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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I guess one can add Edmonton to the list of teams (New Jersey, LA, maybe Colorado, possibly Toronto and Ottawa) that will be looking to trade for a starting goalie this offseason.
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With 9 million in cap space and 15 players signed, they're going to have difficulty getting a starting goalie in free agency.
I mean the most likely thing to trade is Jack Campbell, but unless the Oilers dramatically bribe a team, nobody is taking on his starter level salary hit.
With the Oilers set to lose guys like Foegele, Henrique, Janmark etc, they are going to need to focus on improving their forward depth, and that's going to cost money. The Oilers should almost be breathing a sigh of relief that Holloway and Boingberg haven't done anything to earn a increase. And the Oilers don't have much cheap good talent coming up to help them out.
Also because Draisaitl's contract is ending at the end of next year, and he's probably going to be looking for a significant raise as the cap is going up, and Pissy probably considers himself a top player in the NHL, any cap savings have to be put towards an honest effort to sign him.
Don't forget that Bouchard's contract is coming up at the same time, and though he's a RFA, he's going to want top pairing money in exchange for any kind of contract of length.
Right now a legitimate starting goalie is out of their reach unless they can move a guy like RNH, or Nurse. Nurse is a disaster at 9 million bucks, and RNH isn't a guy that inspires much in the playoffs.