Edmonton Oilers Talk: “He was a non-factor on too many nights for the Oilers…”

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The Hockey Writers (Swane)

Oilers’ Offseason Moves Reunite Former Teammates

..while they may be new to Edmonton, these six players are not entirely strangers to their new teammates – nor to one another, for that matter. Many have played together previously in their NHL careers and share some notable connections.
The coolest connection comes between Foegele and Ryan, even if they have skated in the same jersey only twice, with the Carolina Hurricanes late in the 2017-18 season.
In addition to getting back together with Foegele, Ryan has re-joined Oilers goalie Mike Smith as combatants in the Battle of Alberta. Only this time, they’re on the other side.
On July 28, the opening day of free agency, the Oilers inked deals with three players that were together on the 2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs: Hyman, Ceci, and blueliner Tyson Barrie…
Before being dealt to Toronto on July 1, 2019, Ceci played the first six seasons of his NHL career for the Senators, with whom his teammates included current Oilers forward Kyle Turris. Ceci and Turris played five seasons together in Ottawa.
Koekkoek, who first joined the Oilers on a one-year deal last season, played with Keith for parts of two seasons in Chicago, 2018-19 and 2019-20. The two played pivotal roles In Chicago’s upset win over the Oilers in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs Qualifying Round, with Keith tied for the team lead in assists (four in four games) and Koekkoek tied for the best plus/minus (plus-4),
Another former Blackhawk, Perlini, was a teammate of Keith and Koekkoek in Chicago… Perlini also played with Smith on the Arizona Coyotes in his rookie season, 2016-17… Dave Tippett, who in Arizona was Perlini’s first NHL head coach.

BLH’s Thoughts: What a small world the NHL is… Now, the tighter a group of hockey players are, the more likely they’ll be to go to war for each other assuming they were on good terms during their previous campaigns together.

Oil on Whyte (Pankiw)

Edmonton Oilers: Is it time to worry about Kailer Yamamoto?

In 52 games this past season, Yamamoto was able to score just eight goals and 21 points and was a non-factor on too many nights for a player the Oilers were counting on to be a reliable top-six forward.
Most seem to agree that giving Yamamoto a long-term deal at this point would be a big risk.
…the vast majority seem to be hoping for a shorter-term deal, preferably two years with an average annual value of $2 million or slightly below.
This would also have the potential to become a bargain deal if he is able to get back to playing the way he did in 2019-20…
…the chatter surrounding this situation is bound to pick up more and more as we continue through the dog days of summer and get closer to training camp.

BLH’s Thoughts: I don’t think it’s time to worry about Killer. We’re going into year three with him on the big club now and we’ve seen both sides of the coin.

Now, my hope is that he’s gained a little bit of muscle weight and more strength in his lower body so that he’s more equipped to handle his style of play and to mitigate any injury risks or concerns. He’s already quick, he just needs a bit of armor on that frame I feel. If Yamamoto does that, we should see the true version of what he’s going to be going forward.

NHLTradeRumor.com

The Fourth Period is reporting the Ducks are actively shopping Henrique, who has three-years left on his contract. Anaheim explored moving him in-season, but his $5.825M cap hit posed an issue.
- NHL trade rumors have the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars interested in Henrique.
NHL trade rumors have the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars interested in Henrique.
- The Arizona Coyotes have let teams know that Christian Dvorak is available for trade and the Bruins may target him to fill the second-line center role.
Sportsnet is reporting Pettersson told a Swedish newspaper, “I want to stay (in Vancouver) now, but I also want to play for a team that’s winning and has the chance to go far into the playoffs every year.”
- Imagine if the Seattle Kraken come in with an offer sheet, that would make for a great rivalry between the Canucks and Kraken.
The Fourth Period is reporting the Flames are expected to shake up their roster this summer and moving Gaudreau could be part of the retool.
- Besides the Flyers having an interest, it is believed the St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils will kick tires on Gaudreau’s availability.