The Future of the Oilers

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Created by: Eberles_Backcheck

Team: 2023-24 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 6, 2022

Published: Jan. 6, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

About 15M to fill 6 spots:
1G (5M), Top 4D (4M - Trade), 3LW (3M), 3LD (1.5M) , 4C (1M)

Bourgault and Broberg become full time NHLers
Lavoie and Savoie are next to push

Going to try my best to project some extensions:

The Key Signings:

Puljujarvi 4 x 4M - I predict he slows just a bit from his 25 G 59 P pace he's on and finishes with around 20 G 50 P.
Bouchard 3 x 4M - I hope they try to sign him after 21/22. Would be smart. Might cost a lot more if they wait for his RFA year.
Yamamoto 2 x 2.5M - Continues on his current pace and finishes with 15 G 30 P. Signed summer 2022.
McLeod 2 x 1M - Continues to gain confidence and finishes the season strong. No leverage in negotiations however.
Klefbom Retires :(

Secondary Signings

Niemeläinen 2 x 850K - Decent prospect, signed to a cheap contract in 2022 summer
Skinner 2 x 1.5M - Has a decent season as the backup in 22/23 and re-ups for 2 years at a reasonable price
Konovalov 1 x 1.15 - Plays well in the AHL and makes a few appearances in the NHL. I can see a hold out until camp. Eventually takes a 1 year deal.
Lavoie 2 x 850K - Standard deal out of his ELC

Traded

Benson - This is 50/50. I think he gets traded somewhere in the Summer of 2022. Maybe in the Kassian Deal. Could also be resigned for around 900K depending how the rest of the season goes.
Samorukov - Traded with a high pick in Summer 2022 for a Top 4 D or a goalie. Maybe packaged with Barrie.
Lagesson - Probabaly for a late pick

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bourgault, Xavier		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bouchard, Evan	3	$4,000,000
Puljujärvi, Jesse	3	$4,000,000
Yamamoto, Kailer	1	$2,500,000
Skinner, Stuart	2	$1,500,000
Konovalov, Ilya	1	$1,150,000
Lavoie, Raphael	2	$850,000
Niemeläinen, Markus	2	$850,000
McLeod, Ryan	1	$1,000,000

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Top 4, Defenseman	2	$4,000,000
3RD, Defenseman	2	$1,500,000
No1, Goaltender	2	$5,000,000
4th Line, Centre	2	$1,000,000
Veteran, on PTO	2	$800,000
3rd Line, Scoring Winger	2	$3,000,000

Trades

EDM

2023 7th round pick (TOR)

PIT

Kassian, Zack ($700,000 retained)
2023 4th round pick (EDM)

Additional Details:

He is traded around the Draft in 2022 with some retention.
Doesn't matter where

EDM

Either for a Goalie or a Top 4 D. I'm not sure who.

ARI

Barrie, Tyson
Samorukov, Dmitri [RFA Rights]
2023 2nd round pick (EDM)

Buyouts

James Neal: $1,916,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Zack Kassian: $700,000 (0%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$83,355,000	$850,000	$1,500,000	$145,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan $5,125,000$5,125,000 LW, C NMC UFA - 6	McDavid, Connor $12,500,000$12,500,000 C NMC UFA - 3	Puljujärvi, Jesse $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW UFA - 2
Holloway, Dylan $925,000$925,000 ($650,000$650K) LW, C RFA - 1	Draisaitl, Leon $8,500,000$8,500,000 C, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Hyman, Zach $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 5
	McLeod, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA - 2	Yamamoto, Kailer $2,500,000$2,500,000 RW RFA - 1
3rd Line, Scoring Winger $3,000,000$3,000,000	4th Line, Centre $1,000,000$1,000,000	Bourgault, Xavier $925,000$925,000 RW RFA - 2
Foegele, Warren $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Nurse, Darnell $9,250,000$9,250,000 LD NMC UFA - 7	Bouchard, Evan $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD RFA - 2	No1, Goaltender $5,000,000$5,000,000
Top 4, Defenseman $4,000,000$4,000,000	Ceci, Cody $3,250,000$3,250,000 RD UFA - 2	Skinner, Stuart $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 3
Broberg, Philip $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) LD RFA - 1	3RD, Defenseman $1,500,000$1,500,000

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Veteran, on PTO $800,000$800,000
Niemeläinen, Markus $850,000$850,000 LD UFA - 1
Konovalov, Ilya $1,150,000$1,150,000 G UFA

Jan. 6, 2022 at 11:51 a.m.

