thefiestygoat Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) TSN The Edmonton Oilers traded defenceman Ladislav Smid and goaltender Olivier Roy to the Calgary Flames on Friday in exchange for forward Roman Horak and goaltender Laurent Brossoit.The Oilers also reached a verbal agreement on a one-year contract with goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, pending completion of the trade with the Flames. Oilers have a lot of issues but from what I've read, it seems Smid has been passed on the depth chart and it made sense to clear him out for salary cap purposes. Also they have young D like Oscar Klefbom and Darnell Nurse who could be playing in the NHL very soon. Who knows what they'll get out of Bryzgalov. Corey Pronman's twitter has some interesting insight into Horak as a prospect. I like Roman Horak as a prospect. He's got good hockey sense/vision, can finish and has developed a decent defensive game 1/2 on Horak.Scouts I talked to when CGY got him were optimistic about off potential, but hasn't shown a ton in that area. Has a chance to be a 3L F.Had a chance to scout Horak last week and was used in a tough minutes + PK role in AHL. Also rumors are that the Oilers are interested in Wayne Simmonds and that Ales Hemsky's locker has been cleared out. Edited November 9, 2013 by thefiestygoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifer91 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I have heard rumors del zotto for hemsky...not extremely reliable source though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Simmonds for hemsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Would Fayne for Hemsky make sense? It seems like it would to me, considering Fayne's walking for nothing anyway and Hemsky would help with the scoring issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 The flyers just got that much worse. Simmonds is an awesome player, hemsky is a glass euro. And thats confirmed through bleacher report. Hemsky for simmonds. Flyers suuuuuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 That trade is fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Simmonds for hemsky Is that confirmed yet? There was a fake Gord Miller account that tweeted that in the last half hour that caused some confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 29th Pick Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 well you knew 3 teams would start moving players....Edmonton, Philly and now Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Is that confirmed yet? There was a fake Gord Miller account that tweeted that in the last half hour that caused some confusion. Just got an app notification from bleacher report team feed. Theyre usually ahead of anyone else. Id say edmonton is 1 for 2 tonight. I dont get why you trade one of your only good dmen when you need more defense. But they did get simmonds who I believe is one of the most effective power fowards in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) smid was there man wth.. Edited November 9, 2013 by CarterforPresident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 And thats why bleacher report is the first to report. Correction, simmonds for hemsky, from fake twitter account. My bad......my bad...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Simmonds isn't confirmed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Seems to be something to the Simmonds-Hemsky rumor though. From SportsNet: The Oilers have long coveted big right-winger Wayne Simmonds, and are well aware of the need to add size to their top-six group of forwards. Sources tell Sportsnet.ca that Flyers GM Paul Holmgren is listening to offers on any Philadelphia player not named Claude Giroux or Steve Mason.Rumours abound that right-winger Ales Hemsky is going east, and he is a player that has been on the block for a long time in Edmonton. The Flyers will need much more than Hemsky (a pending UFA) in return, and are likely asking for right winger Jordan Eberle, who could add some scoring touch on a Flyers team averaging just 1.47 goals per game, dead last in the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheprodigy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 The flyers just got that much worse. Simmonds is an awesome player, hemsky is a glass euro. And thats confirmed through bleacher report. Hemsky for simmonds. Flyers suuuuuck In other words, it's not confirmed at all and is probably just a made-up rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Oilers fans are so mad. I can't blame them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 In other words, it's not confirmed at all and is probably just a made-up rumor. Not really, yeah you say that now since you know its not true, but thats just being a monday morning qb. They were the first ones to confirm the hybrid icing rule, about 2 hours before nhl.com even announced it. Bleacher report is actually pretty good, I honestly cant think of a better sports news app than them. Espn blows, the hockey news is silly, and I dont think deadspin has an app. I havent looked for a TSN app either. Regardless, the bleacher report team feed app is actually awesome. I get updates for the devils, panthers, and mets waaaay before the nhl, nfl, and mlb apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 It's not Lou's style to make moves this early but if Edmonton is willing to move a young forward like Eberle I would be willing to give up a lot (not Larsson though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Simmonds for Hemsky makes the Flyers worse; I can't see why the Flyers would trade him, but they've made a habit of bad trades in the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Hemsky just doesn't strike me as a Flyer type player, but oh well. Simmonds is a really good player. It's being around that FLyers culture that turned him into a douchebag. I always wanted him on the Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Hemsky just doesn't strike me as a Flyer type player, but oh well. Simmonds is a really good player. It's being around that FLyers culture that turned him into a douchebag. I always wanted him on the Devils. Flyers fans hate Simmonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 EDM-PHL are playing right now actually. Who knows maybe Edm flies back with different personnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundstrom Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Flyers fans hate Simmonds. 'Cause they're racist a$$holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Hunt Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Flyers fans hate Simmonds. Every flyers fan ive met loves him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Brown Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Every flyers fan ive met loves him HF Flyers fans are constantly ripping on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Simmonds is one of the few Flyers I actually kinda worry about. Not because of his skill, but because he's a dirty fvcking piece of garbage, and I'm always worried he's going to hurt someone. Ship him up north, please. Please do that Homer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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