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Originally Posted by Robbob
Oilers have 2.4M is cap space. Smith alone has 1.75M (realistically 1M since it is not tied to them making the playoffs) in bonuses that they have to account for. They don't have room to do much to do much.
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The bonuses can slide to next year. Not that that helps them all that much, they're still a mess.
That being said, Shattenkirk probably wants to increase his value for a follow-up contract and Edmonton is not a good place to do that.
It is however, a great place to sign for lots of money and suck!