Dylan Holloway & Philip Broberg sign in St Louis | Oilersnation Everyday with Tyler Yaremchuk 

The Perry deal, mistake or not, had nothing to do with this decision on either player. This was 2 young, mostly unproven RFAs that got offer sheets at a combined 6.9 million. It was their right o sign those deals, but signing those deals are why they are gone, simple as that. How they were treated and developed, play time with the NHL club, etc. definitely are reasons too. The Oilers, like most teams were using their RFA status, their lack of arbitration and bargaining power, to grind them down to 2-2.5 million combined. The Blues and their offer sheets, spoiled the Oilers plans. Edmonton is in WIN NOW mode, this year, and even next year are their best chances to win, before Drai(1year left), McDavid (2 years left), and Bouchard (is 1 year left), all go up in salary. The Oilers got out of cap hell, gave themselves flexibility to make moves (like an upgrade at 2nd paring RH D). IF they kept Broberg,and Holloway for that matter too (just to a lesser extent) they were basically done. Between the inability to trade either Broberg or Holloway for a full year, Kane's unknown health/LTIR status, being over the cap, and our lack of assets to move (picks and prospects), the Oilers would of been stuck with this team, for better or worse. Could Broberg and/or Holloway actually of worked out this year? yes, but, odds are, they wouldn't have lived up to their new deals this season, and maybe, if not probably the next season as well, because, they are young, and they are still developing. The Oilers needed them at 2.5 million-ish max, once they signed these offer sheets, that ended that possibility. Perry did get overpaid with that little bonus, but that doesn't kick in until next year, his base salary can be buried in the minors if they need to, it had nothing to do with this. yes, this stinks, but the Oilers picked the lesser of 2 evils, the better gamble, simple as that.

Proberg ain't worth that

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​@@gordparchewsky4323100% this was happening no matter what next season. This just pushed it fwd a year and maybe cost the team a better return. The 4m at the deadline can easily replace and improve the the team more than if they had matched.

Shrewd? You guys know they gotta pay these two 7.5 million dollars now right? You wanna know some of the players you can get for that price tag?

@@frankytanky5076 It's two years and STL has the cap space. It's perfect for them.

That’s my hope 🤞

No. I think many of the analysts disagree. It's strategic.

Emberson is already a good shut down D. If he's willing to sign team friendly we're good.

Ceci did more for the oilers than Broberg and Holloway

You know absolutely nothing about hockey if you think the oilers are half competitive now🤦‍♂️

​@@DiscreteNinjaGonna lose a lot of 7-6 games, and pray mcdavid doesnt get hurt

Said every leafs fan since the beginning of time 😆

No worries！We've been through and survived the dark ages, going back again will get us another Gretzky/McD talent in 15 years！❤❤

Agreed! You can tell something is up

Broberg isn't overpaid. He's overpaid if the Oilers gave him that, because they're in cap hell. But the Blues have plenty of cap space, only a 2 year deal, and plently of playing time to see what they have in a 23 year old. Plus defensemen take much longer to develop, so this contract is for what he may do the next two years, not what he has done.

4mill for broberg 😂😂😂 nah

You can cheer for the Blues now buddy no one stopping you

@@DJ-cz3gx just stating the facts as I see them. Do you see this as a good thing?

I would say overpaying for unproven talent and hype isn’t the move good move on bowman for not caving in to the pressure 👏

@@oilbaroon3104 the issue is the oil hit themselves into cap hell - as usual- and could not offer them enough to avoid an offer from St. Louis (and apparently a few other teams).

Ya Tyler! Unprofessional

In order to sign Draisaitl and Bouchard and McD and goalie Skinner，ALL four of them, someone has to go！ Thank you StL for making that decision easy for us！

@@tamatb For sure. I get the reasoning for not matching, but it’s still a tough spot. Affordable young depth is crucial for sustained success. These guys are almost making it sound like the current squad is better off. Also, the cap situation long-term can get tricky if they end up with McDavid, Draisaitl, Bouchard, and Nurse making about 45% of the team’s money.