Parayko trade would take major salary cap work

Edmonton doesn't have the prospects it would take to pry Colt55 away from STL. Pulli may be a bust. Maybe not?? Yamamoto is a shrimp. We have waaaaay too many already. The 1st is good. Problem is, the Oilers just don't have anything that moves the needle.

Could change the prospects, was just basing this off of what Jake Muzzin was worth.

The Muzzin trade will be used as a comp but isn't a good one. Number one, Toronto absolutely stole him from L.A. Secondly, Muzzin is not nearly as good/valuable as Petro, who would yield more in a trade. Thirdly, we're not talking about Pietrangelo; we're dealing with Parayko, who is younger, has a better contract, and is just starting his prime while already being one of the premier RHD. I get that Edmonton and nearly every other team would like him. It just makes no sense for STL to deal him unless they get a lopsided in the Blues favor offer for him. This proposed trade isn't that.

As much as the Oilers need help on defense they need top 6/9 forwards more. Though I guess if you could get Parayko for a package of futures like this they could make another trade for some forwards. Even just one more legitimate top 6 winger would make a huge difference for the Oilers.

Oilers need pretty much everything.