Quoting: Juiceman
Sorry but awful depth and underpaying your free agents
Which free agents are underpaid?
Hamilton - yes he’s seeking Petro money. He hasn’t won a cup nor any medals. He’ll get a deal starting with a 7 in a flat cap.
Saad - maybe a little bit, but I think he’ll be somewhere in the 5s. He’s a second line player.
Nuge - literally had a bad year in a flat cap. This was his range all along. Really he’s worth 5M.
Larsson - his camp and Oilers talking numbers between 3.5M and 4M. I literally picked the middle.
Smith - maybe deserves a bit of a raise.
Yamamoto - has no negotiating leverage. Had a crap year.
All the other guys are bottom of the roster players.
Then your point about depth. Marody and Benson led the AHL in points. They might be solid contributors in the bottom 6.
McLeod and DeBrusk are questions marks, but in limited offensive time, I can see they can tread water.
That top 6? Give McDavid another winger plus another year of Puljujarvi and the top 6 will actually be a top 6.