![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It doesn’t sound like Holland does either. I’m not seeing a lot of wiggle room for any major acquisitions. Stuart Skinner will go from a $784,000 cap hit to a $2.6 million cap hit, not to mention the Oilers having to pay for Mattias Ekholm’s $6.0 million cap hit for the full year. Meanwhile Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod need new contracts with reasonable-to-hefty raises. Edmonton will no longer have to pay the buy-out prices for Andrej Sekera or Milan Lucic, but that adds only an extra $2.25 million. The fact is that Edmonton is pressed up against the cap and will get only moderate relief, even if the team is able to trade or willing to buy-out winger Kailer Yamamoto and his $3.1 million per year cap hit.Īs Oilers GM Ken Holland pointed out in his interview with Bob Stauffer on Oilers Now this week, he’s expecting the NHL’s salary cap to go up only $1 million, from $82.5 to $83.5 million. Activate your Online Access Now Article contentīut I’m getting the feeling that such lofty expectations might well lead to a case of the Summertime Blues here in Edmonton. If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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