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wprager wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:I LOL'd at the Yakupov suggestion.

laugh all you want but if they part with one of the 3 young wingers he might be it, on top of it we'd have the pieces to do it. i'd imagine it be cowen + zib and our 1st for yak and a second rounder.

I would consider that a pretty big overpayment.   Oilers need Cowen more than they need Yakupov.  Heck, *we* need Cowen more than we need Yakupov.  What we need is what Yakupov has the potential to become.  We need a 30+ goal scorer, not someone who may eventually get to that level.  

wprager wrote:Of course he would, but I would still prefer a bigger body on that line to create space.  Briere could, of course, move up if necessary.  

So we tried Silfverberg up there, albeit very briefly, how about Zibanejad?  He may not be as creative, but he's got more moves than, say, Fisher, and if that pre-season game against the Bruins last year is any indication, he's got a wicket one-timer.  We've got Spezza, Turris, Pageau, Smith down the middle; Zibby will have to play the wing.  

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:Of course he would, but I would still prefer a bigger body on that line to create space.  Briere could, of course, move up if necessary.  

So we tried Silfverberg up there, albeit very briefly, how about Zibanejad?  He may not be as creative, but he's got more moves than, say, Fisher, and if that pre-season game against the Bruins last year is any indication, he's got a wicket one-timer.  We've got Spezza, Turris, Pageau, Smith down the middle; Zibby will have to play the wing.  

Yeah...I almost half expect Murray to leave the forwards alone until the deadline.  I guess it depends on what the prices are in trade and if he likes anything in UFA.  If we came back with the exact roster we did last year, but hoped for health, is it that bad a move?  Only time will tell to see if Murray goes all in for a D-man and leaves the forwards as is, or what.