LIVE Reaction: The Oilers have traded Ryan McLeod - Oilersnation Everyday

The Oilers made another summer splash, sending Ryan McLeod to the Buffalo Sabres in a deal that is expected to send former top-ten pick Matt Savoie back to the Oilers.

[@ryans413]

Okay Jeff Jackson just needs to be GM he’s killing it.

[@johanstinson]

What if I told you that this was all actually Keith Gretzky?

[@teengohan3981]

It's his team regardless of who he hires, it seems pretty clear he just doesn't want to be the public face of oilers front office. Don't think he enjoys the media aspects of the job, and he'd be required to live in Edmonton full time. Seems like he enjoys this type of setup. I imagine any major decisions in the future will still be going through Jeff Jackson.

[@kevinhurley4815]

​@johanstinson pics or it didn't happen

[@ML-my8qq]

I think Jeff Jackson is my new favourite Oiler.

[@WestsideShane]

Time to go watch this kids highlights!!!

[@ryans413]

He was a 9th overall pick he has potential if the oilers use him right.

[@WestsideShane]

⁠@@ryans413 lol yup. What a trade… probably spend time in the AHL but he will play NHL games this season.

[@maritimer771]

Jackson is killing it.. GM coming in will have a lighter load with all these trades McLeod played to soft for playoff hockey. He's young & has potential to turn it around. Hit the gym

[@blakemcbeth3157]

I’ll forever miss clouder, to me he represented all the local boys who grew up watching the oilers, was drafted and developed by the same team he grew up loving.. but business is business… and it’s boomin

[@boozey1441]

I'm a season ticket holder in Regina (terrible without Bedard), Savoie was dominant in the games I saw

[@Simple_101]

It seems that Jeff Jackson’s negotiating skills and being familiar with the players’ and management’s perspective, is very useful. So far 👍👍’s up.

[@JillyMsings]

🎉 Thanks for the O.N. update ! So great ! ❤ LET'S GO OILERS ! 💙🏆🧡

[@DavidDavidDavidDavidDavid]

Savoie must have demanded a trade, or told them he wouldn’t report to camp? What else explains this? Seems like they needed to get rid of him.

[@edkeighron4069]

Sabers are loaded with prospects, and they need to win now that's what this is about.

[@Siggi395]

I won't say anything right now, because I don't want to be like the other 1,000 GMs/insiders in this city. How many times have we been sky high/giddy on someone and then be let down 2 years later when that player is a so called "pylon" or a "slug". Does Ethan Bear, Justin Shulz, Jesse Puularjvi, Jeff Petry, Jordan Eberle come to mind? This Matt Savoie kid may very well be a good NHLer, but let's not put too much pressure on him. That's all I'm saying.

[@captrex7153]

Too bad we lost McLeod, wicked potential, going to be a great player later on in his career

[@shanenickolson644]

Play died on his stick way too many times and he couldn’t have been softer in the SCF (Game 7 he lost every battle along the boards) so I’m cool with this move.

[@canuckdog]

Hard to learn grit, you got it or you don't got it, he don't got it

[@canuckdog]

Just like speed, you got it or you don't got it, he got it, but he no know how to use it

[@jaggersunshine7667]

I think McLeod is gonna play a lot better in Buffalo with more ice time. I loved him always wanted to get a jersey never did. So pumped to get Matthew Savoie tho! Unreal trade

[@306-fromthestix]

I was saying that he was a waste of money before they resigned him.

[@deadfish3321]

Thx for the stream and the beautiful breck down !!

[@Bruhaha9]

There was that article in The National Post or Globe and Mail about 4 years ago that supposed that Canadian teams aren't succeeding because the GM's are unconsciously swayed by the pressure of the strong fanbases not to mess up. It's safer not to mess up if you want to keep your job a little longer than to take big swings and risk underachieving. Jackson is acting like he hasn't noticed that pressure. It's great. I don't want to complain after this year's run, but even at the deadline, I did think optimally Holland should have gone more all in somehow. Even with the constraints. Being two goals off a cup sort of makes it look like any little bit more aggressive, might have done it. Just saying. I like this approach, and it would have done well sprinkled in in the recent past too.

[@c9sus4]

Are we forgetting about Jessie P. ?

[@levirenfert3851]

Hope you enjoy your time in summerland Liam! Been living here a year now and you might have picked the hottest week of all time to be here😅

[@kwaty]

Wow. Thought McLeod might be traded, but Did not see a return like that coming! What’s the catch? Is there something buffalo knows we don’t?

