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Edmonton Journal
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Edmonton's decision to pass on Broberg/Holloway looking so much better just now
Article content To assess Bowman's decision at the time, let's look at the facts he faced. 1. Due to neglect, slow-promotion, and the over-cooking of Broberg, the young player had soured on the Oilers organization by the fall of 2023. When the Oilers sent him to Bakersfield of the AHL that fall, Broberg requested a trade. Broberg played well in Bako and it could be that if GM Ken Holland had pounced then and tried to sign up Broberg to a new deal, showing great interest in the player at a down moment, he could have got him signed. Oilers. 2. St. Louis had made a move to trade for Broberg and Dylan Holloway during the 2024 season, but Holland refused to make such a deal. That said, he evidently knew of St. Louis' interest in the players. Did he ever pass that on to Jeff Jackson, who took over from Holland as GM on July 1, 2025? 3. Jackson went on a free agent splurge that July, bringing in Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner and bringing back team free agents like Adam Henrique, Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark. There was wide approval of these moves, including from me, but the assumption was that Jackson also was close to reasonable deals with Holloway and Broberg, both Restricted Free Agents. Broberg had been a Top 4 d-man in the Stanley Cup Final, with Holloway a second line winger in that series. Surely the Oilers would not risk losing such fine young players to offer sheets, right?
Ottawa Citizen
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Edmonton's decision to pass on Broberg/Holloway looking so much better just now
Article content The Edmonton Oilers Broberg/Holloway fiasco hadn't been top of mind in Oil Country, but then came a viral tweet from the St. Louis Blues this past week, that franchise gloating about its offer sheet success with the two former Oilers. Article content — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 13, 2025 Article content The Blues' post on X-twitter got me thinking again about the matter, as did Edmonton's second round victory over Vegas, with both Jake Walman and John Klingberg combining to give the Oilers excellent minutes as the second pair defensive unit. Article content The money used to pay Walman and Klingberg this year is arguably the same money that the Oilers could have used to match the Broberg and Holloway offer sheets, at least if the Oilers had been in an aggressive and risk-taking mood last August when new GM Stan Bowman had to make that call. Article content Make no mistake, Edmonton's failure to sign Broberg and Holloway were and always will be a major screw-up by the Oilers. At the same time, Klingberg and Walman represent an excellent use of that cap space. Article content Overall, it could well be that the Oilers are a better team now than they would be if they had matched the offer sheets, and I'm not just saying that because Dylan Holloway missed the 2025 playoffs due to yet another injury in his injury-riddled career, thought that can't be set aside. Article content Article content To assess Bowman's decision at the time, let's look at the facts he faced. Article content 1. Due to neglect, slow-promotion, and the over-cooking of Broberg, the young player had soured on the Oilers organization by the fall of 2023. Article content When the Oilers sent him to Bakersfield of the AHL that fall, Broberg requested a trade. Broberg played well in Bako and it could be that if GM Ken Holland had pounced then and tried to sign up Broberg to a new deal, showing great interest in the player at a down moment, he could have got him signed. Oilers. Article content 2. St. Louis had made a move to trade for Broberg and Dylan Holloway during the 2024 season, but Holland refused to make such a deal. That said, he evidently knew of St. Louis' interest in the players. Did he ever pass that on to Jeff Jackson, who took over from Holland as GM on July 1, 2025? Article content 3. Jackson went on a free agent splurge that July, bringing in Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner and bringing back team free agents like Adam Henrique, Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark. There was wide approval of these moves, including from me, but the assumption was that Jackson also was close to reasonable deals with Holloway and Broberg, both Restricted Free Agents. Broberg had been a Top 4 d-man in the Stanley Cup Final, with Holloway a second line winger in that series. Surely the Oilers would not risk losing such fine young players to offer sheets, right?
