Huh? Nuge, Kane and Hyman? You don‘t trade these at team friendly contracts.
The window is open for the Oilers now… so it‘s a no brainer how to solve this… move out Campbell and sweeten it with picks… and you find a taker. Of course I don‘t like it, but the opportunity is now and sacrifices need be done. I thought we can hold onto Soup but not with Bouch playing like this and we have now also to consider bonus payments that will go against the cap etc.
Move out Kulak, Yamer, maybe Foegele… and you get some wiggle room… sign Bouchard, Kostin (I think he has further room to develop if given the opportunity) and whoelse deserves to stick around.
One or two of Bourgault, Holloway and Lavoie need to take a step next year. With a good summer, I guess that‘s not out of realm.
I consider Oilers core the following and they need to keep‘em for the next couple of years.
Skinner, Nurse (I don‘t like his contract, and you don‘t find anyone willing to take 9m with that length), Ekholm, Bouchard, Drai, McD, Nuge, Kane and Hyman.