can bet Steen had a lot to say about Broberg as he has spent some years scouting in Sweden. The Blues were even magnanimous in victory by sending a little extra.

[@seanifer12]

You gotta think Holloways agent told him to sign the offer sheet thinking Edmonton would match. He’s getting more money but probably a little bummed he’s likely not competing for another deep cup run. Broberg woulda been absolutely stupid not to sign.

[@stevencooke6451]

Broberg's situation was a no-brainer. Hollyway is moving from a team with Cup aspirations to a team that is far from that situation. If he stays long enough that scenario could turn around.

[@zachhaist6426]

Plus hes not playing/ practicing with Dreiseitl and McDavid. The extra million for the next two years might cost him millions and his name on the cup in the future.......

[@mbuckley3828]

I still wish the Blues wouldn't have done the secondary trade. Props to the Blues organization for showing Broberg and Holloway they really wanted their services in St. Louis by doing so.

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

Its fine. Its a '28 pick and i didnt even know we drafted fischer.

[@mbuckley3828]

@@anthonyfaccaro7118 You a Blues fan? I just wanted them to have to settle for a 2nd and 3rd pick for two recent previous 1st round picks was all. Especially knowing they were sitting on placing Kane on LTIR as soon as the season started.

[@davidyoung5114]

Why is this such a surprise? Edmonton overspent trying to buy a Stanley Cup, and now they are starting to pay for it, both figuratively, and literally!! I won't shed one tear about them losing two such prospects for a second- and a third-round draft pick. Compare the Oilers' situation to Buffalo; Kevyn Adams signed their top players to significant long-term contracts, but still has a lot of cap space to work with if more trades are needed. Adams may be on the hot seat this season if Buffalo doesn't make it to the playoffs, but Bowman looks like he's leaving a bad taste in the mouths of Oilers fans.

[@KptKrunch9481]

why? He'd be leaving a bad taste if he matched and signed them. Gee, you fans of other teams are really dense aren't you? McDavid and Draisaitl - you would love to have them and the cap problems they'd bring wouldn't you? And what an overpay we have for Jeff Skinner, Zach Hyman, Adam Henrique, and (currently) Evan Bouchard. It is what it is. Neither player we lost hurts our chances of winning a cup this coming season - and happy for them to be paid. Good for them.

[@codyhertzler2387]

Thankgod for the NHLPA to give these men the rights to make a better living

[@gallant00]

I see Leon taking off if the Oilers cant win a cup this upcoming season. Then of course Mcdavid will follow suit. The window is very small here so they need to do it this year or the dismantling begins.

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

Who wants to play for bowman?

[@kurtwpg]

Why would they do this? So one can play for Anaheim and the other for Calgary? (The teams that can afford them)

[@RealAmericanIntelligence]

How about you tip your cap to Doug Armstrong and the Blues for playing by the rules and coming away with two solid players that will contribute this coming season.

[@gorgeousgeorge5173]

Oh no! moving on... good job in speculating Blues.

[@stephenphillips6245]

Oilers got older and slower, not a great formula to win the cup

[@Traumawarrior77]

Both players had great AHL numbers with limited NHL success paired with limited ice time. Both of these guys could have really high ceilings. Good job by the Blues. Broberg had 2 other offers as well!

[@BrotherAlpha]

If you look at all of the deals the Oilers did because of this, they got worse as a result. They are still a Stanley Cup contenders, but they are not overwhelming favourites to win the Pacific.

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

Their fans are in for a humbling experience.

[@chriswills2534]

@@anthonyfaccaro7118 🤣

[@chriswills2534]

@@anthonyfaccaro7118 I think you might be a wee bit delusional about the players the blues just got. They were meant to be cheap, when they weren't going to be, the oilers didn't want them.

[@Zentrix-24]

Oiler fan here....I'm ok with oiler not matching. To me it was money over team so good luck to them. Now with Cici gone and Kane either go LTIR or not, Oilers are cap compliant. Much need cap space needed and with the new guys coming in, oilers will have options. Also with contracts like Drai and Bouch after this season...the cap increase + oiler players seem to be more cup hungry than salary hungry this season...Something Holloway and Broberg were not it seems, so I'm good going into this season. And you never know what can happen during a season.....

[@user-vh9vw7un9b]

July 1, 2018 thousands of Leaf fans, including myself, said the Leafs will not win the Cup paying Tavares 11 M a year. End of last season I said the Oilers need to buyout Nurse, which would give them a two year window to win, otherwise no cup for the Oilers. High salary caps to under performing players is the bane of many teams. No cup for Edmonton or Toronto this coming season.

[@dmonsef]

The Darnell Nurse contract finally bit the Oilers @ss!

