So.
As of this moment, the Oilers have $10 million in cap space with 9 roster spots to fill. The average age of their remaining roster is 29.6, with eight of their 14 signed NHL players on the wrong side of 30. They have only 29 players under contract in total, 41 on the reserve list. They pick exactly once in this year's draft before the 5th round, and have already traded away three of next year's picks.
I'm confidently guessing that this core will never come as close to winning again.
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