These useful foot soldiers may have priced themselves out of Edmonton Oilers’ plans

Following up on our last post, here are season reviews of the Edmonton Oilers’ two likeliest buyout options. Put way more optimistically, they are also top trading options, a far more desirable path for a team looking to shed salary. Each is in his mid-20s, a proven NHL veteran with a single year to run on a contract with an AAV in the $3 million range. A decent bet for the right team; indeed both would be for the Oilers themselves were the team not locked in cap jail at this moment. Read More