18 Jan 2022 19:04:41
To Arizona: $3.175mil
RW/C-Kailer Yamamoto @1.175/RFA2022
RW/LW-Brendan Perlini @750k/RFA2022
C/RW-Derek Ryan @1.25/UFA2023
C/LW-Tim Soderland @ELC825k/RFA2022
2023-3rd Round Pick/or Zach Kassian

To Edmonton: $3.3mil
LW-Lawson Crouse @1.55/RFA2022
RW-Christian Fischer @1mil/RFA2022
C/RW-Riley Nash @750k/UFA2022

To Arizona: $4.5mil
RD-Tyson Barrie @4.5/UFA2024
LD-D. Samorukov @ELC825k/RFA2022

To Edmonton: $4.75mil
RW-Phil Kessel @3.4/UFA22 (50% Ret.)
RD-Ilya Lyubushkin @1.35/UFA2022

To Detroit: $5.425mil
G-Mikko Koskinen @4.5/UFA2022
LD/RD-Slater Koekkoek @925k/UFA2023
RW-Cooper Marody @ELC/750k/RFA2022
RW-Tyler Tullio @ELC/843k/RFA2024
G-Luca Munzenberger (90th Pick-2021)

To Edmonton: $5.4mil
G-Thomas Greiss @3.4/UFA2022
LD-Marc Staal @1mil/UFA2022 (50% Ret.)
W/C-Namestnikov @1mil/UFA2022 (50% Ret.)
(Maybe DET Takes Sceviour or Turris Too?)

N.Hopkins-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Hyman-Draisaitl-P.Kessel
L.Crouse-McLeod-Namestnikov
Foegele-R.Nash/Shore/Fischer

Nurse-Bouchard
Keith-Ceci
Staal-Lyubushkin

Greiss-Smith-Skinner

Oilers give up Koskinen, Barrie, Yamamoto + 6+ Prospects to Get Bigger, Improve Defensively + Add Scoring. They can now Waive/Trade Sceviour & Turris (Maybe Try to acquire BUF-RD/RW Mark Pysyk for Insurance), Kassian becomes expendable and is shipped to Arizona instead of the 3rd OR to Pittsburgh for something (+ ? for Bryan Rust)

18 Jan 2022 20:00:02
I don’t hate Barrie and don’t think Kessel is worth getting rid of him.
I don’t really see Detroit’s incentive of giving up Greiss for Koskinen.

18 Jan 2022 21:33:59
Oilers have too many Offensive D-Men and not enough Grit and Toughness or Defense First and Net Protection guys back there, so adding Staal and Lyubushkin would upgrade their Size, Hitting, Shot Blocking, Front Net Presence and Penalty Killing on a budget.

No Goalie will do any better in Edmonton without them getting better Defensively first. Detroit doesn't really need Griess. Koskinen will play better there or DET moves him at the TDL for another Pick/ Prospect. Hopefully Greiss returns to his usual form by playing more games in Edmonton as their #1. At his age he may prefer to be on a contender whereas Koskinen likely just wants out of Edmonton ASAP. Maybe there's a better Goalie option, but this moves Koskinen out, while not rushing or panicking to find the long-term Goalie solution or costing a ton of assets to do so.

Arizona needs help scoring, so bring back their former #12 pick in Perlini who's already had success there + Yamamoto and perhaps Kassian as well. They take Ryan back because they still need a Centre and PK guy to replace Edmonton Born Riley Nash who hopefully plays better than Ryan. Fischer isn't doing much and up until recently Crowse wasn't offering much scoring either, so it's a shake up to bring more Size, Hitting and Defense to EDM's forward group and More Scoring to Arizona's.

EDM needs a Top Scoring RW far more than Barrie. Yamamoto is too small and inconsistent. Kessel will excel in EDM with McDavid and Draisaitl. Namestnikov can play anywhere, he's Smart, Defensive, Kills Penalties and can put the puck in the net as well= >Foegele.

18 Jan 2022 21:54:36
Sorry, Nash was born in Consort, AB a couple hours away and the incentive for Detroit to retain to take Koskinen and Retain Salaries was the 3 Prospects I included.

18 Jan 2022 22:32:13
Oilers waived William Lagesson today, one of their best Defensive LD's. I would have proposed him to DET, but Koekkoek is the one constantly injured, who doesn't kill penalties or produce any points and is pretty soft for a Hockey Player. Oilers made a mistake IMO and will likely lose Lagesson to waivers now for nothing in return. They're going in the wrong direction and making more bad decisions. Yikes!

19 Jan 2022 17:05:35
I’m not saying I don’t agree with trading Barrie, I’m just saying that a return of Kessel doesn’t add more grit and toughness.
I’d rather Barrie than Kessel, so the trade just doesn’t make sense.

19 Jan 2022 19:28:41
Kessel brings Elite Scoring Ability. He's not as feisty as Yams, but @ 6ft 202lbs, Kessel's much Stronger and Harder to knock off the puck then Yamamoto @ 5'8 153lbs is and he'll score twice to four times as many goals as Yam's can too.

Lyubushkin @ 6'2 201lbs, Crowse @ 6'4 220lbs, Fischer @ 6'2 214lbs and Nash @ 6'2 185lbs bring more Size, Grit and Toughness, but more important Defense than Barrie @ 5'11 197lbs and Ryan @ 5'10 185lbs. Crowse and Lyubushkin are both Super Physical and Throw Tons of Hits, which the Oilers need more of. Kassian Throws Tons of Hits too, but he's expensive at $3.2mil, doesn't Kill Penalties and doesn't play much on the Power Play either, whereas Crowse and Fischer can do both; they cost much less than Kassian too.

Perlini is the only guy with Size going out, but the Oilers don't trust him as a Top-6 Forward, which is where he's best suited, as he's primarily known for his shot. He's not a Bottom-6 Defensive Guy, while Namestnikov, Crowse and Fischer are.

Marc Staal isn't that much Bigger than Koekkoek, but he's More Experienced, Better Defensively, Smarter and Kills Penalties + he's More Reliable; Koekkoek gets hurt all the time. Having Russell (and Lagesson if he somehow doesn't get claimed) makes Koekkoek (an offensive D-Man) expendable.

I think my proposals dramatically improves the Oilers this year and allows them to move out more than a few bad contracts and opens up a Ton of Cap Space in the off season for Holland to re-sign or pursue some Free Agents. I also did so without giving up any picks (unless Arizona wants a 3rd instead of Kassian), just some prospects that the Oilers don't really need or seem to want to use anyways. The Detroit Trade is maybe less imperative than the Arizona Trade, but it's the kind of Shake Up the Oilers need.

20 Jan 2022 03:53:33
@HockeyDad I honestly think Kessel would score a ton in Edmonton, but What do you think Barrie’s Trade Value is and Who do you think he could bring back to improve the Oilers? My other proposal was Ristolainen out of Philly.