Simpleton
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Brown would be a very nice addition for the Oilers but they would likely have to make additional sacrifices in order to fit him under the salary cap. While contracts for Russell, Sceviour, and Koskinen come off the books at the end of this season, they all need to be replaced. Further, Shore will come off the LTIR eventually. Puljujarvi may be due a three-fold increase in pay, perhaps more, and Yamamoto could be due a significant raise as well. The depth forwards and defenders are all on bargain contracts so there probably won't be much, if any, cap savings when McLeod is resigned, if Benson is resigned, and if Holloway and one of the LHD prospects make the team next season. One of three things would have to happen in order to make the acquisition of Brown work.
The Oilers would have to move another contract. Considering the way the team distributes its payroll, Tyson Barrie and Zack Kassian seem to be the two players that would make the most sense for the Oilers to move. All other players are either too important to the roster, carry salaries that would not clear enough cap space, or have contracts that would be too difficult to move. Personally, if I had to chose between them, I'd rather see Barrie traded and frankly his contract is probably closer to real value than Kassian's.
Hard-ball the RFAs and hope for a team-friendly deal that leaves enough cap space. I'm not sure this would be a wise approach.
Run with Smith and Skinner or Konovalov as the goaltending tandem, or sign a veteran goaltender for roughly $2M. This would be a significant gamble and likely to cost the Oilers in the long run.