Team: 2021-22 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 14, 2021

Published: Jun. 14, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

*Not sure on the value of Hamilton's rights so maybe the Oilers add in a pick?*

Jones for Hamilton could make sense for both teams, Carolina gets a young D man who can play bottom pair minutes and may help attract his older brother come free agency. I am not sure how he would fit into Carolina's expansion draft plans (do Gardiner and Skjei get protected?). Edmonton gets another top pairing D man to go with Nurse.

Bringing Coleman in for 3 years at 4 million makes sense, I think he can play with McDavid for the first year or two and eventually move to the 3rd line when Holloway is ready to go, his deal would also then expire when Holloways ELC expires. Another pro with Coleman is he's not a guy who would expect to get PP time like other wingers Edmonton is rumored to be in on (Hyman, Tatar, Hall etc.)

Forbort is a decent 4/5 guy who when paired with a strong puck mover like Hamilton playing on the second pair could look pretty good, he also has only played around 300 NHL games so he should have some good hockey left in him, he also replaces that 'rough n tough' style that Larsson plays. (Ideally I'd like to keep Larsson but I think both Bear and Bouchard at much lower cap hits make sense in this scenario)

Andersen I believe is at least a decent bet (50%) to bounce back to be a .914-.918 goalie as he's proven in the past that he's capable of doing it over full seasons.

Josh Levio has always had attractive underlying numbers and I think he's someone who could help create a good fourth line with some offense.

Not sure if Getzlaf would leave Cali but he grew up in Regina so it's possible he would come to Edmonton (although I read he was a Flames fan growing up so who knows)

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