SalarySwishSalarySwish

Some Possible Improvements

Created by: OldNYIfan
Team: 2021-22 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: May 28, 2021
Published: May 28, 2021
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
Philadelphia trade: Flyers have only RFAs Carter Hart and Felix Sandstrom on the roster for 2021-2022. After that, the only goalie they have under contract is Kirill Ustimenko, who spent most of the 2019-2020 season in the ECHL and then all of this year on the SOIR list. Koskinen would be a good backup for Hart at no increase in cap hit over Gostisbehere, who would be a cheaper version of Tyson Barrie (who might not want to re-up with Edmonton). The third factors in (at least partially) the difference between an every-game skater and a backup goalie. (Don't be surprised to see Philadelphia select Jesper Wallstedt with the 13th selection if he's still there.)

Arizona trade: The Coyotes have a third space for a defenseman open on their protection list and no one under contract worth protecting at RD. Trading Bear (whom I've seen heavily criticized by a significant segment of Oilers faithfuls) allows Edmonton to protect Jones in addition to Nurse and Gostisbehere and gets them a middle-6 power forward with some grit, something that they are lacking at LW.

Seattle trade: I can't believe that Florida will protect Gudas over any of Ekblad, Weegar, Yandle (NMC), or even Nutivaara or Forsling. He adds some more much-needed grit to the Oiler lineup at a modest cost.

Tampa trade: The Lightning, as we all know, are under pressure to cut cap. They could use a fourth goalie in the system behind Vassilevskiy, and Stalock is more experienced than the three they have there now. I think Palat would love to play with McDavid or Draisaitl (or RW with both) and would waive his NTC if Edmonton is on it.

Coleman and Ullmark signings: self-explanatory to anybody who roots for Oiler success. Don't hassle me about price; they're worth every penny and more to Edmonton.

Larsson and Smith signings: both played well for Edmonton this year and deserve new contracts.

First-round draft pick: a Swedish left-handed forward.

Stay well, everyone!
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,750,000
3$1,300,000
3$1,275,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
2$800,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
5$5,250,000
4$4,500,000
3$3,750,000
2$2,000,000
Trades
1.
EDM
  1. Gostisbehere, Shayne
PHI
  1. Koskinen, Mikko
  2. 2022 3rd round pick (EDM)
2.
EDM
  1. Crouse, Lawson
ARI
  1. Bear, Ethan
3.
EDM
  1. 2021 7th round pick (NYI)
NYI
  1. Wells, Dylan [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Islanders need a qualifying goalie to expose to Seattle
4.
EDM
    Expansion Draft selection
    SEA
    1. Archibald, Josh
    5.
    EDM
    1. Gudas, Radko
    Additional Details:
    Trade is actually with Seattle. Edmonton asks the Kraken to select Gudas and then pays them a second for him, a la the deal Carolina struck with Las Vegas for Trevor van Riemsdyk.
    FLA
    1. 2022 2nd round pick (EDM)
    6.
    EDM
    1. Palat, Ondrej
    TBL
    1. Stalock, Alex
    2. 2021 4th round pick (EDM)
    3. 2023 4th round pick (EDM)
    Additional Details:
    2023 4th round pick becomes a 3rd round pick if Edmonton reaches the Stanley Cup finals in 2022
    Buyouts
    Retained Salary Transactions
    DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
    2021
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the PIT
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the NYI
    2022
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    2023
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    Logo of the EDM
    ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
    24$81,500,000$78,575,172$669,339$2,190,000$2,924,828
    Left WingCentreRight Wing
    Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
    Palat, Ondrej
    $5,300,000$5,300,000
    LW, RW
    M-NTC
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    McDavid, Connor
    $12,500,000$12,500,000
    C
    UFA - 5
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Puljujärvi, Jesse
    $1,175,000$1,175,000
    RW
    UFA - 1
    Coleman, Blake
    $4,500,000$4,500,000
    RW, LW
    UFA - 6
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Draisaitl, Leon
    $8,500,000$8,500,000
    C, LW
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Yamamoto, Kailer
    $2,750,000$2,750,000
    RW
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
    Crouse, Lawson
    $1,533,333$1,533,333
    LW, RW
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    McLeod, Ryan
    $834,167$834,167 (Performance Bonus$57,500$58K)
    C
    RFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Kassian, Zack
    $3,200,000$3,200,000
    RW
    UFA - 3
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Waivers ExemptHolloway, Dylan
    $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$400,000$400K)
    LW, C
    RFA - 3
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Khaira, Jujhar
    $1,275,000$1,275,000
    LW, C
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Lavoie, Raphael
    $870,000$870,000 (Performance Bonus$32,500$32K)
    RW, C
    RFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Kahun, Dominik
    $1,300,000$1,300,000
    LW, RW, C
    UFA
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Turris, Kyle
    $1,650,000$1,650,000
    C, RW
    UFA - 1
    Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Nurse, Darnell
    $5,600,000$5,600,000
    LD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Florida Panthers
    Gudas, Radko
    $2,500,000$2,500,000
    RD
    UFA - 2
    Ullmark, Linus
    $5,250,000$5,250,000
    G
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
    Gostisbehere, Shayne
    $4,500,000$4,500,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Larsson, Adam
    $3,750,000$3,750,000
    RD
    UFA - 4
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Smith, Mike
    $2,000,000$2,000,000
    G
    UFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Russell, Kris
    $1,250,000$1,250,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Bouchard, Evan
    $863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    RD
    RFA - 2
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Jones, Caleb
    $850,000$850,000
    LD/RD
    UFA - 1
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Waivers ExemptBroberg, Philip
    $863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
    LD
    RFA - 3
    ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
    Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
    Klefbom, Oscar
    $4,167,000$4,167,000
    LD
    M-NTC
    UFA - 2