Calgary Herald
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Edmonton's decision to pass on Broberg/Holloway looking much better just now
The Edmonton Oilers Broberg/Holloway fiasco hadn't been top of mind in Oil Country, but then came a viral tweet from the St. Louis Blues this past week, that franchise gloating about its offer sheet success with the two former Oilers. Article content Article content — St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 13, 2025 Article content The Blues' post on X-twitter got me thinking again about the matter, as did Edmonton's second round victory over Vegas, with both Jake Walman and John Klingberg combining to give the Oilers excellent minutes as the second pair defensive unit. Article content The money used to pay Walman and Klingberg this year is arguably the same money that the Oilers could have used to match the Broberg and Holloway offer sheets, at least if the Oilers had been in an aggressive and risk-taking mood last August when new GM Stan Bowman had to make that call. Article content Make no mistake, Edmonton's failure to sign Broberg and Holloway were and always will be a major screw-up by the Oilers. At the same time, Klingberg and Walman represent an excellent use of that cap space. Article content Overall, it could well be that the Oilers are a better team now than they would be if they had matched the offer sheets, and I'm not just saying that because Dylan Holloway missed the 2025 playoffs due to yet another injury in his injury-riddled career, thought that can't be set aside. Article content Article content To assess Bowman's decision at the time, let's look at the facts he faced. Article content 1. Due to neglect, slow-promotion, and the over-cooking of Broberg, the young player had soured on the Oilers organization by the fall of 2023. Article content When the Oilers sent him to Bakersfield of the AHL that fall, Broberg requested a trade. Broberg played well in Bako and it could be that if GM Ken Holland had pounced then and tried to sign up Broberg to a new deal, showing great interest in the player at a down moment, he could have got him signed. Oilers. Article content 2. St. Louis had made a move to trade for Broberg and Dylan Holloway during the 2024 season, but Holland refused to make such a deal. That said, he evidently knew of St. Louis' interest in the players. Did he ever pass that on to Jeff Jackson, who took over from Holland as GM on July 1, 2025? Article content 3. Jackson went on a free agent splurge that July, bringing in Viktor Arvidsson and Jeff Skinner and bringing back team free agents like Adam Henrique, Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark. There was wide approval of these moves, including from me, but the assumption was that Jackson also was close to reasonable deals with Holloway and Broberg, both Restricted Free Agents. Broberg had been a Top 4 d-man in the Stanley Cup Final, with Holloway a second line winger in that series. Surely the Oilers would not risk losing such fine young players to offer sheets, right?
Ya Biladi
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Ya Biladi
Trial begins for Marbella Mayor's son-in-law in major Morocco-Spain-Sweden drug trafficking case
The trial of Joakim Broberg, son-in-law of the mayor of Marbella and former senator for the People's Party, has begun in Spain. He stands accused of belonging to an international drug trafficking network that transported hashish and marijuana from Morocco to Spain, and then on to Sweden. Broberg is being prosecuted alongside 24 other individuals, 11 of whom have reached plea agreements with the public prosecutor specializing in drug enforcement, admitting their involvement with the criminal organization, according to Spain's EFE news agency. The lead investigator testified on Monday before the National Court, stating that Broberg became a suspect after being spotted on a ferry from Tangier in the company of one of the main suspects, who was already under surveillance by Swedish police for drug trafficking activities. Investigators found that Broberg had used encrypted messaging systems (Encrochat) via Dutch SIM cards to communicate with an individual nicknamed «The Green Money Collector», further reinforcing suspicions of his role in coordinating between trafficking networks and distributors. Authorities also uncovered evidence that Broberg had offered drug samples to potential Swedish buyers, while his alleged associate, Roberto Bayona, negotiated with the Moroccan supplier known as «Rubio» and oversaw the delivery of shipments. The prosecutor is seeking an 18-year prison sentence for Broberg, along with a €30 million fine. Broberg was arrested in Brazil in 2021, after evading capture during a major Spanish police operation targeting the network. He was later extradited to Spain to face charges including membership in a criminal organization, drug trafficking, money laundering, and bribery.
Reuters
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Blues ride 4-goal second period to Game 6 win over Jets
May 3 - Philip Broberg and Alexey Toropchenko each had a goal and an assist to help the St. Louis Blues stay alive in their Western Conference first-round series with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 on Friday night. Game 7 is on Sunday evening in Winnipeg. Nathan Walker, Brayden Schenn and Cam Fowler also scored and Jordan Binnington made 21 saves for the Blues, who scored four straight goals in a 5:23 span of the second period to pull away. Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck, the front-runner for the Vezina Trophy this season, did not finish his third straight game in St. Louis. He stopped just 18 of 23 shots before he was replaced at the start of the third period by Eric Comrie, who stopped all four shots he faced. Cole Perfetti and Nino Niederreiter scored power-play goals for the Jets, who were outscored 17-5 in the three losses in St. Louis in the series. The Blues scored on their first shot of the game, a one-timer by Broberg from the high slot for a 1-0 lead at 6:05 of the first period. After getting outshot 8-2 in the first period, the Jets appeared to score 26 seconds into the second period during a delayed penalty, but the Blues successfully challenged for offsides. St. Louis killed the penalty, but the Jets went back on a power play and Perfetti chipped in a loose puck in the crease 12 seconds into the man-advantage to tie it 1-1 at 5:43. Walker started the scoring barrage off a feed from below the goal line by Broberg to give St. Louis a 2-1 lead at 11:34. Schenn scored 53 seconds later with a wrist shot from just above the right circle to make it 3-1. Fowler notched his 10th point of the series when the defenseman scored on a wrist shot through traffic from above the circles for a 4-1 lead at 13:40. Toropchenko stretched it to 5-1 at 16:57 with a wrist shot from just above the right hash marks. Niederreiter scored a rebound on Winnipeg's fourth power play to cut it to 5-2 at 8:54 of the third period. Blues forward Robert Thomas was called for high sticking with four minutes left and the Jets pulled Comrie for a 6-on-4, but were turned away. Winnipeg played without center Mark Scheifele, who was injured in the first period of Game 5. Scheifele was second on the Jets in goals (37) and points (87) during the regular season.
