 mightyreasoner
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Registered: October 2005
Location: Edmonton
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 02 July 2019 13:06 |
It's July 2nd, people are acting like the season starts tomorrow and the roster is set. We are 3 months away.
So what happens to the team who were in on Myers or another dman and struck out but they still need a dman? Could a Russell be attractive? Maybe. If you are a team that needs a dman and you have a few wingers to spare and the Oilers have some cap space now.
Marner, Connor, Laine, Pointe, Tkachuk, all haven't signed. What happens to all those teams who are all tight to the cap when those guys sign? Let's say the Jets. They lost Trouba and Myers so their once really good defense doesn't look so great now. They have just over 22 mill in cap space and Connor and Laine probably take up the bulk of that and they need more defense. So what if say they traded Ehlers and his 6 mill for Russell and JP? Russell is a 4-5 dman who can play both sides and given the cost of Dmen these days, isn't that expensive at 4 mill. You get a winger to replace Ehlers in JP who I know doesn't want to play in Canada but he's in no position to dictate where he goes, nor does he have the power and maybe playing with his good buddy Laine will perk him up. Cap wise, by the time you resign JP even to a 1 yr deal, it will be close to 6 mill but the Jets are getting 2 players for the price of 1.
What happens in Minne who tried to trade Zucker twice? He can't stay there I assume.
So moving forward, the Oilers have a little room to potentially make a trade with a team once all the dust settles.
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There will be some movement over the summer. Most of it happens between the week of the draft and July 1st. After that, a lot of GMs shut it down and pick it back up before training camp.
We will see, and there are exceptions, perhaps especially this year with the cap issues teams are facing. But it isn't unfounded to look at this team with concern. Very likely the bulk of NHL activity will have already happened.
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