Bringer_Of_Snow
Joined: Apr. 2016
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The UFA and RFA signings are pretty accurate I would say, aside from the Ennis deal. He has had a nice, late resurgence in his career. But not a chance the Oilers give him 4 years at at AAV, or just 4 years period. While there may very well be a team thats willing to pay him that, the Oilers are not in that position. He will hopefully enjoy a good run with them this season, and if hes really inclined to stick around, a 1 or 2 year deal up to $2M AAV is what he'll be offered. If he wants to chase the money one last time in his career, it won't be with Edmonton. I could see him going either way. Hes been a nice fit with the Oilers in a short sample of games, but Oilers need money for Bear, Yams, Nuge, Larsson and Nurse all within in the next 2 years. Don't need $2.5 sitting around in year 3 and 4, especially if he begins to decline.
As for the SJ trade, not a chance the Oilers do that. Similar to the above points, the AA is relatively cheap and Broberg still on his ELC and team control for several more years, don't need to jeopardize the cap by bringing in a $7M power forward for many more years. While Kane is no doubt still effective, if the Neal, Lucic, Okposo and Ladd contracts have taught us anything, its that power forwards don't age well. Obviously sending Neal back is nice but 1)can't imagine the sharks like that and 2) for the Oilers, at least Neals buyout is relatively cheap so he could easily be bought out in a year or 2.