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Created by: BeterChiarelli

Team: 2018-19 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 18, 2018

Published: Sep. 18, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Stauffer floated the idea of McLeod making the team out of camp. I wasn't a big fan of this idea at first, but after reading THN's season preview for the OHL it looks like Mississauga is going to stink. I seem to recall that the Oilers had a hard time moving Draisaitl to Kelowna when he was with Prince Albert; do they take that same approach and get McLeod onto a potential Memorial Cup roster or do they bring him up to the big club and play him on a sheltered minutes 3rd line?

As much as I hate the idea of Strome on the wing and running a rookie as the #3C, this definitely helps with the scoring depth of the Oilers.

He had the NHL-calibre skating. Hockey IQ and skill were his questionable assets, and his training camp thus far has suggested that those are very much not a problem. Bouchard would ideally work on his stride more and his play behind the puck on an unfairly stacked London roster, while Bear, Benson, Yamamoto, and the other AHL-eligible prospects go down to dominate in Bakersfield.

Faulk trade is a Faulk trade. Opted to move an extra pick and retain less salary instead of sending a prospect. Gives Carolina effectively all the assets they'd need to make a legitimate run at Duchene.

300 days until Russell is bought out

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
McLeod, Ryan		3	$839,133

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Chiasson, Alex		1	$650,000
Upshall, Scottie		1	$650,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
R McLeod, ELC Bonus		3	$1,000,000

Trades

EDM

Faulk, Justin ($833,333 retained)

CAR

Kassian, Zack
2019 3rd round pick (NYI)
2020 2nd round pick (EDM)

Buyouts

Benoit Pouliot: $1,333,333
Eric Gryba: $300,000

Buried

Al Montoya: $37,500 ($1,062,500)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2018
2019
2020
2021

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$79,500,000	$74,476,965	$0	$2,500,000	$5,023,035

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, C UFA - 3	McDavid, Connor $12,500,000$12,500,000 C UFA - 8	Puljujärvi, Jesse $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) RW UFA - 1
Lucic, Milan $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 5	Draisaitl, Leon $8,500,000$8,500,000 C, LW UFA - 7	Strome, Ryan $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW, C UFA - 2
Khaira, Jujhar $675,000$675,000 LW, C UFA - 1	McLeod, Ryan $839,133$839,133 C RFA	Rieder, Tobias $2,000,000$2,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Upshall, Scottie $650,000$650,000 LW UFA	Brodziak, Kyle $1,150,000$1,150,000 C UFA - 2	Chiasson, Alex $650,000$650,000 RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Nurse, Darnell $3,200,000$3,200,000 LD UFA - 2	Larsson, Adam $4,166,666$4,166,666 RD UFA - 3	Talbot, Cam $4,166,666$4,166,666 G M-NTC UFA - 1
Klefbom, Oscar $4,167,000$4,167,000 LD UFA - 5	Faulk, Justin $3,316,667$3,316,667 RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Koskinen, Mikko $2,500,000$2,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1
Russell, Kris $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD NMC UFA - 3	Benning, Matthew $1,900,000$1,900,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Caggiula, Drake $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 2		Sekera, Andrej $5,500,000$5,500,000 LD/RD NMC UFA - 3
Jeřábek, Jakub $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD UFA - 1		R McLeod, ELC Bonus $1,000,000$1,000,000
Åberg, Pontus $650,000$650,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Lucic, M.		Draisaitl, L.		Nugent-Hopkins, R.
	McDavid, C.		Klefbom, O.

Power Play 2
Puljujärvi, J.		Strome, R.		Rieder, T.
	Faulk, J.		McDavid, C.

Penalty Kill 1
	Upshall, S.	Brodziak, K.
	Nurse, D.	Larsson, A.

Penalty Kill 2
	Khaira, J.	Strome, R.
	Russell, K.	Benning, M.

Sep. 18, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

sens65

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what is that faulk trade? i dont think faulk is great but hes worth more than that

Sep. 18, 2018 at 3:31 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: sens65

what is that faulk trade? i dont think faulk is great but hes worth more than that

He's really not though? Like outside of optics, what's the difference between Kassian and a 1st and the package I offered? There's not a ton of difference in certainty or skill in picks beyond #20.

Faulk, at his best, is a good offensive defenceman that can't be trusted with any sort of defensive minutes. He scores and gets scored on. If Carolina wants more, they can retain more. I wouldn't go beyond Kassian, a 1st, and a 4th.

Sep. 18, 2018 at 3:35 p.m.

PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

2 things

1) You are right Faulk is a flawed right handed puck moving defenceman. That isn't worth all that much, or at least it shouldn't be but some GM's are terrible.

2) Kassian is worth literally nothing. Also a 1st rounder from Edmonton isn't 20th or higher, it's likely going to be another top 10 pick. Even with this trade the team is still so weak. Edmonton has McDavid and a about 8 other players worth keeping around, the rest is a collection of guys who wouldn't make a good team period.

Sep. 18, 2018 at 3:47 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: LoganOllivier

The Pacific is still relatively weak this year, this is a wildcard roster provided that the Central division mutilates itself with the three superteams at its helm. The only "locks" for playoff contention in the Pacific are the Sharks and Knights. Can the Kings and Ducks overcome father time? Can the Oilers and Flames sort out their goaltending woes? Is Arizona for real? Vancouver's already well out of contention.

That means there's a good chance that the Oilers 2019 1st is likely to not be a top-10 pick. Somewhere between 11-20 is a lot more reasonable. Ottawa, Detroit, Vancouver, Montreal, New York R, Chicago, and New York I are objectively worse than the Oilers. Unless they win one of the lotteries, there's probably more value in two picks than one.

Kassian's worth less than Faulk yes, but it's not entirely nothing. Carolina - specifically their ownership - values grit, toughness, and hard work. I'd say according to the Hurricanes, Kassian's worth approximately a 4th Round Pick.

Sep. 18, 2018 at 3:51 p.m.

Justenv

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I'd do that deal if I'm Edm. Faulk is essentially a $$$ dump for Car but if I'm a fan I'd want more too. But look at what they got for Skinner and what Ott got for ERIK KARLSSON! The bar is set and it's low. I've heard MSM guys talking about a similar type package so I'd suggest this is in fact possible (but unlikely...Chia is the worst GM outside of Dorian).

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