This cap dump for the oilers does look at a position of need for the Devils in a backup goalie, so the price to dump Koskinen shouldnt be very high, and for one year of a decent backup to get a second round pick, the Devils should accept.

With Keith there is a three team trade that includes the red wings taking some picks to retain 50% of Keith’s contract, whereas the Blackhawks retain 25%. So oilers are paying around 1.4m for Keith.

If the oilers are giving away Jones for Keith without any retention happening, they’re ridiculous. They have leverage as Chicago is pursuing to trade Keith. I understand Chicago needs to retain as little as possible to go after either Seth Jones or Hamilton, so I have them only retaining 25%, and they’ll have to give Detroit a pick or two.

Palat comes with an extension in place around $6m.

Even though this is a cap dump for Tampa, I feel like a bidding war would have oilers giving up, more. Maybe like a Tyler Tullio?