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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Maybe the Oilers can make a move but the point is without making an additional move they wouldn't have space.
McDavid, Draisaitl, Bouchard, and Nurse aren't going anywhere and those 4 are going to cost about $46M combined next year.
Possible trade chips would be Ekholm, Hyman, RNH, Arvidsson, and Henrique but generally they are going to trade what they see as "value" assets.
The only real pieces they can move to make space are Kane ($5.125M) and Kulak ($2.75M).
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Kane doesn't have any value, he is a known team cancer. An asset is likely attached to him to move that deal even with a year left. To retain Bouchard and with Draisaitl contract they will be adding over $10MM right off the start. Also have to replace Perry, Skinner, Ryan, Brown, Kapanen. We are also forgetting future Norris winner Ty Emberson needs to be re-upped.
The point is the window is this year and this year alone. They are screwed.