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Oil Change

Created by: VanillaIce
Team: 2016-17 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 15, 2016
Published: Jun. 15, 2016
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Legend
Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
I've been wondering what it might look like if the Oil really went for an identity change trading Hall, Nuge, Eberle and Yakupov (I've thrown Reinhart in too to increase Yakupov's trade value). I'm not too interested in quibbles over whether you think the trades are 100% probable - we all have slightly different opinions here. I'm more interested in whether you think a massive overhaul like this is a good idea. I think it is.

The focus has been on learning from the Penguins: rolling three scoring lines, a good fourth and having a mobile young D. I've kept Talbot - at this stage I'd like to see if he's good enough behind a deeper team.

The Oils major problems, IMO, are depth (due to abysmal drafting) and D so I've turned the five traded players into 9 roster players.

I've then used the cap space to sign veteran scoring and a veteran D. I'd hope this team could roll three scoring lines led by McDavid, Draisaitl and Okposo. As the Pens showed, a supporting cast of secondary scorers is all these players should then need.

A team like this might need a couple years to mature the D, so I've also brought in three potential top-6 prospects to provide low-cost scoring in the near future: Ritchie, Brown and Tkachuk.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,500,000
3$4,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
Tkachuk, Matthew
1$850,000
3$2,500,000
5$5,500,000
5$5,000,000
Trades
1.
EDM
    Rights to Dumba
    Rights to Zucker
    2.
    3.
    4.
    Buyouts
    Buried
    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    25$73,000,000$69,406,583$322,083$7,217,500$3,593,417
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    $3,937,500$3,937,500
    C, LW
    UFA - 3
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,850,000$3M)
    C
    UFA - 2
    $3,750,000$3,750,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 3
    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    LW
    UFA - 7
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,475,000$2M)
    C, LW
    UFA - 1
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    LW
    UFA - 3
    $4,200,000$4,200,000
    C, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2
    $5,500,000$5,500,000
    RW
    UFA - 7
    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 2
    $1,800,000$1,800,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 2
    $631,667$631,667 (Performance Bonus$10,000$10K)
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
    $894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    LW
    UFA - 2
    $686,667$686,667 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
    Tkachuk, Matthew
    $850,000$850,000
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
    $4,167,000$4,167,000
    LD
    UFA - 7
    $4,166,666$4,166,666
    G
    NMC
    UFA - 3
    $5,500,000$5,500,000
    LD/RD
    NMC
    UFA - 5
    $750,000$750,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    RD
    UFA - 3
    $863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    LD
    UFA - 2
    $4,000,000$4,000,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    $1,425,000$1,425,000
    LD
    UFA - 2
    $3,625,000$3,625,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
    $3,250,000$3,250,000
    RD
    NMC
    UFA - 1

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