[@Marixa1979]

I don't know about that. The Oilers had decided on their roster and Broberg and Holloway were fringe players on it. They could potentially turn into good or great players, but their loss doesn't impact the Oilers success for this coming season. This is still basically the same d core that had the Oilers 10 in goals against last season, even with that horrid start and there's still time for the Oilers to add a RD for the second pair with Nurse. If that contract of Nurse's leads to another SCF, that's a price we're willing to pay I guess.

[@kurtwpg]

They came within one game of winning the Cup. Dallas has shown us that teams with bad huge contracts can still prosper.

[@StephenHofforth]

Why do you not have someone from Edmonton media?

[@interestedmeow]

I dunno. Take the deal Edm was giving you, lift the cup and then enter FA. You’ll be worth WAY more with a ring than without. Or sign an offer sheet for a quick payday and miss out. They chose to miss out. Personally I think they both, and their agents, undervalue their potentials.

[@user-vh9vw7un9b]

Expect more offer sheets aimed at cap strapped teams going for the cup in the future.

[@mbuckley3828]

Of course many Oilers fans are fine with the outcome now, you don't have any choice at this point. 🤣

[@herpderp1750]

Anything that hurts Edmonton, I'm ok with!

[@barstar888]

Oh, then you’re in for a surprise when they are able to sign Leo and Connor long term because they haven’t overpaid on replacement level players 😂

[@baibureh8816]

​@@barstar888bragging about paying players 14+ million a year is not the flex you think it is. Winning is flex, maxing out your salary cap is not

[@StuSayce]

​@barstar888 keep smoking that copium buddy

[@barstar888]

@@baibureh8816 it is if it’s Connor McDavid in case you haven’t figured that one out bud 😂

[@barstar888]

@@StuSayce that’s funny, the oilers were just in the Cup final and have McDavid still yet you’re the one talking about cope for me? Other way around ma’am 👍 Just because the blues took entry level players through offer sheets doesn’t mean the Oilers aren’t competing for a Cup this year…which is the goal for most..

[@jyrbm]

I wouldn’t say no to triple my salary, even if I have to give up a chance to win the cup

[@TheRealJBoss]

I loved them both, but broberge should've been matched at least

[@LARGO125]

Not at 4.5/season. He's just not worth that, especially given the cap hell the Oilers are in, and looking like they won't be able to justify Kane on LTIR for the season. I mean who do the Oilers think they are? Vegas? Tampa?

[@BaneOfV]

You're insane if you think broberg>Holloway and even more insane if you think it would've been possible to even match broberg

[@Marixa1979]

@@BaneOfV Are you dating Holloway? I'm an Oilers fan and I was hoping for Holloway to take the next step, but you're a fanboy on a completely different level.

[@BaneOfV]

@Marixa1979 he doesn't need to take the next step.. he overperformed for what he was given. What he needed was to be in the nhl all year and given the opportunity on 2nd/3rd line like he was going to get next year. Scoring 5 goals in the playoffs with 11:30 atoi is no small feat.. he was dynamic. This is a massive loss for the oilers just wait.

[@Marixa1979]

@@BaneOfV Who was he with when he scored those 5 goals? You do realize he has 9 goals 9 assists in his career in the regular season over 81 games, right? He has potential for sure, but up to now he's not lived up to it and he had plenty of opportunities on a line with Drai or McDavid.

[@cdr_902]

1st rd pick 5 years ago and only has 9 nhl goals?? I get that they have potential, but oilers need impact NOW. Holloway wasn't producing, and tbh Broberg is also unproven. He played well for 10 playoff games, does that translate to success at 20 mins a night for 70+ games?? It was riskier to sign them than to not sign them.

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Holloways contract wasn’t that expensive, but I mostly agree with you. It would have been a gamble.

[@montanak833]

This feels eerily similar to the beginning of Calgary’s downfall. If Leon and/or McDavid dont sign, I think it all starts here.

[@hollerjei]

Overpayment! For clueless outsiders who think Oilers got fleeced 😂

[@stewartknox1009]

Hey Adam is that a ZIT??? Dont let Steve spot it hahaha. Go Leafs Go

[@arievanharen1488]

I'll put a 2dollar Steve on oilers ending up with one of the devil's extra bottom pairing D men before season starts. Kovacevic etc

[@patrickhamos2987]

I wouldnt be surprised if they moved Ceci in order to sign one of the two, and still managed to fk it up.

[@KptKrunch9481]

No you have no clue. They moved Ceci to get a bit more from the blues but more importantly accrue cap space so they can make a move - just stay tuned. You're like most fans, extremely short sighted and only seeing what's directly in front of you and not what's down the road.

[@Calmilla007]

“I’ll never forgive Grier for letting Edmonton off the hook so easily” the oilers literally didn’t sign either player. It’s completely disconnected and you’re just parroting what you read on Twitter 🙄

[@allmike8487]

"I'll never forgive Mike Grier". subtle.