    Embed Code

    • To display this team on another website or blog, add this iFrame to the appropriate page
    • Customize the height attribute in the iFrame code below to fit your website appropriately. Minimum recommended: 400px.

    Text-Embed

    Click to Highlight

    Top Comments

    May 28, 2021 at 4:56 p.m.
    #1
    Trotz2020
    Avatar of the user
    Joined: Sep. 2019
    Posts: 561
    Likes: 189
    Isles signed a goalie to qualify.
    May 28, 2021 at 5:16 p.m.
    #2
    Timmah007
    Avatar of the user
    Joined: Jun. 2020
    Posts: 8,634
    Likes: 3,931
    I don’t like the two year term with ghost I can’t get behind that while there is some form of hope about klef attempting a return. I get the price is fair from oilers perspective but personally don’t like it. If gudas was a good fit for a top pairing then Seattle in this scenerio would ask for a lot more. Not to sound totally negative on all of this there is a few things I do like
    OldNYIfan liked this.
    May 28, 2021 at 5:24 p.m.
    #3
    sk540
    Avatar of the user
    Joined: Apr. 2018
    Posts: 1,882
    Likes: 590
    I would be extremely surprised if the Flyers take a goalie at 13. Not only do we have Hart who we fully expect to bounce back, but we will certainly be signing Felix Sandstrom who has looked pretty good the last couple years. Not to mention a highly talented goalie in Samuel Ersson who has had back to back tremendous seasons in the SHL, and a dark horse, Ivan Fedotov playing in the KHL. A tier below them is Matej Tomek, who has made leaps and bounds in the last several years since college.

    I'm not saying that we are not looking for a backup OR that we are not gonna trade Ghost, but for a so so backup, I think there are better options on the market, as well Ghost's value going up a bit after his last half of the season. In a full season he would've had almost 20 goals, which is pretty impressive. His underlying stats were great as well.
    OldNYIfan liked this.
    May 28, 2021 at 5:24 p.m.
    #4
    OldNYIfan
    Once a Kings Fan Too
    Avatar of the user
    Joined: Jun. 2018
    Posts: 40,432
    Likes: 25,335
    Quoting: Timmah007
    I don’t like the two year term with ghost I can’t get behind that while there is some form of hope about klef attempting a return. I get the price is fair from oilers perspective but personally don’t like it. If gudas was a good fit for a top pairing then Seattle in this scenerio would ask for a lot more. Not to sound totally negative on all of this there is a few things I do like


    Thanks for the input!

    I think that the major benefit of that transaction is intangible -- namely, getting rid of Koskinen.

    Other than Hall, Coleman and Palat, any ideas for LW?
    May 28, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.
    #5
    OldNYIfan
    Once a Kings Fan Too
    Avatar of the user
    Joined: Jun. 2018
    Posts: 40,432
    Likes: 25,335
    Quoting: sk540
    I would be extremely surprised if the Flyers take a goalie at 13. Not only do we have Hart who we fully expect to bounce back, but we will certainly be signing Felix Sandstrom who has looked pretty good the last couple years. Not to mention a highly talented goalie in Samuel Ersson who has had back to back tremendous seasons in the SHL, and a dark horse, Ivan Fedotov playing in the KHL. A tier below them is Matej Tomek, who has made leaps and bounds in the last several years since college.

    I'm not saying that we are not looking for a backup OR that we are not gonna trade Ghost, but for a so so backup, I think there are better options on the market, as well Ghost's value going up a bit after his last half of the season. In a full season he would've had almost 20 goals, which is pretty impressive. His underlying stats were great as well.


    Thanks for the input! I always like to hear from fans of teams I can't follow that well -- even the ones I used to hate.

    Since I like your prospect pool and think Wallstedt is a cut above all the guys you've mentioned, some of whom are unsigned and/or foreign-based (and thus a teeny bit less likely to sign), I still think you may look at Wallstedt at 13. We'll see!
    sk540 liked this.
    See All