But if Schremp fails to crack the Oilers roster and gets sent to the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, there are strong indications the New York Islanders would take him on waivers.
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The Oilers apparently tried to deal Schremp to the Islanders at the NHL entry draft in June for a second-round draft pick, but New York general manager Garth Snow took a pass. With little offence outside of Kyle Okposo, Doug Weight and John Tavares--the first overall pick of 2009 -- the Isles, who would have first pick because of their 30th-place standing last season, could take Schremp for nothing before the 2009-10 season starts.
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I dunno about a 2nd round pick (kinda crazy actually), but for free I would certainly take him. He has skill, you never know a change of scenery might let him put it all together.
Schremp has his problems and they are well documented, but I honestly wouldn't be totally against this. Let him start off in Bridgeport and if he proves he is committed and he has the right attitude, give him a chance in the NHL.
I wanted the Isles to draft Schremp back in the day so I wouldn't be opposed at all to seeing him get a shot with the Isles. If they can get him off waivers, that is--I have no interest in seeing them give up anything of value for an American Robert Nilsson.
Everybody (rightfully) cries foul about Tambellini, then Schremp's name pops up and you see a bunch of "it can't hurt" and "give him a shot".
I guess the grass is always greener...
Yep.
My lord if you can't crack the EDM lineup things are really sad. NYI are just sadder at that point.
Another EDM Lowe bust....but, hey, NYI fans will take him because "i wanted NYI to draft him," "he's got talent," "needs a change of scenery," and blah, blah, blah.
Just think Schremp was EDM's 2nd pick in the first round that year. Who was the first?
Schremp shouldn't be given a shot. He should earn a shot. If that means going to Bridgeport, then so be it.
I thought that under the waiver rules,the team picking Schremp up had to keep him on the nhl roster or risk losing him through waivers if they tried demoting him to the AHL?
Schremp shouldn't be given a shot. He should earn a shot. If that means going to Bridgeport, then so be it.
The funny part here is the article is hinting that in order for Schremp to stay with EDM is he would have to surpass one of Nilsson or O'Sullivan: Tough competition there...
Also, think about how is agent structured this deal: If he makes it EDM he gets his 750k for the most part. If he doesn't, Morris believes the 30th place goal starved team would consider taking Schremp on his 2-way deal and getting a new start to boot.
I thought that under the waiver rules,the team picking Schremp up had to keep him on the nhl roster or risk losing him through waivers if they tried demoting him to the AHL?
Then scratch his ass. We need to just stop rewarding players for making it this far (Nate Thompson) and start making them prove their worth in other situations, such as practice, to earn a spot in the lineup.
Though to be fair, the Islanders showed Comeau the tough love last year and IMO, he was a better player in 08-09 then 07-08 eventually.
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The funny part here is the article is hinting that in order for Schremp to stay with EDM is he would have to surpass one of Nilsson or O'Sullivan: Tough competition there...
Fair enough. The sad thing is, he probably won't beat them out.
Everybody (rightfully) cries foul about Tambellini, then Schremp's name pops up and you see a bunch of "it can't hurt" and "give him a shot".
I guess the grass is always greener...
As clichéd as it is, some players really do need a change of scenery to start producing at the NHL level. The Isles desparately need to add some skill to their lineup, and they don't exactly have much to lose here.
I'm not a Tambellini fan,but Tambellini has shown more at the nhl level then Schremp at this point.He's better defensively,plays more physical and has better speed.
we don't need a guy like Schremp he doesn't have the commitment and mind set of a regular NHLer. He doesn't have the speed and his defense is atrocious, Rob Dom will take him down in Springfield, and if he shows he wants to be a true NHL player then he'll get a shot in Edmonton. But radio around here has stated theres no room for him on the Oilers and as a team we are moving forward and we also shouldn't have room for a player like this
If he gets put on waivers pick him up. Its a one year deal and adding bullets to the barrel is never a bad idea. If we were going places this year I'd pass but to be quite honest we are going nowhere and taking on a project could be worth our time for this season.
Everybody (rightfully) cries foul about Tambellini, then Schremp's name pops up and you see a bunch of "it can't hurt" and "give him a shot".
I guess the grass is always greener...
Garage sales and garbage collectors.
