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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Exactly..
If SJ Would conceivably retain 4.5M, then they would recieve a lot more bidders. And chances are that nearly any other team would be able to offer better chips than Edmonton.
Anything of real value is already playing on the Oilers roster, and they're not going to trade anything that hurts the current team
So you're left with a couple B prospects and a late 1st .. I seriously doubt the sharks take their scraps in order to continue paying 40% of his salary for years
They'll find better value from virtually any other trade partner
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If Karlsson was a UFA this off season I would guess he gets north of $10 mil and more than 3 years term. He has 3 years left at $11.5 mil. If they retain salary, max they should consider is $1.5 to $2 mil.
IMO they are much better off trading for bad short term contracts then retaining for 3 years a huge cap hit like $4mil or more. They are positioned right now to gain picks/prospects for Karlsson, gain picks prospects for Meier and lilely get a high end prospect with their own first. They are looking pretty good in a year IMO if they do well in those 2 trades. If they luck out and get Bedard, they will regret retaining too much salary.