 | Oilers not about to purge roster |
While many fans might want the Edmonton Oilers to get out the wrecking ball or a wheelbarrow full of dynamite and completely blow up the current roster, don't count on it.
As disgruntled as you might be, you can't knock it down all at once.
"You can't move out 20 players and bring in 20 new ones," said Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini.
That said, Tambellini has likely gone through his roster, put check marks beside the keepers, slapped Xs beside "It's-been-nice-knowing-you" guys, and jotted down question marks beside other bubble players.
Tambellini has started his due diligence. And when you finish 12 points behind the 29th-place team in a 30-team league, nobody is completely safe.
How many from this year's roster will be back next year? Ballpark?
"I don't want to give you a number right now," said Tambellini on Thursday.
"I'll let you go there ... ." OK, so we will.
Let's start with the ones returning for sure next season:
- Goal -- Nikolai Khabibulin .
- Defence -- Tom Gilbert , Ryan Whitney and Ladislav Smid.
- Forwards -- Ales Hemsky , Dustin Penner, Shawn Horcoff , Sam Gagner , Gilbert Brule .
And the ones about 75 per cent likely to be back:
- Defence --Theo Peckham.
- Forwards --Andrew Cogliano , Zack Stortini, Ryan Jones, J.F. Jacques (if his back gets healthy).
Not returning:
- Defence -- Sheldon Souray.
- Forwards -- Ethan Moreau, Patrick O'Sullivan, Robert Nilsson.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Oilers+about+purge+roster/2923884/story.html
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Re: Oilers not about to purge roster (Score: 1)
by albertateams on Tuesday, April 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | Trade: Khabibulin & Moreau to Chicago for Huet, Aliu & Sopel saves Chicago 2.2 million on the cap Edmonton picks up Aliu for the cap relief.
Trade Souray and a 2nd (NSH) to LA for Handzus and Hickey or Teubert.
Trade Cogliano, Penner and Deslauriers to Montreal for Price and Hamrlik, Montreal gets Penner to play amongst the Smurfs and adds more speed in Cogliano and a back up goalie. Edmonton gets there goalie of the future and takes Hamerliks contract off of Montreals's hands. You could make the same trade for Halak dempending on who you think Mtl keeps.
Hall Horcoff Hemsky
MPS Gagner Eberle
Brule Handzus O'Sullivan
Jacques Potulny Stortini
ex)Aliu Nilsson Pouliot
Gilbert Whitney
Smid Hamerlik
Sopel Hickey
ex) Peckham Chorney
Price Huet
ex)Dubnyk
Will probably still be one of the worst teams in the league but they have added some nice long term pieces and be in line to draft Sean Couturier next year.
Summer 2011 they lose alot of baggage salary and can look to add in free agent pieces around a core of: Hall, MPS, Gagner, Hemsky, Eberle, Couturier, Aliu, Whitney, Gilbert, Hickey, and Price. 2011 free agent crop looks very promising with some big names that could potentially hit the market.
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Re: Oilers not about to purge roster (Score: 1)
by cam7777 on Tuesday, April 20
(User Info | Send a Message) | After the Post-Season:
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-place Nikolai Khabibulin on permanent Long-Term Injury (ie. Mike Rathje)
To OTT: Sheldon Souray, 3rd in 2010
To EDM: Pascal LeClaire, Chris Kelly, rights to Anton Volchenkov
-sign Anton Volchenkov, 6 years, 27 million (4.5 cap hit)
LeClaire gets boo'd every time he touches the puck in Ottawa. Elliot is the starter there, and there is a large market for goalies this summer, so LeClaire's salary would be nice to move. Kelly has out-lived his usefulness with the emergence of Regin. It looks to me like Volchenkov won't resign in Ottawa with Cowen coming up, and Carkner filling in nicely as a shutdown D. He could easily be pricing himself out of Ottawa. The salaries even up pretty nicely here.
At the NHL Entry Draft:
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To PHI: Andrew Cogliano, Patrick O'Sullivan, 1st in 2011, 2nd in 2010 (NSH)
To EDM: Jeff Carter
This is a good return for Carter, especially since, like the Kessel trade, that pick could be pretty high - it's a risk for Edmonton. Thanks to all the NTC's in Philly, Carter will likely be the one on the outs, as he is really the only moveable body. They will look for a shakeup this summer in all likelihood. This season was too stressful to not make adjustments.
-resign Gilbert Brule, 2 years, 3.5 million (1.75 cap hit)
-resign Aaron Johnson, 2 years, 2 million (1.00 cap hit)
-resign Jeff Drouin-Delauriers, 2 years, 1,7 million (0.85 cap hit)
-resign Sam Gagner, 2 years, 3.85 million (1.925 cap hit)
-select Taylor Hall 1st overall
-waive Robert Nilsson
-waive Ethan Moreau (try to lose him on re-entry so he can play in the NHL)
July First / Free Agency:
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-sign Sergei Gonchar, 3 years, 16.5 million (5.5 cap hit)
Roster for 2010/2011:
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Penner (4.25) - Carter (5.00) - Hemsky (4.1)
T.Hall (3.725) - Gagner (1.95) - Eberle (1.12)
Horcoff (5.50) - Brule (1.75) - Stortini (0.70)
Jacques (0.7) - Kelly (2.125) - R.Jones (0.975)
Gonchar (5.5) - Volchenkov (4.5)
Whitney (4.0) - Gilbert (4.0)
Johnson (1.0) - L.Smid (1.3)
LeClaire (3.7) - Drouin-Delauriers (0.85)
CAP HIT - 56.75 million
Now, that's a pretty damn fast turn-around. I would look to sign another fighter as well, as the small forwards will continue to be an issue in Edmonton. However, Gonchar manning the point on the PP, complimenting the team's skill and size, will really be ideal. Likewise, Volchenkov taking people's heads off helps to keep other team's a little more honest.
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