Équipe: 2020-21 Oilers d'Edmonton

Date de création initiale: 10 août 2020

Publié: 10 août 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

My attempt at a fix for both teams Given Edmonton wins the 1st overall and San Jose realizes Burns/Karlson didn't work out.

Edmonton Gains- Their top stud on the back end and there 3rd line centre that can move up to the top line on the wing if needed.

Edmonton loses - A likely top 10 player for years to come, a sturdy young defenseman with good potential and a risk on Karlson at 11.5 for the next .... 7 years.

Edmonton recap: Edmonton's in win now mode, while they could take Laf at 1 and run with another star in the top 6 (see Toronto). I think the best case scenario is to use that pick on a stud anchor on the back line. I choose Karlsson because his value is lower coming off a down year. Edmonton has to take a risk that Karlsson hasn't lost it and i don't think he has, but they get to offload a few expiring contracts while opening up some spots on their d line for their younger guys looking to make the club. Karlsson takes full control of the powerplay and Edmonton would be looking to take a run at the cup with Conner/Dri/Karlsson all hart candidates in the last 5 years.

SJ gains: Adds the stud of the draft potential top 10 player in the league for years to come. Restructures their backline hitting the eject button on Karlson and goes back to Burns/Vlad and add young sturdy backliner. Gains another potential 2nd pairing defense on their rookie contract.

SJ loses: Their number 1a defense and a solid 2nd line centre. They don't gain much in cap space but add a couple expirying contracts. Take on Neals contract for 3 years.

SJ recap: Its a shift on the fly for a SJ team that was not expecting to be were they are... a big shift. They quickly get the fans excited by bringing in Laf to play on their top line and add scoring but lose Karlsson and Hertl in the process. The real benefit they gain is freeing up so long term cap space while adding young strong prospects into their system right away with two first round picks (edm)(tampa).