Ought to the Edmonton Oilers Go Extra Conservative on the Deadline or Swing for the Fences?
TSN Hockey Analyst Martin Biron joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter to debate the Edmonton Oilers commerce deadline technique and was requested what strategy the Oilers ought to take. Swing for Jake Guentzel or play it protected with Jordan Eberle.
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NHL Rumors: Which route will the Edmonton Oilers go in?
Jay Onrait: “Let’s discuss in regards to the prime 5 of the Commerce Bait Record, Marty. At quantity 4, you’ve obtained Jake Guentzel of the Pittsburgh Penguins. At quantity 5, you’ve gotten the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024 first-round choose. It looks like a Valentine’s Day match there, too.
For those who’re the Oilers, Marty, do you throw that first-round choose, perhaps Philip Broberg, one other prospect, on the Penguins to attempt to go for Guentzel? Or perhaps play it a bit extra protected. There’s been numerous discuss perhaps Jordan Eberle returning to Edmonton. Do you perhaps play a bit extra protected and convey again Eberle to the staff he was drafted?”
Martin Biron: “Effectively, I hear. I feel we will all be romantic and say hey, with Eberle, the Oilers can be enjoyable, however no. If I’m making a transfer, the Oilers, I’m calling Jake Guentzel.
He’s 29 years outdated. He’s over some extent a recreation this 12 months. What an add this may be for the Edmonton Oilers to go in and say, Hey, we will throw a first-round choose and extra as a result of it’s going to price extra than simply the first-round for Jake Guentzel. But it surely places you proper there on the identical stage as Colorado, because the Vancouver Canucks, and because the Winnipeg Jets, and now you in all probability transfer up within the odds of successful a Stanley Cup if you happen to’re the Edmonton Oilers, so I perceive that.
NHL Rumors: The Pittsburgh Penguins Possible Considering a Claude Giroux Return if They Commerce Jake Guentzel
Look, it’s gonna be a troublesome promote primary with the cap hit proper. Pittsburgh can’t retain any wage on Jake Guentzel. So perhaps you gotta get a dealer, a 3rd get together to assist with the transaction, however it’s going to price you numerous, proper as a result of it’s a rental, however it’s a high-priced rental proper now for Jake Guentzel.
So hey, if you wish to swing for the fence for me, if you happen to’re the Oilers, you go together with Jake Guentzel and no person else.”
Fast Notice: Jake Guentzel is sidelined with an harm that would probably preserve him out for as much as 4 weeks. So, does that change the Oiler’s strategy to the deadline?
