Evander Kane could possibly be an option as well IMO. From the outside it seems like he's matured from his Winnipeg days, and I like to believe we have a pretty good group of leaders in our room.
Sign and Trade for him would be a little pricier though.
Kane (5 years at 6 million) for Caleb Jones + Slepyshev + 2nd + 3rd
Either of these Neal or Kane moves would mean we let Maroon walk as a UFA.
Salary Cap guys. Salary Cap.
If they trade for Kane, Neal, Simmonds or Pacioretty, not only will it cost them valuable assets but they are going to lose those guys when their contract expires because they can't afford any of them. Hell, the Oilers can barely afford to pay Maroon 3-4M if they choose to go that route.
Furthermore, I don't think Kane is the type of player you want to commit to long term and I'd rather not commit long term to any of those other guys who will all be 30+ when their new contract kicks in.
These guys are all rentals and I'd rather not deal a potential lottery pick or a top prospect like Puljujarvi for them. Maybe they can deal RNH for one of them but then the Oilers center depth is damaged. Like it or not, they have to develop their wingers from within, they can't afford another high priced winger with Lucic's contract already on the books.