[@GuessingIsEasy]

Oilers basically thought they will get a proven defenseman for 4.5M! Holloway would have been an amazing winger with Draisaitl but I guess you can't have it all. At least not this year.

[@devackroyd]

The Oilers were in a damned if you do and damned if you don't situation here, there would have been criticism if they matched, just like there is criticism right now for them not matching. All this basically means is that Doug Armstrong did a good job in preying on a team in a vulnerable position. The Oilers gamble to go hunting in Free Agency and grind the kids contracts down later blew up in their face, simply put. But the cap-space is just too valuable in this league, the Oilers would be toast if they paid that much money for these kids to underperform with the big contracts they need to fit under the cap in the next few years.

[@macleanclassics]

I think the league needs to make the cost of offer sheets for this value of contract/prospect a touch more expensive.

[@michaelthomas8825]

Curious to know how you think this was a bad outcome

[@macleanclassics]

@@michaelthomas8825 didn't say it was a bad outcome... just think there should be a bit more protection for teams developing prospects. Would you trade them for just a second and a third ?

[@anthonypham7563]

Teams should match then. Blues also needed to fork over 7 mil in cap space and their original picks.

[@CORNISHDnvr]

@@macleanclassicsthen they should have matched

[@michaelthomas8825]

@@macleanclassics I think it's more a case of bad money management and being top-heavy for Edmonton. I think that players like that don't get those offers if they are not capable players and the blues obviously believe they are worth the amount of money they will be paid or will soon be. It is a calculated risk on both ends. As a blues fan, I was ecstatic about this. Until I heard about the subsequent trade this morning. I probably would have walked away if Edmonton wouldn't have just matched the offers as things stand or let them go. I think the fact that the blues had the sweeten the pot is a testament that the system leans a little more the Way You are advocating

[@bluesdemitra38]

Mike Grier is not good at this GM thing

[@smurfy9996]

Trust the process people, Oil have a plan

[@KenCalgary-ne3jp]

Robertson is much better than Holloway. They should have offer sheeted Robertson. Surprised, actually shocked the Flames havent already.

[@alkumhcounseling8634]

If a player is signed to an offer sheet, is the team that currently holds their rights allowed to trade them and give the hypothetical new rights holders the opportunity to match?

[@dangermartin69]

No.

[@k.abangbang7456]

Penalty should be 2 first round picks

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

These two a missing out on a deep playoff team, and for Broberg, he's going to miss out on getting coached by Coffey. Coffey transformed the D into an elite squad. Any defenseman should be interested in getting some one on one time with him.

[@rickyma3189]

$4,580,000 for 2 years vs long playoff and coached by Paul Coffee. I think most yount players are picking the money.

[@Squishysforbreakfast]

@@rickyma3189 I'd like the few that choose not to.

[@rileymills7887]

Broberg does NOT look happy in his opening blues presser.

[@TheFusionmix]

He learned he's going to be a pair with Suter

[@greenbloodcrusade1378]

the players played chicken with the Oilers and lost Blues over paying and the players go from a contender to a chump team.

[@skilletfan4]

But they get paid more than they would've. I mean winning a cup only means a certain amount compared to how much money you can earn to live comfortably the rest of your life.

[@hibby21]

​@skilletfan4 if you win a cup you can demand more money for the rest of your career.. for someone like holloway to give up millions later in his career for an extra few hundreds K now is short sighted

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

​@@hibby21Sorry dude, but oilers arent getting anywhere near the cup again.

[@michaelthomas8825]

The Blues have a pretty bright future

[@hibby21]

@@anthonyfaccaro7118 just cuz you don't like them or want them too doesn't mean that's true. they're considered cup favorites for a reason

[@thet3504]

Come on "insiders".. what's up..

[@nxzstudio8495]

Oilers failing to do anything backfired badly on them. Normally i have great respect for other teams, but Oilers lost all when they brought in bowman. I hope the Canucks beat them in first round. sad to see Draisaitl and McDavid waste their prime years in a lost franchise

[@tonykung8756]

Not sure why the Blues threw in a 3rd round pick plus a random prospect for free. It's not like that's gonna do anything to make the Oilers think the offer sheets were ok...Lol

[@739jep]

Oilers set themselves up in order to be in a position where they could ask St Louis for a sweeetner to not match the offer sheets

[@tonykung8756]

@@739jep Blues should have called their bluff and went: 'ok, then match both offer sheets...' Lol

[@739jep]

@@tonykung8756 would have made it interesting !

[@olgak57]

Oilers are still a mess, I see

[@danpranke3663]

? Coming from an oilers hater I imagine cause oilers are the farthest team away from a mess.

[@kurtisschwartz9870]

Yeah they just might win a few rounds again next season, what a mess.

