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Clearly you think this team is much more of a "mess" than I do, we'll start with that.
- 30-year-old Jesper Fast is the answer to the Oilers depth scoring issues? the guy scored 6 goals last year and has a career high of 13.
- Chiarot got owned defensively all season (21-33 goals), no idea why you think you're "fixing" anything by overpaying the 31-year-old to anchor (literally) your 2nd pairing for the next 4 years. It's just another Ceci deal except he has zero offense (after saddling the team with 6 years of Ceci buyout. Good work).
- and then you paid a 2nd for a 32-year-old 3rd pairing defenseman to play on your 2nd pair - great use of assets there!
- Varlomov isn't worth a 1st and a 2nd as a rental when there are UFA goalies who would sign without giving up any assets.
- Your salary cap limit is incorrect, it's being projected at $82.5M for next year and if Keith retires the Oilers get an additional cap bonus of $3.4M, meaning a total cap limit of nearly $86M.
- Dylan Holloway will be on this team (there goes any perceived depth scoring issues!)