whats the protection list rules for expansion with players on the LTIR? Do we still need to protect Sekera?
This could work in our favor if we don't have to protect Sekera and trade our 1st for a PMD at the draft
whats the protection list rules for expansion with players on the LTIR? Do we still need to protect Sekera?
I think this mindset comes from previous seasons where we always had at least 300 MGL, and a lot of them were freak injuries to boot.
Eberle under-performing on career averages by about 10 points isn't quite the equivalent luck as, say, having all of McDavid, Draisaitl, Klefbom, Eberle, Lucic, RNH, Larsson, Sekera and Maroon playing 79-82 games.
It will never happen again.
I mean, half of you want to give Eberle way for nothing anyway.
With a group of Klefbom-Larsson-Russell-Nurse-Benning, even average injury luck to that group could end the Oilers season.
It's as deep as kiddy pool. They need a second pairing guy on top of Russell to even pretend to be able to survive any injury to Klefbom or Larsson.
If it's Nov-Dec it's not really that bad. If it's February and we are doing solid in the standings he'll be like picking up a deadline rental.
This talk of the Oilers being lucky is a tad irritating. Yes, if three core players of ours had serious injuries we'd really struggle. Who wouldn't? Yes, if our starter suffered a serious injury we'll REALLY struggle. Who wouldn't?
You can say what you want about our schedule, but we showed up for the most part. We had the best record vs the Pacific, a strong record vs the Central, and lost a lot of winnable games against the East imo.
As far as our depth, yes we need a 3C. We could use a RW signing if Eberle is gone (we'll have Draisaitl, Slepyshev, Puljujarvi, and a possible free agent as top 6 RW options). On LW, Lucic isn't known to miss many games from what I gather, and he slots in at 2LW. Caggiula & Maroon can play on McDavids LW, and if one of them gets injured we have one of Khaira/Pouliot/Gambardella to step into 3L (Slepy can play the left side too).
For our defense, people like to **** on Nurse, but I think if Klefbomb gets injured Nurse looks fine along Larsson. If Larsson is injured, we're in trouble unless we pick up a Tanev/Hamonic/Manson, etc. Throw Fayne in the minors again, I wouldn't mind Gryba as 7D. Oesterle & Simpson are fine call-up options, and I think Reinhart could play 3LD today if he had to.
So yeah, we have fine depth outside of still requiring a 3C and 2RD. Not to mention, our youngsters are still developing. There are reasons to be optimistic.
If we exposed him do you think Las Vegas would pick him up? He might be back for the new year...
Oilers are due for one major injury a year. Atleast this one came end of season
If we exposed him do you think Las Vegas would pick him up? He might be back for the new year...
NMC or NTC means he can not be exposed.
Besides why in the hell would the Oilers expose there 3rd best D, who is replacing him? this injury is a HUGE Blow.
Damn it
The kinda crappy thing is I'm pretty sure Vegas is going to take Reinhart too.
Actually I was thinking they would "sign" him if that rule about unprotected RFAs is correct.
Take Pouliot, sign Reinhard.