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Off-Season 2013:
Edmonton will struggle in the one area that is should not be as it counts Sam Gagner (3 months) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8 weeks) as of August 15th. These needs will need to be addressed as soon as possible for this team that struggles in every other area.
In his second day in office Phoenix Roberts was a busy man. His first order was the signing of Justin Schultz to an extension. The deal is of a total value of $11.25M over 5 years.
“This move was a no-brainer. He is our best defensemen and is very young. We are lucky to be able to add him for several years at a reasonable price tag. It is important to reward your internal building blocks.”
In other news Tyler Bunz, Steve MacIntyre, and Steve Pinizzotto had their contracts bought out.
With injuries to the team the next move of Mr. Roberts was to fill out the roster with some depth moves by signing Simon Gagne, Denis Arkhipov, Daniil Markov, Tim Connolly, Blake Gal, and Matt Hewitt.
After a month in charge of the Oilers, Phoenix Roberts completed a trade. Most remove the trade as underwhelming although it rid the team of a useless contract.
To Tampa Bay:
Mark Arcobello, Viktor Fasth, and 5th round pick
To Edmonton:
Philippe Paradis and the rights to Dylan Blujus
“The key to this deal, and the possible high price paid, was to get rid of a contract added by the previous administration. We get some added youth in Paradis and Blujus.”
The season starts tomorrow after an eventful summer in Edmonton.
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