Taro T Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said: I'd rather hire the ghost of Gilbert Gottfried to call play by play. Aflac Aflac Aflac Aflac AAAFFFLLAACC. Unlike with Dunleavy, you'd at least know when somebody scored. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres73 Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Eleven said: All right, let's not get carried away, here. Is OEL really THAT bad? 1. Clague is not as bad as he's portrayed here. 2. OEL is that bad. I've watched OEL the last few years. It's not that he doesn't help the Canucks, it's that he actually hurts them and is a detriment whenever he's on the ice. Edited June 20, 2023 by Sabres73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 11 hours ago, LGR4GM said: This is your post in a nutshell.... "I never said we should sign him... but let me tell you why we should consider signing him." Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted June 21, 2023 Report Share Posted June 21, 2023 7 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: I never thought of OEL as a top 4 contender. I was thinking about him as a depth addition that can play up in an emergency. I agree on Pesce and agree that OEL is likely to sign for the minimum (or close to it) to play for a "proven" contender. Still, when I compare his talent level to those players on our roster outside the top 3, it's not even close. OEL is significantly more talented. I look at guys like Bogo, but also like TNT and Mitts, who this board has been so definite were done or never going to be anything, and these firm opinions turned out to be completely wrong. I get that people who watch Van think OEL is done. He certainly isn't worth what he was getting paid and had no market value with the contract. Van did the right thing in buying him out. That doesn't mean however he is done as a player and done as a player in the NHL. If he were 35+ I'd agree to not even consider it, but at 32 he can and probably will bounce back. Well as we've both said, he's likely to go to a contender for their bottom end. Just don't see a guy like that being motivated to do much on the bottom end of anything less than a top contender, so not a good influence on the young players imo. I'd rather go with a Gudas type if we can't land a Pesce or an Orlov or some other higher end guy. Clifton's still my cheaper fall back alternative if all else fails. I would not be unhappy adding TWO D men tbh. We won't though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 FYI: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/analyzing-oliver-ekman-larsson-and-if-he-can-be-effective-on-a-new-team/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Not interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 We already have Bryson and Clague to complain about. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres73 Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 From the above link "Ekman-Larsson was one of the worst defencemen in the NHL at denying 5-on-5 zone entries, stopping 38.5 per cent of the attempts made against him — 209th out of 211 defencemen who played at least 500 minutes. That was down from 45.5 per cent in 2021-22 and 48.2 per cent in his final season in Arizona. (A player is credited with a defensive-zone denial when an opponent fails to execute a play, such as a completed pass or scoring chance, upon gaining the offensive blue line.)" Sign him up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 Rumor: OEL to the Panthers. I’m interested to see what kind of deal he gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Rumor: OEL to the Panthers. I’m interested to see what kind of deal he gets. He already signed the deal 1y 2.25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Buffalonill said: He already signed the deal 1y 2.25 I thought you couldn’t sign until noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonill Posted July 1, 2023 Report Share Posted July 1, 2023 Just now, GASabresIUFAN said: I thought you couldn’t sign until noon. Idk up top everyone is signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted July 2, 2023 Report Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 7/1/2023 at 11:44 AM, GASabresIUFAN said: I thought you couldn’t sign until noon. He became a UFA as soon as he cleared waivers. Most all the other guys available in the FA frenzy didn't become UFAs /RFAs until noon July 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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