Wut? Why

Edmonton needs to shed some cap, we have two good LHD and the first will help us to rebuild. Nelson has been solid as a RHD and he fits in to the needs for the Oilers.

Why would Buffalo give up a first for a LHD they dont need

Okay, I am sorry but who are you calling "two good LHD"? Klefbom, of course, but Sekera is not really a great LHD when you can have Darnell Nurse. As for cap, simply do not resign some of the useless FA's and try to trade some of the more useless guys that make money.

I like the idea of acquiring a 1st rounder (or any other good futures, for that matter) but I do not think it makes sense to move Nurse unless the deal is outstanding, which this is not.

Well after Dahlin, who do you have? McCabe? Nurse is much better than McCabe. Since the Sabres were willing to give up a first for a young RHD, Montour, I thought they may do the same for a left handed.


OK, that is fine, I like Sekera you do not. What do you think it would take for Gretzky to trade away Sekera? That maybe the better option as you point out. I do not think anyone would give up a first for Sekera the second time around.

The Oilers have issues on the back end, especially with moving the puck. You’re proposing we trade our top offensive defensemen for what amounts to lottery tickets. Doesn’t seem like a good idea to me.

Nurse is not much better than McCabe, then thats followed by Pilut and by the time of this trade probably Samuelsson

I didn't mean to sound rude or make it sound like I have anything really against Sekera. I was just saying that Nurse is better and it would make more sense not to trade him. As for a return to Sekera, you will not get much at all with his contract. He may even be a cap dump. It would be a B-C prospect or low pick of some kind if anything. So in that sense, I see where you are coming from with your idea. I just don't think it is the right move at this time.

As for your other comments and such, I would say that Nurse is better than McCabe, but not by a huge margin. I think Buffalo could look to make a move for a LHD, but I believe that it would actually be a more experienced (maybe including playoffs) or maybe more consistent player.

Overall, I would like the Oilers to make some other moves to build their future, but I personally believe that Nurse could be a part of that future. Unfortunately, we don't have a whole lot of players with trade value...