Team: 2023-24 Edmonton Oilers

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 24, 2023

Published: Nov. 24, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Cap-Friendly challenge:

Scenario: The blowup in Edmonton reaches epic new heights and causes owner Darryl Katz to sell the team, meanwhile the new Flames arena deal falls through devaluing the franchise to the point that the current owners look to relocate. So the NHL decides to merge the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames into a single Alberta team and sell a new expansion franchise on the open market in a new city.

Build your best team from the two rosters, subject to the current salary cap, roster limits, and contract limits. You can either start with the Oilers or Flames and make trades between the two to accomplish your final result.

No trades outside of the two teams are allowed. Draft picks are immaterial for this exercise. No retained salary trades allowed either.

Yes you can hoard all of the prospects as the expansion team will only start with the NHL Roster player "leftovers".

Your lines and pairings have to be reasonable based on actual NHL positions (or prior positions played).

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