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This may be the only way Edmonton can find a winning lineup.

Team: 2018-19 Edmonton Oilers
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 21, 2018
Published: Jun. 21, 2018
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They have so many holes on D and the bottom 6 that I think their best option may be to go top heavy to the max and hope McDavid and Karlsson dominate half of every game and they remain close to even with the rest of the line up of scrubs.
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2$3,125,000
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  1. Lucic, Milan
  2. Russell, Kris
  3. 2018 1st round pick (EDM)
  4. 2018 2nd round pick (EDM)
  5. 2019 1st round pick (EDM)
  6. 2019 3rd round pick (NYI)
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2019
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
20$80,000,000$75,990,331$0$2,730,000$4,009,669

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
$6,000,000$6,000,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
$12,500,000$12,500,000
C
UFA - 8
$7,250,000$7,250,000
RW, LW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 4
$894,166$894,166 (Performance Bonus$230,000$230K)
RW
RFA - 3
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C, LW
UFA - 7
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
RW
UFA - 1
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
$675,000$675,000
LW, C
UFA - 1
$800,000$800,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
$650,000$650,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
$650,000$650,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
$1,950,000$1,950,000
RW
UFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
$6,500,000$6,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
$4,166,666$4,166,666
G
M-NTC
UFA - 1
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LD/RD
NMC
UFA - 3
$4,166,666$4,166,666
RD
UFA - 3
$2,500,000$2,500,000
G
NMC
UFA - 1
$4,167,000$4,167,000
LD
UFA - 5
$1,900,000$1,900,000
RD
UFA - 2
$3,125,000$3,125,000
LD
UFA - 2

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Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:10 a.m.
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Lucic AND russel have less value that ryan no from OTT
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Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.
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Come on!!

Sens aren't trading Karlsson for a couple salary dumps
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:15 a.m.
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Quoting: habs_fan123
Lucic AND russel have less value that ryan no from OTT


Lucic, Russel and Ryan are all throw ins for Cap purposes. The 2 firsts and a second are the value for Karlsson. Lucic, Ryan and Russel are all garbage.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:16 a.m.
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Come on!!

Sens aren't trading Karlsson for a couple salary dumps


They are getting 4 draft picks for Karlsson. I suppose Edmonton can throw in a prospect or two as well but they don't really have any. LOL
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:22 a.m.
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Quoting: LoganOllivier
They are getting 4 draft picks for Karlsson. I suppose Edmonton can throw in a prospect or two as well but they don't really have any. LOL


The 10 OA is the only thing of value here! If they have Karlsson and McJesus on the same team, there is no way they miss the playoffs next year! Which would make the 2019 1st a late-round pick, which kinda sucks statistically!

But Yamamoto and Bear are couple prospects I can think of that could maybe come back the other way!
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:23 a.m.
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Even if that kind of a trade could be done, that bottom 6 is still awful. And assumimg that Yamamoto and Pulju are NHL ready is ultimate optimism.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.
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The 10 OA is the only thing of value here! If they have Karlsson and McJesus on the same team, there is no way they miss the playoffs next year! Which would make the 2019 1st a late-round pick, which kinda sucks statistically!

But Yamamoto and Bear are couple prospects I can think of that could maybe come back the other way!


The problem with Edmonton is that no matter what they do, they will have a terrible bottom 6, potentially a very good top blue line pairing and then 2 pairs that are okay at best. May as well load up and have Karlsson and McDavid dominate half of every game and then hope the other lines can play close to even most of the year.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:29 a.m.
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Even if that kind of a trade could be done, that bottom 6 is still awful. And assumimg that Yamamoto and Pulju are NHL ready is ultimate optimism.


If you have McDavid and Karlsson controlling the game for half of every game, you'll win a lot just on that. Honestly, I just can't see any combination of moves helping the oilers. Their biggest problem is that they have drafted terribly for the better part of the last 10 years. Made a number of no brainers when they picked 1st 7 years in a row or whatever, but they haven't hit anything in the later rounds for so long. That's left them devoid of support players. On top of that, they have signed several bad contracts on the blue line and Lucic which makes trading guys hard.

Its a real mess and the only way I can see sustained success is by going completely top heavy.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.
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Quoting: LoganOllivier
If you have McDavid and Karlsson controlling the game for half of every game, you'll win a lot just on that. Honestly, I just can't see any combination of moves helping the oilers. Their biggest problem is that they have drafted terribly for the better part of the last 10 years. Made a number of no brainers when they picked 1st 7 years in a row or whatever, but they haven't hit anything in the later rounds for so long. That's left them devoid of support players. On top of that, they have signed several bad contracts on the blue line and Lucic which makes trading guys hard.

Its a real mess and the only way I can see sustained success is by going completely top heavy.


