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Bouwmeester Not Oilers #1 Target
by Paul on 06/21/09 at 07:32 AM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
Will the Edmonton Oilers make a play to sign Florida Panthers defenceman Jay Bouwmeester or trade for his negotiating rights just before the free-agent market opens on July 1? Sources say the Oilers would rather, for now, spend the $6 million US or so a year it would take to sign the 25-year-old unrestricted free agent on somebody to play with winger Ales Hemsky on their No. 1 line.
The Oilers like the Edmonton product, who will likely be on Canada’s 2010 Olympic team, maybe as a shutdown-type defenceman. But they see other bigger holes on their club. They’re crying out for a goal-scorer.
Edmonton would also have to move a blue-liner to bring Bouwmeester in and they aren’t prepared to do that.
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Sorry…the oilers need much more than a winger and a center…especially with all the supposed trading of o’sullivan. Plus…the oilers have 2 serviceable goaltenders that could be starting goaltenders. Drouin-Deslauriers is absolutely a starting goaltender and Sabourin is a 1b goaltender, he has flashes of brilliance.
Oilers needs defense and there are cheaper defense to be had…beauchemin, scuderi…etc. Save some money don’t waste it on a Jaybo or you might get a EdJo (Jovanovski).
Posted by stoneman from Vegas on 06/21/09 at 11:06 PM ET
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i agree. our top priority is to get a starting goalie and a winger to play with hemsky and a good 3rd line center. we already have too many quality dmen
Posted by Oilers Rock from Edmonton, Alberta on 06/21/09 at 11:37 AM ET