Oilers lead the league in cap overage going into next season

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Wasn't me in there tho so

The shrewd thing was getting him for $775k. The senility is when Brown is sucks so bad that he had 1 or fewer points going into his 10th game for that undeserved bonus and then just kept playing him. 12 points for that trash but at least it's only one year.

Yeah, I was surprised that they didn't aggressively shop him... or at least send him down and buy time. I half expected a mutual termination.

The cost to offload him would have been high, but not as high as it will be to clear $3.25m in dead cap space this summer. I'm sure some team with space and a rebuilding team would have had room for him to rehab his game after a major injury.

 

[Cup or Bust]

This season is a failure if they don't win the Cup, nothing else matters. They can worry about the cap in the off-season. Campbell will be bought out, who knows if Draisaitl will extend, Oilers will have a new GM. Obviously having that 3 million next season would be nice but I don't think it will make or break.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Hey, Ken Holland knows a thing or two about winning.

Well when you think about it, that true.
One thing.... maybe two...

 

[madmike77]

This year and next year they really needed to go for it, so I don’t see the overage as a bad thing.

Once the new McDrai contracts kick in, they’re going to have issues.

 

[olafsson]

That sucks

 

[nashnaidoo]

If there is not penalty for the overage other than an equal amount reduced from your top end cap the following year, why wouldn't you do this every year you have a decent chance? You get to be over the cap when your team is in its prime, likely improving your chance to win, and then deal with the overage later.

 

[MCR74]

McDavid wanted his buddy on the team.

And he got him. Brilliant move.