McDavid and Karlsson might be the best players in their positions but they can't win the game. You ain't winning anything with that roster, so maybe just tone it down a bit and take your time. Players need time to develop. Edmonton has many prospects and potentially bright future.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:40 a.m.
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Quoting: OshietheBeast
McDavid and Karlsson might be the best players in their positions but they can't win the game. You ain't winning anything with that roster, so maybe just tone it down a bit and take your time. Players need time to develop. Edmonton has many prospects and potentially bright future.


Edmonton has no prospects. The best they have is Yamamoto and he didn't make TSN's top 50 affiliated prospects list released in February. Edmonton lacks prospects in the minors and their bottom 6 is complete garbage. Having control of the puck for half of every game when you have McDavid or Karlsson on the ice, would make them competitive in every game. It'll become a situation where you need to stop the two most unstoppable players in the game to have a chance to win. That seems harder than trying to make due with the crap they have.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.
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Quoting: LoganOllivier
Edmonton has no prospects. The best they have is Yamamoto and he didn't make TSN's top 50 affiliated prospects list released in February. Edmonton lacks prospects in the minors and their bottom 6 is complete garbage. Having control of the puck for half of every game when you have McDavid or Karlsson on the ice, would make them competitive in every game. It'll become a situation where you need to stop the two most unstoppable players in the game to have a chance to win. That seems harder than trying to make due with the crap they have.


Competetive in every game? You watch hockey? There's absolutely 0 chance to succeed by relying your whole game to 2 players.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 11:54 a.m.
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Competetive in every game? You watch hockey? There's absolutely 0 chance to succeed by relying your whole game to 2 players.


What other choice does Edmonton have? They have cap issues and the only assets they have that are worth anything are the only players they have that can play in the NHL. They have zero prospects and need their picks to obtain prospects. The team is in terrible shape and that is despite having the best player in hockey.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 12:08 p.m.
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What other choice does Edmonton have? They have cap issues and the only assets they have that are worth anything are the only players they have that can play in the NHL. They have zero prospects and need their picks to obtain prospects. The team is in terrible shape and that is despite having the best player in hockey


Well, they can't be that far can they? They looked fantastic in the 2016 playoffs. No reason to overreact, a bounce back year from Talbot, defensive growth and a couple good grinders to the bottom 6 can be all it takes. McDavid and Draisaitl both have the ability to make players around them better. I say, trade RNH for a decent return to gain some room to cap, make good signings and Oilers are good to go!
Jun. 21, 2018 at 12:17 p.m.
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Draisaitl hasn't proven he can be a top level 2C. I think his contract is one of the bad ones they have. He scored 71 points in his second year playing primarily with McDavid and hasn't been able to do a lot without him. A bounce back is a lot to ask. Lucic is dust, the bottom 6 are not good and the defence isn't very good at moving the puck. It really is this bad, I predicted this last season, I looked at their lineup and said, this isn't a winning team. McDavid is the best player in the world but beyond that the team lacked skill and speed. If you lack speed you aren't going to win many games and they didn't. This year they could be in an even worse state since guys like Sekera and Lucic are a year old and they are declining.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 12:23 p.m.
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Quoting: LoganOllivier
Draisaitl hasn't proven he can be a top level 2C. I think his contract is one of the bad ones they have. He scored 71 points in his second year playing primarily with McDavid and hasn't been able to do a lot without him. A bounce back is a lot to ask. Lucic is dust, the bottom 6 are not good and the defence isn't very good at moving the puck. It really is this bad, I predicted this last season, I looked at their lineup and said, this isn't a winning team. McDavid is the best player in the world but beyond that the team lacked skill and speed. If you lack speed you aren't going to win many games and they didn't. This year they could be in an even worse state since guys like Sekera and Lucic are a year old and they are declining.


Sekera was out most of the season wasn't he? Draisaitl is 22. He has showed that he's 2C, don't expect him to be like McDavid, but 71 points is no joke.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 12:31 p.m.
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Sekera was out most of the season wasn't he? Draisaitl is 22. He has showed that he's 2C, don't expect him to be like McDavid, but 71 points is no joke.


Again that was 71 points playing on McDavids wing. He hasn't been close to a point a game player by himself. He's been around a point every 2 games when playing away from McDavid. Thats a steep price for that kind of production. Granted he's playing with pluggers a lot when he's on the second line. But that just reinforces my point that Edmonton has not enough talent and not really an easy way to get any unless they just take their time, draft well and wait for guys to develop. That could take a few seasons though.
Jun. 21, 2018 at 8:59 p.m.
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Quoting: LoganOllivier
Lucic, Russel and Ryan are all throw ins for Cap purposes. The 2 firsts and a second are the value for Karlsson. Lucic, Ryan and Russel are all garbage.


Yeah but value wise I'd take Ryan in a heartbeat over russeul and lucic
 
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