Word is Duncan Keith of the Edmonton Oilers has decided to retire. The 38-year-old has one year left on his deal at $5.54 million AAV. Heck of a career, two-time Norris Trophy winner and Conn Smythe Trophy winner.

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 8, 2022

You don’t have to draft if you trade the picks for a Cat.

Oilers saved

Didn’t Bill Daly say they don’t get the cap credit though? Still, having his 5.5mil off the books means they can actually get a good defenseman or goalie this time, which I don’t want to happen. Hopefully he does something like bring back Kane and pay Kulak too much to play above his head.

Keith retired

I just woke up and found out that the Canucks drafted another Elias Pettersson 😂

Stunned that Keith retired. I'm so accustomed to never operating on the best-case scenario happening for the Oilers.

Pretty much confirms Kane plus one of Campbell/Kuemper.

Due to Keith retirement Oilers just got extra cap space worth of $9M bucks, as his contract comes of their books and they get a $3,4M dollar cap recapture credit as well.

Duncan Keith retiring creates recapture cap hit for #Blackhawks:Year 1 $5,538,462Year 2 $1,938,456For #LetsGoOilers, $5,538,462 Cap Hit removed.Per CBA calcs, should also receive $3,438,462 recapture cap credit, but NHL reportedly not allowing credithttps://t.co/HcKqBlBRvt https://t.co/VxIRtm6uH4

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 8, 2022

No, it's Matt Murray.

Is that actually happening though? I thought a few weeks ago Bill Daly said that despite the rules, the NHL would be overruling that in this specific case.

How many goalies are in our system now

No idea if NHL is vetoing that but if they don't...EDM takes a massive W.

Pretty much best case scenario for Ottawa is a late pick for Murray 50% retained

Enough quantity, not enough quality

Id like to see more trades?

And for everyone who’s your top 5 BPA?

I’ve literally never heard of that guy, and apparently neither has capfriendly lol

It seems like they've gone back to the draft strategy when snow was in place (which is a good thing). That led to them drafting spurgeon, toews, pelech, Pulock, and Dobson. Some of Lou's picks since he's been GM have been bizarre, like Sam Bolduc (low IQ, only good skater in straight line) and Alex Lungrantz (defensive specialist who will never make the NHL). Last two drafts have been solid without a first rd pick.

Hes one of the overages we were discussing a while ago

6'6 234 pounds

Gonna have to go count how many goalies now

Yeah its in Puckepedia they wont allow the extra 3.5mill or whatever in credit

Miguel Tourigny, Logan Morrison, Hugo Havelid, Cruz Lucius, Jere Lassila

Lucius went to Canes already

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— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) July 8, 2022

Well after drafting another one

They must love them

whoa are some BPA right now?