Team: 2020-21 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Dec. 30, 2019

Published: Dec. 30, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Of the 60 goalies that have played at least 50 games over the past 3 years, Holtby is 40th in Sv% (tied with Jake Allen) and 43rd in GAA (behind Martin Jones). These are not elite numbers... I know he's a famous name, but if we're honest here he's not worth what I've paid him in the regular season. I'd rather have Greiss on a shorter term contract, but Holtby is from Lloydminster SK and thus more likely to sign in Edmonton.

I know you're going to write angry / dismissive comments about the likelihood of Neal getting traded, but Holland was able to move Lucic last summer, so anything's possible. If I remove Galchenyuk I have enough cap space to keep him. Also, he can be bought out easily, although I don't see the point. For all the negativity about Neal's 5v5 performance this year, he's been doing fine - he's among the team leaders in CF%, SF%, xGF% and HDCF% but has been getting terrible luck: 4.98 on-ice shooting percentage and 89.88 on-ice save percentage. Those numbers should regress to the meat, just as his PP heater has normalized over the past couple of months.

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