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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I think Russell on a 3 million contract could be a trade asset. Russell at 4 million not so much unless the Oilers eat cap space.
I would expect that the Oilers are out of the free agent game for the next couple of years unless they trade a major piece, and outside of Draisaitl, their high dollar major pieces just aren't that appealing.
If the Oilers don't get Draisaitl and McDavid under contract here soon then they really don't know their salary structure for this year and probably won't be able to buy talent this year.
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The last year of Russel's contract would be a 1.5 million dollar payroll with a 4 mil cap hit which is perfect for the budget teams. I think the last two years would be about 5.5million. It is a very tradable contract for non cap teams and structured well. Its still a bad deal but was well structured.