paying a first for Georgiev, no. Goalies dont have those kind of trade values. especially highly inconsistent ones.

Oilers decline

I wouldn’t take Georgiev for free, let alone a first

Oilers decline the first. Rangers the others.

If we do sign a goalie, it'll probably be Holtby not Tokarski, Stastny is solid but too expensive, Hinostroza is bad, and Hajek/Gauth are both useless.

Geo doesn't have trade value, he's leaving in free agency.

Now, even ignoring Marchessaults NTC, why the hell would we trade Lundkvist, a top dman prospect, who'll be extremely necessary depth next year (since Nemeth, Hajek, and Braun are all probably gone) AND Kaapo Kakko, our best RW with a very high ceiling, for a guy with a 5M dollar cap hit? Especially considering that Kravtsov looks to be returning, AND our lack of cap space.

Instead of signing a couple depth guys and trading our prospect pool for Marchessault, we should just bring in the prospects we do have, like Jones and if need be Trivigno, resign Copp, Motte, Kakko, and Blais, and have Gustav Rydahl or Brodzinski fill in when necessary.