Oilers
Here's how I see our offseason unfolding
-> Chiarelli Hiring
-> Hire one of Babcock, McLellan or Nelson
-> Addition of McDavid
-> Resign Roy to a 1 year cheap deal, clicked with Yakupov and really helped his game, give him another year, if he wants more let him walk and let Draisaitl come up.
-> Add at least 1, hopefully 2 capable Top 4 defensman (1 through trade, 1 through UFA)
-> Add a starting goalie through trade or UFA
-> Buyout/Trade Nikitin
-> Swing Purcell for someone tougher
Prior to the additions this is how I see our lineup
Pouliot - RNH - Eberle
Hall - McDavid - XX1
Roy/Drai - Lander - Yakupov
Hendricks - Gordon - Pitlick
Klefbom - XX2
XX3 - Schultz
Nurse/Ference - Fayne
Davidson
XX4
Scrives
Candidates for XX positions
XX1 - Ward, Bickell, Stewart types
XX2 - Seabrook, Green, Byfuglien, Petry, Ehrhoff
XX3 - Sekera, Beauchemin, Martin, Oduya
XX4 - Niemi, Anderson, Crawford, Ramo, Talbot, Jones, Bernier
Trade pieces ->
#16 Overall, #33 Overall, MTL 2nd, MTL 3rd, OTT 3rd, 2016 1st, Marincin, Purcell, Nikitin, Ference, Schultz, Any prospect in our pool not named Nurse
Draisaitl, Eberle, Yak (Only available if a top pair guy is coming our way and that doesn't mean Phaneuf)
Ideally the forward is someone who can keep up with the speed of Hall and McDavid, crash and bang and battle along the boards and can come to McDavid's defense when necessary
Ideally one defensman we add should be a powerplay capable guy who has a good shot from the point, the other a steady presence who can be relied on for a younger guy to pair with.
Ideally the goalie is someone with previous starter experience, not a back up who has shown promise as that backfired when we added Scrivens and Fasth, I prefer experience at this point.
Hopefully the addition of McDavid, Chiarelli and the new coach can help get these additions and we can become competitive next season.