The Edmonton Oilers picked up veteran scoring winger Teddy Purcell, sending Sam Gagner to Tampa Bay, who then flipped Gagner to Arizona in a move to clear
cap space.
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two deals. The Oilers Get: RW Teddy Purcell. Purcell, 28, is a skilled winger
with good size, though he doesnt always use that size to his maximum advantage.
Hes missed a total of three games over the past four seasons and his 194 points
over that time ranks 57th in the league. Hes a productive player. A fine
complement to other skilled forwards, Purcell has posted strong relative
posession stats, enough that hes a solid fit as a second-line winger. How that
fits with the current Oilers roster is an interesting question, at the very
least. With Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, David Perron and Nail Yakupov on board,
adding Purcell to the mix does give the Oilers plenty of scoring wingers, though
they are now looking at a presumed hole at second-line centre, unless the Oilers
are already projecting third overall pick Leon Draisaitl into that spot. Purcell
has two years remaining on a contract that comes with a $4.5-million cap hit; no
bargain, but not unreasonable for a top-six forward. The Coyotes Get: C
Sam Gagner and RW B.J. Crombeen. Gagner is a 24-year-old who has never surpassed
the 49 points that he scored as a rookie, but is also the second-leading scorer
from the 2007 Draft class, behind only first overall pick Patrick Kane. Its
certainly possible that Gagner can recover his game, because hes still
relatively young, but hes been a possession disaster over the past couple
seasons and at least part of that reflects his defensive shortcomings. Where
this fits for Arizona is that they have two-way centres that can effectively
protect Gagner. With Martin Hanzal and Antoine Vermette available to face
tougher match-ups, Gagner can be utilized in a role that focuses on offensive
production. Since the Coyotes just bought out Mike Ribeiro, its conceivable that
Gagner could take over those minutes and Ribeiro started a higher percentage of
his shifts in the offensive zone (minimum 40 games played) than anyone in the
league last season. If the Coyotes are going to maximize Gagners production,
they could also give him that offensive role and add a free agent winger to
further upgrade their skill level. Former Oilers RW Ales Hemsky is a free agent,
but Jussi Jokinen, Matt Moulson and Mike Cammalleri are other options that could
have some appeal. Gagner has two years left on his contract, at a cap hit of
$4.8-million, and will get $5-million per season in actual salary, with the
Lightning retaining one-third the cost as part of the trade. More on that in a
moment. Crombeen is a 28-year-old winger who has has 90 fights and 49 points in
265 games over the past six-plus seasons. Hes generally a subpar possession
player, but not so much so that he cant handle a regular shift on the fourth
line. Heading into the final year of his contract, Crombeen brings a cap hit of
$1.15-million, and gives the Coyotes an enforcer that they can keep in the
lineup on at least a semi-regular basis. The Lightning Get: A sixth-round pick
in 2015. In the immediate aftermath of the Gagner-for-Purcell swap, the
Lightning Tweeted that Gagner was going to be bought-out, which makes sense
considering the Lightnings decision to retain salary as part of the deal with
Arizona. Since Gagner is under 26-years-old, a buyout would cost one-third the
value of his contract, so the Coyotes jumped in, before Gagner hit the open
market, and by taking on Crombeens salary, gave the Lightning a little increased
financial flexibility as they prepare for free agency on July 1. With more room
to maneuver under the cap, the Lightning could go in a couple directions. They
could go after a scoring winger -- Jarome Iginla, Thomas Vanek and
Mike Cammalleri are some options -- a veteran to complement a young and
promising group of Tampa Bay forwards, or they could spend that money on
defence. Former Lightning D Dan Boyle could be one target, but
Christian Ehrhoff, Mark Fayne, Anton Stralman and Matt Niskanen are among the
more prized blueliners about to hit free agency. A sixth-round pick brings with
it about a 15% chance of yielding an NHL player, so not great value, but a token
price for taking on Crombeens contract. In a separate deal, the Lightning also
moved Nate Thompson to Anaheim, acquiring fourth and seventh-round picks in
2015. The picks bring a little less than a 30% chance of an NHL player, but the
Lightning clear Thompsons $1.6-million per season for the next three years off
the books. Essentially the Oilers, and especially the Lightning look like they
are making moves to set up something else, other moves to make this offseason,
while the Coyotes took advantage of an opportunity and filled a hole in their
lineup at a very reasonable cost. Scott Cullen can be reached at
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in time to wash out qualifying.The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenceman
Matt Corrente to a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday. According to
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property of the Carolina Hurricanes last season and spent the year with the AHL
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