Schremp can be to Tavares what Hilbert was to Crosby in the Kid's first year: a subpar accessory on the wing, collecting some points and otherwise being of no value whatsoever as the team progresses.
Here today, gone tomorrow, for good reason.
Meanwhile NYI fans will remember him fondly years later, a la Jeff Hamilton.
The Quality Quotient is so pathetically low around here.
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we don't need a guy like Schremp he doesn't have the commitment and mind set of a regular NHLer. He doesn't have the speed and his defense is atrocious, Rob Dom will take him down in Springfield, and if he shows he wants to be a true NHL player then he'll get a shot in Edmonton. But radio around here has stated theres no room for him on the Oilers and as a team we are moving forward and we also shouldn't have room for a player like this
Actually we do have a spot on the 2nd line for him if he plays RW. I really do not want him. He doesn't have the heart and commitment to be an NHLer even though he has all the talent in the world. Gordon wouldn't tolerate him if he couldn't tolerate Campoli.
If we tolerated no talent pick ups like last year, I say screw it and get him for one year and demand defense. We simply need the offense and Snow ain't getting us anything from Sax 5th Avenue, so we have Shremp as the best item available at the Salvation Army.
If we could grab better quality (OR WOULD) I'd say no. But I'd rather pine for a transformation from Shremp than a transformation from Hilbert/Thompson/Jackman/Pock et al.
And we can waive him if he doesn't show up. Hope for better but accept the reality of our management.
I think NY might be the right spot for him. Schremp has talent, it's just in a narrow view. He's not going to make the Oilers (probably) simply because they have so many similar talents who have not yet established themselves. Sam Gagner, Andrew Cogliano and Nilsson all have talent but also bleed chances the other way. Quinn won't be able to hide all of them.
But if he went to the Islanders? Maybe he gets mondo PP time, grabs some confidence and becomes a solid (if one dimensional) player.
Whitey Herzog always looked for talent in an area where another team had the position covered or didn't value a player because along with tremendous gifts the player also had some gaping holes.
Maybe Rob Schremp is hockey's Lonnie Smith. Smith used to fall down a lot in the outfield (seriously) and was a nightmare on the basepaths but could hit like a demon and despite falling down in the outfield he was good at recovering quickly (and I'm not making this up).
Anyway, he had a career and won some WS on I believe three different teams. Had some other issues but I don't think any of those teams who won complained the day they did it.
Schremp has his problems and they are well documented, but I honestly wouldn't be totally against this. Let him start off in Bridgeport and if he proves he is committed and he has the right attitude, give him a chance in the NHL.
If we pick him off the waivers he has to be in the NHL.
If he gets put on waivers pick him up. Its a one year deal and adding bullets to the barrel is never a bad idea. If we were going places this year I'd pass but to be quite honest we are going nowhere and taking on a project could be worth our time for this season.
this...
is it really that bad to pick a player with talent and see what he can do...i mean fi ti dont work....hes gone at the end of the season....its a high reward low risk play if it comes down to waivers
I wanted the Isles to draft Schremp back in the day so I wouldn't be opposed at all to seeing him get a shot with the Isles. If they can get him off waivers, that is--I have no interest in seeing them give up anything of value for an American Robert Nilsson.
I think Schremp was raised in upstate NY? Could be a case of him being comfortable back home? For a 2nd round pick I may of taken that deal if I were Garth but what do I know. The kid has mad skills? maybe a PP specialist one day? What's the reason why he cannot crack a NHL lineup? Attitude ?
I think Schremp was raised in upstate NY? Could be a case of him being comfortable back home? For a 2nd round pick I may of taken that deal if I were Garth but what do I know. The kid has mad skills? maybe a PP specialist one day? What's the reason why he cannot crack a NHL lineup? Attitude ?
Ex-Oiler coach MacT ripped him in a press conference last season,saying basically he was lazy defensively and that if he was unable to help his AHL team,why did people think he could help the Oilers?
Does anyone think the disappointing Tambellini would bring back a 2nd rounder?
I'd have been pretty pissed if Snow had wasted a 2nd on Schremp.I don't mind Snow taking a chance on a project(which Schremp is at this point).But that doesn't mean he should overpay to get that project.
