tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post3022196445395532393..comments2023-10-31T09:01:31.435-06:00Comments on Nothing 2 See Here: 2010 Reload or Rebuild - Rebuild It Is ThenYKOilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-83705867420494055692010-03-05T23:34:02.477-07:002010-03-05T23:34:02.477-07:00For Whitney, a 6th and some Cap space (albeit siza...For Whitney, a 6th and some Cap space (albeit sizable) Anaheim gets the (much imo) better player and budget savings.<br /><br />Maybe if the Oilers get a couple of effective stay-at-homes to take care of Gilbert and Whitney this can work but I'm not holding my breath.<br /><br />The foot issues don't inspire confidence.YKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-21036196472712447642010-03-05T14:20:18.284-07:002010-03-05T14:20:18.284-07:00I'm still seething over the Lubo trade. The t...I'm still seething over the Lubo trade. The trading Lubo part doesn't bother me nearly as much as the trading for Whitney part does.misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000492945819077005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-52523136590672072502010-03-05T14:16:28.816-07:002010-03-05T14:16:28.816-07:00They didn't move Sykora at the deadline when t...They didn't move Sykora at the deadline when they could've got something for him. Keeping Comrie looks like history repeating itself. I don't get it unless they plan to re-sign him (isn't there some rule about not being able to extend a UFA's contract that was only 1 year?).<br /><br />I'm not too sure there was a market for Pisani. I mean, Walker got a 7th, and he had a much easier contract to absorb. Personally, I'd rather keep him around and try to sign him cheap next year than send him away for a 7th round pick.<br /><br />As for moving guys like O'Sullivan and Nilsson, I think those are moves that are more likely to happen at the draft or in the offseason when teams miss on free agents. Who knows, they might actually get something useful for Sully in the offseason, rather than just dumping him for a pick (which we already have a bunch of).misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000492945819077005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-89633984120772631812010-03-05T12:33:59.687-07:002010-03-05T12:33:59.687-07:00heh, my bad
JFJ is out for the season
fair enoug...heh, my bad<br /><br />JFJ is out for the season<br /><br />fair enoughYKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-64879038924799225632010-03-04T23:43:24.009-07:002010-03-04T23:43:24.009-07:00Thanks Tyler :-)
I think there should have been ...Thanks Tyler :-)<br /><br />I think there should have been a market for Comrie and possibly a market for Pisani. I don't think they even tried with Comrie.<br /><br />The trick for me, however, is the use of the Cap space he opened up.<br /><br />Say there is a team out there that has a guy signed to a 4 year contract of some $3.5 to $4.0 million a year. And the guy obviously isn't worth it.<br /><br />POS for that guy and a nice draft pick works if the idea is to complete a full tear down and rebuild.<br /><br />How about Tom Preissing in Colorado? Nilsson represents a guy they might actually use and some $750k in saved Cap ($250k in budget dollars).<br /><br />Heck - Moreau to Montreal for Laraque and a pick should work shouldn't it? Montreal saves on Cap and gets a player they can use all for the cost of a guy they don't want (were going to buy out anyways) and a draft pick?<br /><br />Not a bad deal for Montreal. How about JFJ in the same scenario?<br /><br />Using some imagination and a little cash - all of which would have been spend under the original plan anyways - I think some deals were there.<br /><br />I don't think this is all THAT hard to do. I really don't.YKOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-89429014442831360992010-03-04T20:31:01.510-07:002010-03-04T20:31:01.510-07:00I'm a bit puzzled at slagging him for not ditc...I'm a bit puzzled at slagging him for not ditching the small forwards. Do you think that there was a market for them? I'd guess not.<br /><br />BTW, was flipping through your old posts and saw that you and your wife had a kid. Very belated congratulations to you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-39787288191313353682010-03-03T20:00:49.676-07:002010-03-03T20:00:49.676-07:00If nothing else, I'll forever stop using the p...If nothing else, I'll forever stop using the phrase "Tambellini couldn't possibly fuck things up even more" because clearly, he's gifted.<br /><br />The Grebeshkov trade, I don't mind even though I thought we'd be able to get more. Trading our best defenseman (and few high priced players actually worth his salary) for basically a bigger version of Grebeshkov with a North American passport, I don't like. I've not been a fan of Whitney for a long time, so I certainly don't see the upside to this move. Not now, not 3 years from now.<br /><br />I almost wish they wouldn't have traded Staios. Afterall, they're clearly not going to improve in the offseason, so the $2.7M handcuffs is probably a good thing for at least one more year and keep one of the few vetran leaders who actually provides leadership around.misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000492945819077005noreply@blogger.com