Upgrades costly for cap-strapped Oilers
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The Oilers are so stretched when it comes to the salary cap, they have carried just 20 players for much of the season. No healthy scratches, here. The Oilers have the league’s best offence and powerplay and can outscore their defensive mistakes and iffy goaltending.Only six teams have a worse penalty kill rate than the Oilers’ 75-per-cent clip. The goaltending continues to be an issue, with Stuart Skinner outplaying Jack Campbell , who has disappointed in the first of a five-year, US$25-million deal.
The Oilers might just press the narrative of how recent good results are justification for not making any sort of big deadline splash. Before the deadline, the Oilers host two beasts of the East, Boston and Toronto. Those two match-ups offer Holland the chance to make some last-second assessments.“It’s part and parcel of where we’re at in the NHL schedule. There is a trade deadline coming up and we have a bunch of human beings in that dressing room. I know that everyone is driven to win.
Winger Jesse Puljujarvi, the former first-round pick who is in the final year of his contract that carries a $3-million cap hit, has been on the market for months, with no takers. The Oilers have not been able to deal him and have steadfastly refused to waive him despite Puljujarvi’s meagre 14 points in 57 games.
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