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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
Henrique will replace McLeod fairly easily. Let's be honest, we're talking about Ryan fricken McLeod here. He was garbage when he played for the Oilers and will continue to be garbage with Buffalo. To trade a 4th line center for a prospect with top-6 offensive upside is a steal for Edmonton. Let's not pretend like McLeod was the key kog in the greatest penalty-killing team in history. They went on a penalty killing hot streak for 2 months, that's it. Now they get to flip one of their scrubs for a legitimate prospect with actual upside while clearing them the cap space to at least sign Holloway? Brutal by Buffalo.
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that wasn't my point. I didn't mean to imply McLeod is or isn't replaceable or good
the post I was responding to was that the McLeod cap savings was his cap hit less whomever was replacing him (Henrique already accounted for) and my point was simply that the Oilers are trying to remove a roster player and cap hit- not 'replace' McLeod from the current roster. its a pure cap savings (not arguing one way or another whether its a good hockey trade too)