The fun part of all of this is how handcuffed they will be at the deadline. They absolutely should be trading their first round pick to get more competitive, but they will struggle to outbid teams and fit any decent deadline players under the cap. I can't wait. Either a deal or non-deal will be a hilariously disastrous result for the Oilers.
Deadline Capspace as per Capfriendly
Golden Knights: $4.4 million
Canucks: $3.6 million
Jets: $4.8 million
Kings: $2.5 million
Stars: $2 million
Avs: $5.6 million
Preds: $37 million
Coyotes: $15 million
Blues: $5.2 million
Flames: $4.3 million
Kraken: $4.0 million
Wild: $4.5 million
Oilers: $238k
Literally every single they are chasing in the West has more cap space and maneuverability.
Somehow they even have less space than the Wild, and they have $15 million in dead cap from Parise and Suter.
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