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Originally Posted by old-fart
Bit of an odd choice but speaks to the lack of options for Jake. Even if he impresses the Oilers by getting in bar fights, abusing women and being a general d-bag, they don't have even a single penny to pay him as they are already over the cap even with Old Man Smith and Klefbom on LTIR.
They need to run with a shortened roster or trade someone not on league minimum to even be cap compliant. You would think if Jake had a single other option they would be picking that over the "come to the worst place on the planet and play great but we probably can't sign you anyway" deal
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Why is it an odd choice? If I were looking to sign a PTO somewhere, EDM would be at or near the top of my list: no depth, so better chance of making the team, and a chance that they throw me on McDavid's line and I can put up a few points, get a contract, and get traded (or sign elsewhere).
It's the perfect PTO landing spot, IMO.