tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post3808989351165114875..comments2023-10-14T02:20:48.321-07:00Comments on Oil Acumen: 02/10/12 Tambellini Botched the Hemsky SituationJerconjakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12828370832906335394noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post-62030008492162290952012-02-10T18:01:42.342-08:002012-02-10T18:01:42.342-08:00Outside of plucking Jones off of the waiver wire a...Outside of plucking Jones off of the waiver wire and perhaps the signing of Sutton, there is very little to praise this GM for. <br /><br />He will be extended and this summer, as well as next February, will be his last chance to prove his worth. 2 year deal, easier pill to swallow if he has to be relieved on his duties after next season.Chris Stasiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396287974793159562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post-54061113411461763042012-02-10T17:49:42.673-08:002012-02-10T17:49:42.673-08:00Agreed. And if Hemsky would have been traded when ...Agreed. And if Hemsky would have been traded when his value was highest, the Oilers might not be scrambling to add a top defenseman right now. Anything other than what actually happened would have made more sense. One wonders how much Hemsky's situation (and the deadline as a whole) is playing a part in the Tambellini extension.Jerconjakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828370832906335394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post-84528621996559121392012-02-10T17:28:33.999-08:002012-02-10T17:28:33.999-08:00I don't think, even last year, there was any i...I don't think, even last year, there was any intension to sign Hemsky beyond this season. Really, how could there be? He would want upwards of 5 million a year and a long-term deal. Eventually he would be relegated to the second line and Oilers management had to know full-well that Hall, Paajarvi, Ebs, Petry another potential #1 pick would garner significant contracts during the term of any new deal that Hemsky would sign. Also, the Oilers must have felt and still feel that they are going to have to dip into the UFA market even further in the next two or three off-seasons. The Oilers saw the errors of the Blackhawks and were not willing to repeat them. In addition, the Oilers were not and are not willing to gamble on Hemsky and his health. Really, what we have here is very poor asset management and as a result, Hemsky will give the Oilers 1/2 of the return that they would have received last year or even a month ago.Chris Stasiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396287974793159562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post-17815129544284979382012-02-10T17:03:19.291-08:002012-02-10T17:03:19.291-08:00You're right, and yet at last year's deadl...You're right, and yet at last year's deadline Hemsky was worth more than Dustin Penner. An opportunity squandered, considering how little interest the Oilers have shown in keeping Hemsky around.Jerconjakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828370832906335394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9030441538852667041.post-53866912896473261702012-02-10T16:45:20.874-08:002012-02-10T16:45:20.874-08:00Back on January 20th, my thoughts:
"at this...Back on January 20th, my thoughts: <br /><br />"at this point I believe both the Edmonton Oilers and Hemsky would prefer to part ways. What the Oilers will get in return might surprise and anger many Oilers fans. At best, a very late first round draft pick and a prospect. Worse case scenario, a second round pick and a prospect. Don't compare Hemsky's trade to that of Dustin Penner's. Penner did not have a history of shoulder problems, was not struggling to the extent that Hemsky is and he still had another season remaining on his contract."<br /><br />Today, a pick or a prospect ... not both. <br /><br />It was claimed, by Dreger and Rishaug, that the Red Wings may no longer have interest in Hemsky. Another option gone as a result of a team seeing, first hand, just how poorly Hemsky is playing this season.Chris Stasiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396287974793159562noreply@blogger.com