[@bretthollingshead7810]

Obvious troll is obviously trolling 🤡

[@alatreon7451]

The Stan Bowman experience has begun. It’s all downhill from here.

[@markmccrory3004]

Based on?​@@alatreon7451

[@KenCalgary-ne3jp]

And when St Louis and Edmonton positions are replaced expect offer sheets going the other way. The more common offer sheets become that will reduce trading partners.

[@kurtwpg]

Until guys just get over it and treat it as normal business.

[@jeffreyschroeder9350]

Broberg and Holloway were on a team one game away from the cup with every reason to believe they’d be on a strong contender this year. They gave that up for some short term money on a middling team. Not serious about winning. What would their value have been after a cup win?

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

There are no guarantees. They could suffer a career ending injury and never play again. You get your money when you can, especially after they prioritzed corey perry over them, its clear they didnt want them.

[@jeffreyschroeder9350]

@@anthonyfaccaro7118 Oh please! A million plus per year isn’t enough? It’s this attitude that’s ruining sports. I want players committed to winning - not getting what they think they are owed. Hope they never get a sniff at the cup again.

[@rickyaz8640]

They get more playing time in StL. Broberg wanted out last year

[@jeffreyschroeder9350]

@@rickyaz8640 Third line players get third line playing time.

[@josefclarke4958]

Oilers need to trade for Askarov

[@dmonsef]

They won't because they would have to pony up to get Askarov. Other teams can give better offers for Askarov.

[@Marixa1979]

Why?

[@UnhingedCanadian]

Thing is at the deadline oilers could easily pair Kane a prospect a 2nd and 3rd pick they got from St. Louis for a top 4 defenceman

[@kurtwpg]

I was about to knee-jerk answer about anyplace Kane was willing to go, then I had a peek over at PuckPedia. It's actually a pretty interesting contract, looks like he'll be eligible to half the league right before the deadline. Dunno about easily though given Kane's track record and that he's starting to look broken.

[@UnhingedCanadian]

@@kurtwpg depends on how good he is or healthy during regular season and if oilers attached a 2nd and a 3rd round pick that’s a pretty good haul for a lot of teams in need of a winger and building. Oilers also have good prospects too coming up the pipe.

[@willsk7068]

Took the big pay to never win a cup. Good job player managers.

[@payrysdoscs4903]

Lmao they're screwed

[@Marixa1979]

Who?

[@nathanhillier7499]

Grier just bending over backwards to help out Bowman lol

[@Marixa1979]

He added a solid defenseman to his team for a very low price, he's doing his job.

[@roximama]

I would expect the Jeff Jackson clown show to drag you guys to work fairly often until he finally gets fired in June.

[@Marixa1979]

Huh?

[@roximama]

@@Marixa1979 He's a clown and he's not doing a very good job. He's going to have to find ways to fix his mistakes and those mistakes give these guys something to talk about.

[@bsmithsmith5213]

are all of CJ’s answers scripted why is this guy looking down every other second. So annoying if you are gonna do that boring stuff at least memorize your lines.

[@erichaynes5826]

No loyalty. Don’t need ‘em

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

The Oilers management tried to screw them over. I wouldn't be loyal either.

[@erichaynes5826]

@@vipeholmskolan6052 do they want to win a cup? I guess not.

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

@@erichaynes5826 There will be more seasons after the coming one. If they were 35, it would habe been a bad move on their part.

[@crushdavis7048]

​​@@erichaynes5826well they sure as hell wernt winning one in edmonton so might as well get the bag

[@Shawzyboy]

Mcdavid injury till playoffs… Miraculously heals for game number ahhh one! They become the greatest team in the world and BOOM Stanleys cups champs believe! 😊

[@patrickhamos2987]

Ha ha Coilers gonna coil

[@moodlampActual]

This feels like the suter parise move by minnestoa. Two players that cost a lot and wont move the team higher up the ranks.

[@claytonwyatt9780]

Broberg and Holloway are exactly what the Blues need and are young. These two will do nothing but help the Blues. You’re goofy for thinking they won’t help at all, unless you’re some butt-hurt Oilers fan.

[@biggbluh]

Only 2 Years for "relatively" no money players that aren't part of the Core... so Miles apart from the Suter Parize situation!

[@moodlampActual]

@@claytonwyatt9780 I didn't say at all. I said they're not going to propel the team up the scale. Reading is hard.

[@anthonyfaccaro7118]

​@@moodlampActualYoure assuming they wont help by your statement. Thing is they absolutely will. Assuming your opinion as fact is not the fault of the reader but the author. Common sense is hard.

[@moodlampActual]

@anthonyfaccaro7118 "won't move the team up high in the ranks" Do you think I'm saying they're playing apex? Your lack of self awareness is not my fault, problem, or interest. Ppl whining in the comments does not equal a problem on my end.