Comments on: GDT – Edmonton Oilers 1, Vancouver Canucks 4 – Dec 26, 2009 @ 8:00 PM – CBC – Game 38

By: Haboiler

Haboiler — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:57:43 +0000

Well the habs fan side of me would think JFJ+JDD would get the deal done, possibly adding in a Nillson to take troublemaker Kost off their hands as well. As an Oilers fan, I hate to give up JDD/JFJ but if Khabbi is as bad as rumoured then Halak is necessary for sure and I would do that deal. Both sides of my hockey heart would be content with the Halak/O’Byrne for JDD/JFJ deal. JDD gives a great backup option to Price and I think JDD can be a consistent starter in this league.

On a side note, I can see Philly being interested somewhat in making a deal for some cap relief and being interested in JDD/JFJ and some extras. Maybe a Cogs could be added. My Philly friends don’t believe Carter will be there much longer. What a dream that would be for the Oil, I think he would fit nicely with Brule and Penner.

By: Racki

Racki — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:39:34 +0000

Hey HabOiler…

I made a suggestion to the Montreal forum on HFBoards of Halak + O’Byrne for Cogliano + JDD. They didn’t like it because of Cogliano being small. I wonder what the thoughts on JFJ + JDD would be. I didn’t want to suggest it though just because JFJ is a fave of mine now. But really, if I’m willing to part with Cogs in that deal, JFJ should be a no-brainer. If we can recover that kind of size via another trade/signing, that is.

Anyways, since you’re a habs fan as well, what would you want to see in return for Halak + O’Byrne deal?

By: Haboiler

Haboiler — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:40:21 +0000

I agree with Racki and the others on the righting of the ship for the remainder of this year and moving to a better version of the Oilers next year. I am away in NS on vacation but I haven’t heard anything about Khabbi. Has there been any recent word on his return? I forsee us losing Dubnyk this year as he won’t want to hang around the AHL again. The good news is I watched Olivier Roy play today in CB. He was really solid, played the puck well and was very poised in his 3-0 shutout. I can see this kid as the backup at minimum by the end of the Habby deal. I was very impressed with his game.

From what I can gather there are a few players that Quinn would like to see gone sooner rather than later and they are Cogs and POS, with Nilsson not far behind them. I agree with trading on of the 4 offensive D (preferably Gilbert or Grebs but Souray might bring the biggest return but in relation to what Souray brings, would it be enough?)

Anyways, I tend to think a full blown rebuild doesn’t need to happen as its bound to happen next year with Eberle set for top 6 mins and MPS probably top 9 mins. I love JFJ but he might be a piece that MTL might love in a trade for Halak with him being French and his size.

Lots of decisions to be made and I expect at least some minor tinkering to happen within 10 days or so and then the selloff just before or during the Olympic Break.

Hope you all had a great holidays.

By: Racki

Racki — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:18:23 +0000

Weird here we are watching crap feeds on the internet, and our 20 PPVs (modest exaggeration), and these guys have an extra televised feed on top of the national, CBC coverage?? Must be nice.

By: Mr.Majestyk

Mr.Majestyk — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:57:06 +0000

the one from Saturday. I got the link from today’s media at the oilers site. Back To Basics.

http://oilers.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=4&id=55392