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The year they finally start contending

Created by: BeterChiarelli
Team: 2021-22 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 13, 2021
Published: Apr. 13, 2021
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Original Team
Waivers Exempt
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Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
Draft pick value suggests there's a deficit in Detroit's favour by upgrading its late seconds: Edmonton tacks on a promising B-prospect and a mid-round pick in 2022 to accommodate the Red Wings taking on a more affordable James Neal. The price is cash-equivalent to what Detroit got in return for taking on Marc Staal while ensuring Edmonton gets a fair deal for downgrading it's first round pick. I'm assuming the Oilers picks involved are #20 and #52, and the Rangers pick is #48 overall. Detroit gets the benefit of a higher quality player while Edmonton finds more draft quantity: the percentage of the picks turning into NHL players is in favour of the Red Wings as well.

I'm not sure if this is a move the Rangers would make this summer (most likely next) but as much as it pains them to lose Buchnevich, their team is going to quickly become more and more expensive. Trading Buchnevich for two cheap bottom-six wingers and quality draft capital pushes their rebuild further along, opens up top-six roles for both Kakko and Kravtsov, and gives the Rangers the cap space to add a one-year upgrade to anywhere on their roster before handing out big boy contracts to those who need them. The Rangers may even be at the point in their rebuild where that pick allows them to outbid other teams for Eichel or acquire a cornerstone LHD to vault them up the Metropolitan standings.

With the Lightning so close to the cap on a good day, Stalock's sub-$800k cap hit should be enticing to them and the near-last pick of the 2022 draft is returned.

Top-six to dominate, third line to eat sheltered offensive-zone minutes, and the fourth line takes the tough defensive-zone minutes. Benson and Holloway split the season at #3LW. Each pairing has both a puck-mover and a more stay-at-home defender. Grubauer to take maybe 50% of the starts over the year, Koskinen and both Konovalov and Skinner to take the remaining half. Winner of Ilya vs Stuart takes the backup role next season.

The current setup I have here is 43 contracts deep: the loss of draft capital will have to be offset by some CHL, European, and NCAA free agent signings until 2023. There's enough on the roster and currently in the pipeline to keep the Oilers strong for a while before they need to start looking for additional prospects.

If Lagesson isn't flipped by the deadline, he can be moved at the draft for a mid-round pick. Broberg and Samorukov to alternate on the #3LD next season. So long as Archibald and Ryan are replaced with sub-$1M contracts next season, the cap works. I have the Oilers projected to come in next season at just under $80M. Expiry of dead cap makes the final season of the flat cap era tolerable for the Oilers and there shouldn't be any major subtractions from the roster in order to accomodate extensions to Bouchard, Broberg, and Konovalov/Skinner. Klefbom and Larsson are likely replaced by a strong RHD to pair with Broberg.
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
3$925,000
3$925,000
3$925,000
3$925,000
3$925,000
2$925,000
2$925,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$850,000
5$5,000,000
2$1,200,000
2$850,000
2$850,000
3$3,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$5,000,000
1$1,500,000
2$3,500,000
6$6,500,000
1$1,250,000
Trades
1.
EDM
    Seattle
    2.
    EDM
    1. 2021 2nd round pick (EDM)
    2. 2021 2nd round pick (NYR)
    DET
    1. Neal, James ($2,000,000 retained)
    2. Tullio, Tyler [Reserve List]
    3. 2021 1st round pick (EDM)
    4. 2022 3rd round pick (EDM)
    3.
    EDM
    1. Buchnevich, Pavel [RFA Rights]
    NYR
    1. Kahun, Dominik [RFA Rights]
    2. Marody, Cooper [RFA Rights]
    3. 2022 1st round pick (EDM)
    4.
    EDM
    1. 2022 7th round pick (TBL)
    Buyouts
    Retained Salary Transactions
    Buried
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2021
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    2022
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    2023
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    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    23$81,500,000$80,708,839$669,339$907,500$791,161

    Roster

    Left WingCentreRight Wing
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    $1,175,000$1,175,000
    RW
    UFA - 1
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    $12,500,000$12,500,000
    C
    UFA - 5
    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    LW, RW, C
    UFA - 4
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    $6,500,000$6,500,000
    LW, C
    UFA - 8
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    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 4
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    $3,000,000$3,000,000
    RW
    RFA - 1
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    $925,000$925,000
    LW, C
    RFA - 3
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    $834,167$834,167 (Performance Bonus$57,500$58K)
    C
    RFA - 1
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    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    $1,200,000$1,200,000
    LW, C
    UFA - 2
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 2
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    $3,200,000$3,200,000
    RW
    UFA - 3
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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    $5,600,000$5,600,000
    LD
    UFA - 1
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    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    RD
    UFA - 1
    $5,000,000$5,000,000
    G
    UFA - 6
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    $4,167,000$4,167,000
    LD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2
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    $3,500,000$3,500,000
    RD
    UFA - 4
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    $4,500,000$4,500,000
    G
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    $863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    RD
    RFA - 2
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    $1,500,000$1,500,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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    $850,000$850,000
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
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    $850,000$850,000
    LW, C, RW
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    $725,000$725,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1

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    Apr. 13, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.
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    rangers say no to any package involving buch without holloway
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    Apr. 13, 2021 at 5:18 p.m.
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    no thanks - signed the Detroit Red Wings
    Apr. 13, 2021 at 5:22 p.m.
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    Holland said he isn't trading this years 1st.
    Apr. 13, 2021 at 5:36 p.m.
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    You pay us for taking Neal...a lot. We don't give you anything in return.
    Apr. 13, 2021 at 6:35 p.m.
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    LIVIN ON A PRAYER
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    Quoting: Vermathex
    rangers say no to any package involving buch without holloway


    Thats fair I guess. Again, wasn't sure if he was even available.

    Quoting: aedoran
    Holland said he isn't trading this years 1st.


    For a rental. He wants long-term value out of that pick. To me that suggests a player with term or downgrading it for additional picks.

    Quoting: RedWing9119
    You pay us for taking Neal...a lot. We don't give you anything in return.


    Given how much cap space and cash dollars are being traded for, this represents equivalent value. I'll break the math down for you if you want, but refrain from acting like Detroit gets nothing out of this deal. It's laughable.
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