Zmach

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Nuge doesnt play well with mcdavid, i think they will go longer term with puljujarvi, yamamoto would be lucky to get 2 million, Bouchard will have a long term contract closer to 6 million than 4.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 11:57 a.m.

Eberles_Backcheck

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Quoting: Zmach

Nuge doesnt play well with mcdavid, i think they will go longer term with puljujarvi, yamamoto would be lucky to get 2 million, Bouchard will have a long term contract closer to 6 million than 4.

Lines can change for sure. With Bouchard, I agree, he could probably get more $ on a longer term right out of the gate. But maybe he takes a bridge and that gives EDM more $ for those 3 years. Then he can sign a monster deal after his bridge.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:03 p.m.

Lenny7

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It's hard to say without knowing who the team giving up the goaltender or top 4 dman that costs under $4 mil is, but if someone has one, why would they take on more salary, Samo (Who is waiver eligible next year), and a 2nd in the following draft? Like, to me, that package doesn't get you much of an upgrade.

With Kassian, "Meh".

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:04 p.m.

Zmach

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Quoting: Eberles_Backcheck

The problem is Bouchard will be playing with mcdavid and drai on the powerplay during his bridge. Edmonton can't afford another darnell nurse situation especially considering darnell will be on the books at that time.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:05 p.m.

Zmach

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Quoting: Lenny7

I'm thinking broberg is our top 4 Dman during this time period and somebody like niemeleinen is our bottom guy.

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Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:08 p.m.

Eberles_Backcheck

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Quoting: Zmach

I'm thinking broberg is our top 4 Dman during this time period and somebody like niemeleinen is our bottom guy.

Yea definitely could happen that way. It is impossible to project these things. If that happens, could maybe sign a better RHD to solidify the D, or like you said, go longer term with Bouchard.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:09 p.m.

Lenny7

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Quoting: Zmach

I'm thinking broberg is our top 4 Dman during this time period and somebody like niemeleinen is our bottom guy.

I don't think that's a bad option. At least gives you a chance to see where he's at for the first bit of next season. I absolutely think there needs to be changes in Edmonton, but I don't see teams rushing out to give you cheap, top 4 options without getting something major back.

With Samo, I'm willing to bet that he'll be waived at the start of next season. Doesn't mean he doesn't have value, just don't think he's ready to be on an NHL roster.

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Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:10 p.m.

Eberles_Backcheck

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Quoting: Zmach

If the Oilers dont go anywhere in those Bridge years of Bouchard, its tough to imagine Leon and McDavid even stick around. The point of me bridging Bouchard was to leave some extra money to solidify a position somewhere else.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:11 p.m.

Eberles_Backcheck

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Quoting: Lenny7

I don't think they will waive Samorukov

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.

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Zmach

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Quoting: Eberles_Backcheck

I don't think they will waive Samorukov

Waive him or trade him. I think Broberg is in the NHL lineup at the start of next season. it's tough to imagine them keeping samo over niemeleinen and they would have to trade Koekkoek to keep him.

Jan. 6, 2022 at 12:22 p.m.

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Eberles_Backcheck

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Quoting: Zmach

Waive him or trade him. I think Broberg is in the NHL lineup at the start of next season. it's tough to imagine them keeping samo over niemeleinen and they would have to trade Koekkoek to keep him.

He will be traded. Probably as part of a bigger deal

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