Simpleton
Rejoint: juin 2017
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Although the Oilers are dealing with injuries at the moment, both Nurse and Keith should be back by next week. In the meantime, they have managed to go 4-1 since this rash of injuries began. They have an abundance of young LD who are near NHL ready and will push for roster spots next season. Broberg and Samorukov both project as two-way defenders, with very good puck-moving ability. Niemelainen is a huge, agile, shut-down guy who is also a very good puck mover. All three are bigger than Sanheim, and they all carry a fraction of his cap hit for at least the next couple seasons. I don't see a fit for Sanheim with the Oilers.
Its unfortunate that Edmonton doesn't have room for Konecny's contract, he'd probably be a great addition for them. Yamamoto would likely have to go, and many fans would not like that. I'd love to see Giroux join Edmonton for a playoff run... but the Oilers would probably need a third team to take on 50% of the remaining 50% of his AAV. That's a big ask, and would probably render the idea too expensive.