Si les Canucks n’achètent pas OEL, comment peuvent-ils rééquiper leur ligne bleue pendant l’intersaison 2023?
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Si les Canucks n’achètent pas OEL, comment peuvent-ils rééquiper leur ligne bleue pendant l’intersaison 2023?
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Trade him to Chicago so they can hit the cap floor.
Why not scratch him every single night until he decided to waive his NMC
OEL is still a useful player when he’s not the guy. I think he can be a good pairing with Hronek.
I think OEL bounces back. Obviously he’s not the player he once was, but I think he can still play top 4 minutes and quarterback the 2nd unit PP.
I would move the second and third pairings around in the article a bit. I would do:
Hughes – Bear
OEL – Hronek
Hirose – Myers
OEL – Myers already proved to be terrible, but OEL was not so bad in smaller sample sizes with non-Myers RHD like Bear. If Hronek is actually a second pairing D who can do some of the heavy lifting, then OEL might still be serviceable paired with him
Plus it’s more imperative to figure out something for OEL that might get some value out of him, other than just sticking him on the third pairing. Myers is totally whatever since his contract is expiring next season
Trade him to Arizona, I heard they take cap dumps.
Am I the only one who actually think Hughes, OEL, Hirose/Brisebois on the left is totally fine?
I’m still thinking the first priority is to find Hughes a stable/long term partner and having Hronek and bear play the 2nd and 3rd RD.
If we run:
Hughes-Bear
Hirose-Hronek
OEL-Burroughs?
OEL will be capable as a 3rd pairing guy. I am okay with not buying him out
They won’t. Allvin pretty much said the plan is to run it back next year.
Hughes/Bear
OEL/Hronek
One of Hirose + Dermott + Brisebois + Wolanin/Myers
Maybe have faith in him as a person and a player, and hope he’s plays great with Hronek.
Basically your only options to make any meaningful difference are A: Buyout OEL and replace him in trade or free Agency. B: Trade Myers and replace him in trade or free agency. C: Pray to god that one of the worst defence corps in the league gets magically better. That was the plan last year and it looks like the plan this year.
OEL returns next season and lights it up, only/best outcome – fingers crossed
Myers is the problem and we can put his money to use somewhere else where we need it
They’re not going to. Next year will also be a shit show.
We have 80 one way wingers we can try trading. One of or both Garland and Boeser should be moved. If we can manage it, maybe moving Myers as well. Really depends on if his bonus can be paid sooner than September, looking unlikely. But it’s an option.
We also have a bunch of kids looking to make names for themselves. I am not saying McWard and Hirose will save us, but they’re options. Along with Woo, Wolanin, and the other AHLers looking to prove themselves. There’s that Swede guy, Johansson. He’s not a kid, so either he’s legit or he’s washed.
And honestly, a healthy OEL and Hronek would be a psuedo retool. OEL said he was dealing with the repercussions of his foot injury at least years Worlds. So if he comes in healthy, that’s an improved OEL. Hronek hasn’t even really played for us yet.
Reject buyout. Embrace OEL. 🥰
Healthy OEL will be the second biggest addition to the blueline.
Are we ignoring the fact that we will have Hronek who only played 3-4 games for us this year?
There’s your retool.
Looks like the Leafs might take him after watching this fire drill in the 1st period.
#NoLeafsNo!
I think he can pull it around next season, not a #1 pairing guy but I think he is better than what he showed this season. Maybe he goes on a Karlsson type of run 23-24
« Hey Oliver, can you do us a solid and retire? You can rest and let your body heal. We’ll offer you a position where, by pure coincidence, you will be paid whatever we owe you. »
Canuck Scenario #1: run it back. Woof.
Canuck Scenario #2: 11OA, OEL and Garland for future considerations.
3-0 Tampa, Leaf’s really do need OEL!
Package a deal with Myers for multiple
draft picks in the off season. 🤫
I don’t think a buyout is off the table, but I do think that they will at least want to try and get another year out of him before they do so. Maybe something else will shake loose.
Step 1) Put in a good word for Jim Benning with an opposing club looking for a GM.
Step 2) Trade our bad contracts to Jimbo in exchange for valuable picks and prospects.
Step 3) Profit.
Edit – punctuate all the things.
If they are keeping OEL and myers this is a non playoff team again and brining in hronek is a complete waste
If they were planning to buyout OEL and trading myers after the bonus then hronek might have made some sense but now this is still a shit tier over paid d on a non playoff team
Hot take, but they’re not making the playoffs for however long OEL remains on the roster.
It was always wishful thinking that we could re-tool the blueline on the fly because Aquilini won’t pay $20m to a guy not to play…..
I think the buyout makes the most sense. Yes it extends 4 years of pain to 8 years. However, 2.1 million in 2027-28 until 2030-31 should be pretty manageable. During the 4 years that would be the remainder of his contract, his cap hit would go from 7.2 million with the Canucks to a little over 100k in 2023-24. Then, it would rise to 2.3 million in 2024-25 and 4.7 million in 2025-26 and 2026-27. Even in the two worst years at 4.7 million, I think they could find defenders who they could pay 2.5 million or less who would be at least as good, if not better, than OEL for the same combined cap hit (2.5 or less for a replacement defender, plus 4.7 million buyout)
I don’t think they are going to do it though, which is unfortunate. It’s not that I love the idea of them carrying dead money for 8 years, but I think getting rid of OEL and replacing him with even someone like Wolanin isnt a huge downgrade. I liked OEL when he was a stud for Arizona, but he looks completely washed.