Simpleton
Joined: Jun. 2017
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Nurse's new contract kicks in next year, and the raise in pay consumes almost all of the cap space opened up when Koskinen's contract expires. Most of the depth players in Edmonton are at, or near, league minimum salary. Among that group, only Turris and Russell make more than $1M. Bringing back players like Benson and Sceviour, and promoting players like Holloway and Broberg won't open much cap space. Signing Puljujarvi and Yamamoto long-term will be difficult. Unless Duncan Keith retires after this season, the Oilers would have some serious consequences to ponder if they have to accommodate Varlamov's $5M cap hit