Realistic deadline

Équipe: 2021-22 Oilers d'Edmonton

Date de création initiale: 4 mars 2022

Publié: 7 mars 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Being as realistic as possible will go threw each area of the team one at a time and figure out what can and can’t happen. The goal for this year should be to get in the playoff and take a deeper step so win a round or two.
Starting with goaltending since it’s a hot topic.
Looks like Holland already made the move replacing smith with skinner. Really don’t see much else can do here. To afford a truer upgrade will require moving kosk but trading our best current option while pacific is very tight comes with big risk. Can’t afford any adjustment period for a new guy. That’s not to say doomed. I have higher expectations for skinner than this but if he can just stay healthy and provide league average goaltending every 2-3 games that’s a very significant upgrade and does provide ability to manage kosk workload better. This tandem shouldn’t have an issue getting us in the playoffs.
Defence wanted to add a rd steady d for pk and 5-5 since light internally in that area.
Nurse Barrie play with mcdavids line
Nurse Bouchard play with Leon’s line
Nurse keeps logging the most 5-5 minutes
Barrie plays on pp1
Bouchard plays on pp2
Keith Ceci
Niemelianen Braun
Both those bottom two pairs can kill penalties and act as shut down pairings.
Forwards this is deepest position and made a bit complicated with including archie. Typically I like having 2 d on scratched list and ready but going 11/7 and having to account for archie boarder issues think it’s best to have two forwards on standby. For games in Canada archie can be used as a energy guy allowing anyone banged up to rest. Looking at the cap there isn’t much room to make tweaks. Could see a situation were willing to package both yam and benson for an upgrade in the top six but that doesn’t free up enough cap to fit an upgrade in so not likely to happen.