Sportsnet 590 The FAN: St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong on provide sheets, the Edmonton Oilers cap scenario and the Blues overpaying however weaponizing their cap area.
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Ailish Forfar: “Supply sheets, which has appeared to be just a little bit taboo at instances. You mentioned you’ll nonetheless provide sheet your mom, although, doesn’t matter.
So stroll us by the method to ship the Edmonton Oilers a proposal sheet, and in the end get two new gamers for St Louis Blues,
Armstrong: “Yeah, mainly began round July 3 or 4th, second, third, fourth. I believed Jeff Jackson had an amazing begin to free company. He actually improved his crew up entrance. However to do this, it’s important to spend fairness. And he, and the Oilers spend just a little little bit of cap fairness and put us ready to look to see if we will enhance our crew.
Groups which can be totally different positions, of their, of their, their progress patterns proper now. The Oilers, clearly, you already know, one objective away from taking sport seven to time beyond regulation.
And we’ve been there. We’ve had our success. Now we’re constructing it again up. And so we appeared on the potential so as to add some younger gamers that match into our core group shifting ahead, that may develop.
Now we have a, I believe we’ve a ten, 10 first spherical picks in a six yr timeframe on our roster or we’re on our reserve listing. And if seven, let’s say 7, 6-7-8 of these guys make it, they’ll play collectively a very long time. I imagine that’s the way you construct a successful basis is, is to have guys that may play collectively for a very long time, and having first spherical picks that may play collectively for a very long time, is vital.
Jesse Rubinoff: “Ailish talked about that the provide sheets are extremely uncommon in at present’s day and age within the Nationwide Hockey League. I imagine there’s solely been 10 since 2006.
What’s the method behind determining that you simply wish to exit and do a proposal sheet? As a result of if it’s so uncommon, I envision that it doesn’t come up on a regular basis in dialog. Was it one thing that you simply simply considered since you knew concerning the Oilers scenario, or did anyone else inside the entrance workplace say, like, ‘hey, this could be a very good alternative to exit and do that.’
As a result of when it’s so uncommon, you simply received me considering, like, what, when? What could be the impetus to exit and do it now?
Armstrong: “Yeah, it was extra simply of the cap scenario and the place, the place everyone seems to be at at a sure time. And I’ve used the instance a few instances.
As you have a look at the you have a look at Boston proper now, and I’m allowed to speak about (Jeremy) Smayman, he’s a restricted free agent. However they’ve, they’ve left a hefty amount of cash there, yeah, for him. And you then have a look at the Crimson Wings additionally with two good gamers that left hefty amount of cash.
So a proposal sheet there, you already know, I’m not talking for the opposite groups. I don’t see an avenue to get gamers at that ilk, due to the scenario. How they’ve set that up. Edmonton’s scenario just a little bit totally different.
Aspiring gamers, rising gamers that we, we overpaid, clearly, like, should you have a look at their their profession, what they’ve executed to this point, that doesn’t match what their contracts are. However, you already know, cap areas is a, is a weapon. And we had the cap area and we don’t, we weren’t going to make use of it in one other style this yr or doubtless subsequent yr. So we wished to make use of it to try to purchase younger gamers.
