1 year Cup run before cap hits

1) Atkinson is the best player in that deal and CLB says, "absolutely not".

2) That WPG deal is quite a bit worse. Only EDM thinks Kris Russell is good enough to warrant that contract and a #4 roster spot.

Will Atkinson resign next year with CBJ though? Cause if not CBJ is stupid to keep him cause they're not going to get through the East, if they make the play offs.

Atkinson will likely resign. Winnipeg deal doesnt work as it favors the Oilers by a fair bit. its a nice idea but the plan is multiple runs not one and done

Trouba is not gonna be easy to sign.

I wouldn't if I were him. CBJ is not close IMO. Little is another UFA who's got other options but I have to admit I don't get to see Edm play except some highlights and that's pretty much all McDavid. I only can go by what I read and most sites are either "Rah!Rah!" or "Piss on them."

It gets much harder to build for multiple runs when you take on the big contracts. You start picking later and getting less quality in the draft and you're UFA start moving for more money.That's why I go for one. Then you can sell off a few Cup winners to wanna be contenders, like Chicago has done and build up for your next run, which could be the following year or maybe the following. EDM also has some bad contracts that are going to hurt them a for awhile. They're going to have to do it almost completely through the draft, and UFA settling for them, usually mean older players who've already seen a pay day ... So I'd go for next year first.