[@johanstinson]

Nah, it's Buffalo. Doing dumb crap is their forte

[@Steno316]

He’s injury prone

[@NolanThomas-ECN]

Buffalo got fleeced

[@farmerbrown7651]

@@johanstinsonSavoie is insanely overrated across the league

[@johanstinson]

@farmerbrown7651 sure he is. And of course you can prove you were saying that before the trade right?😂😂😂😂

[@Nova-xg5xj]

Well I wish I knew we were live WHAT A TRADE

[@Codyray17ify]

Jackson to me is proof that Holland sucked…..way too passive. Jackson did more great moves in one week than Mr. Dithers would do in 3 years.

[@freedom1028]

Nailed it. Holland was a huge failure.

[@Kjell777Iverson]

Great trade. If McCleod clears up 2.1, that means the Oilers still need to clear up around 3 in order to sign Holloway and Broberg. Have to think this means Ceci might be on his way out soon?

[@sherriefrazee]

Woooooo!! 🎉

[@NolanThomas-ECN]

JJ with the fleece job lol f yeah

[@TheWarawaj]

Call me the Nostrodomus of today. Nailed it, move Clouder out get a prospect. Next move, Ceci & Kulak out. JJ will find us our top 4 RHD

[@ryans413]

Keep Kulak move Ceci use his money to sign Broberg and Holloway. Broberg will fill in Ceci spot

[@TheWarawaj]

@@ryans413 IMO Broberg is the next 2nd pair LHD, but in order for that to happen, he needs to play on his natural side this upcoming season. Kulak either needs to get traded or he plays RHD on line 2, Stecher can play 3rd line RHD. But EDM needs a legit top RHD for Nurse or Broberg moving forward. If we can sort that out before the season starts, then the team has the whole season to gel.

[@shawnthibodeau189]

This is like when you set GM mode to easy on chel and just fleece the computer out of their shoes

[@froma69]

Prospects are still just that. Prospects. Let's be happy with the 2.1 million gone from a soft player with minimal intensity.

[@myjordanz91]

What a fleece by jj

[@kenainmeshik]

Let's face it on this newly constructed roster Clouder is a 4th line player, center or wing and a $2.1M cap hit does not fit

[@jacobr4166]

Someone chain this man to the GM's chair

[@guod1000]

Ya they r not waving brown

[@freedom1028]

Happy to see Mr. Flyby gone! Hate soft players!

[@Siggi395]

100 %....Clouder was too predictable, his "go to" was over the blue, around the net, dishes to a d man. Teams were keying on him.

[@freedom1028]

@@Siggi395 accurate! 😅👍

[@guod1000]

Lane wont b 4th line center

[@billyguss6621]

😊

[@1Also]

You called Soccer to talk Hockey???

[@DS-hs3qp]

Buffalo has a few small prospects just like Savoie...that is why they traded him. Don't get ahead of yourselves and over-value him as he will be playing in a big man's game.

[@hardcaliber19]

5'10" 185lbs is not "small". He's not "big" but that's not a waterbug.

[@DS-hs3qp]

@@hardcaliber19 "Listed" stats are one thing, "actual" is another.

[@craigs8477]

I think dylan holloway could be the 4th line center until philp or peterson ready

[@retrovibez1176]

burying holloway on the 4th line would be inexcusable

[@shredb4dead]

When was Yamamoto drafted? This guy won’t be another small Yamo will he? Much higher ceiling?

[@drogontargaryen3428]

Yamo was 150lbs and stubbornly never gained any weight throughout his career. Savoie is already 185lbs, size won't be an issue with Savoie

[@ryans413]

Yamamoto was drafted in 2017

[@awake780]

Yamo had nowhere near the ceiling of Savoie.

[@TylerGrado]

Brother Carter in Bako

[@SF1886]

Not anymore

[@colecadieux9370]

We lost our bottom 6 speed. I'm not happy with this trade. Jackson is garbage 🗑

[@victoriafediuk362]

The players that we love traded them Why? how about the players that we don't like or I don't like is staying. shit!! What's wrong Jackson. what about Skinner our goalie...n Nurse? ughugh!!!Out I hope...

[@hardcaliber19]

If the player you value on this roster is Ryan "hitting makes me feel icky" McLeod, then I hope JJ keeps disappointing you. 😂

[@Nova-xg5xj]

A)skinners a great goalie and most people love him. B)Nurse is basically untradable C) mcloud is good as I have his jersey I do like him but WE GOT MATT SAVIOE FOR MCLOUD AN AMAZING DEAL

[@cammackey8259]

There was some underhanded shots fired at tulios family if you caught it. Speaking from experience hockey is such a political game

[@niqhtale]

Maybe a good choice but imma miss him nonetheless