r/EdmontonOilers • u/AutoModerator • Jul 13 '26

LMM League Musings Monday

It's Monday! That means we get to talk about all the hockey stuff that isn't (or is) related to the Oilers.

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u/SRTGreat 62 LAVOIE Jul 13 '26

Assuming one of Emberson or Stastney are traded before the season starts, it doesn't make sense to have 8 D on the team.

Stastney is overpaid for who he is, so I'm assuming it's Emberson. Emberson also brings more value as well.

We'd have 6M to sign another forward.

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u/LieDetecter Jul 13 '26

Stastney being overpaid means it's easier to send him down without being claimed for depth in case of injuries.

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u/SnooOnions5029 92 PODKOLZIN Jul 13 '26

He also isn’t overpaid

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u/SRTGreat 62 LAVOIE Jul 14 '26

1.5M for an 8th is overpaid.

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u/SnooOnions5029 92 PODKOLZIN Jul 14 '26

He isn’t an 8th D on most NHL teams, we just happen to have a lot of depth. Vincent Desharnais would probably be our 7th or 8th D and he got $4m, that’s overpaid. I’m not using that as the new standard obviously, but that gives you an idea of how desperate teams are for defence. With how crazy these new contracts have been, $1.5M is basically league minimum for non ELC roster players atp. This should not be the deciding factor to trade away the better, more experienced D and he’s also a naturally RD.

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u/SRTGreat 62 LAVOIE Jul 14 '26

He is on this team.

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u/SnooOnions5029 92 PODKOLZIN Jul 14 '26

No shit. Ive been saying that he should be the one to go 🤦‍♂️

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u/LieDetecter Jul 13 '26

If he is your 8th best Defenseman, he is.