Upgrades might prove too costly for cap-strapped Oilers as trade deadline approaches
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Holland told TSN earlier this month that “we’re dollar in, dollar out, so, we start bringing in people with big cap numbers, we’re going to have to do some real gymnastics here to move people out.”While the Oilers have shown interest in defencemen like San Jose’s defenceman Erik Karlsson, Arizona’s Jakob Chychrun and Nashville’s Mattias Ekholm, they might simply be nice things in the shop window that the team can’t afford. And they might not address the Oilers’ most glaring issues.
Yes, Karlsson has an impressive and unexpected 77 points in 60 games this season. But, no matter how well he performs, the contract he signed pre-COVID, before the salary cap stagnated, is simply too rich for cash-strapped GMs.IN PHOTOS: A look inside Edmonton’s Coliseum building as it awaits demolition
“Any time you’re collecting points, that’s the business we’re in,” said coach Jay Woodcroft. “We haven’t been perfect over those six or seven weeks … but we’re doing some good things in order to gain points. That’s a credit to our players and their hard work.”Before the deadline, the Oilers host two beasts of the East, Boston and Toronto. Those two match-ups offer Holland the chance to make some last-second assessments.
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