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 method 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 concerning the prime 5 of the Commerce Bait Listing, Marty. At quantity 4, you’ve bought Jake Guentzel of the Pittsburgh Penguins. At quantity 5, you could have the Edmonton Oilers’ 2024 first-round decide. It looks as if a Valentine’s Day match there, too.
Should you’re the Oilers, Marty, do you throw that first-round decide, possibly Philip Broberg, one other prospect, on the Penguins to attempt to go for Guentzel? Or possibly play it a bit extra protected. There’s been a variety of speak about possibly Jordan Eberle returning to Edmonton. Do you possibly play a bit extra protected and convey again Eberle to the group he was drafted?”
Martin Biron: “Effectively, I pay attention. I believe we are able to 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He’s 29 years outdated.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 sport this yr. What an add this might be for the Edmonton Oilers to go in and say, Hey, we are able to throw a first-round decide and extra as a result of it’s going to value extra than simply the first-round for Jake Guentzel. However it places you proper there on the identical degree as Colorado, because the Vancouver Canucks, and because the Winnipeg Jets, and now you in all probability transfer up within the odds of profitable a Stanley Cup in case you’re the Edmonton Oilers, so I perceive that.
NHL Rumors: The Pittsburgh Penguins Doubtless 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 not retain any wage on Jake Guentzel. So possibly you gotta get a dealer, a 3rd social gathering to assist with the transaction, however it’ll value you a large number, proper as a result of it’s a rental, but it surely’s a high-priced rental proper now for Jake Guentzel.
So hey, if you wish to swing for the fence for me, in case you’re the Oilers, you go along with Jake Guentzel and no person else.”
Fast Word: Jake Guentzel is sidelined with an damage that might doubtlessly preserve him out for as much as 4 weeks. So, does that change the Oiler’s method to the deadline?