So, what\u2019s next for the Oilers?<\/p>\n
Likely not much<\/p>\n
Oilers general manager Stan Bowman spoke to the media Thursday, indicating that the majority of Edmonton\u2019s work is done.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to spend the next 24 hours talking through [it]. I would imagine that we\u2019re done, but I don\u2019t expect to make other moves,\u201d said Bowman.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut part of our job is to see what\u2019s out there. If I\u2019m looking at where we\u2019re at, I think any further addition wouldn\u2019t be a significant one, if it is, in a depth role. Something that made sense \u2013 certainly would look at it. But most likely, I would say, this is our team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read between the lines, and they might nibble around the edge for some depth help, but there\u2019s no big, flashy deal to be made. That is, of course, unless something wild happens, but there doesn\u2019t seem to be much that way coming.<\/p>\n
Money talks<\/p>\n
The fiscal situation for the Edmonton Oilers is the biggest thing that would hold them back from further moves.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a0PuckPedia<\/a>, if the Oilers ran their current roster as is for night one of the playoffs, they would have $2 million in cap space, which could increase to $2.275 million if the team sent down Josh Samanski and Dach.<\/p>\n There\u2019s room to play, for sure, but is there anything the Oilers really want to jump in on?<\/p>\n A.J. Greer?<\/p>\n One player the Oilers could check in on is Florida Panthers winger A.J. Greer. He has size, standing at 6-foot-3, 209 pounds, and is someone the team knows well from their battles in the last two Stanley Cup finals.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old Greer has appeared in 61 games this year, scoring 11 goals and 22 points, and has laid 159 hits, which would rank second on the Oilers next to Vasily Podkolzin.<\/p>\n TSN\u2019s Pierre LeBrun was on\u00a0OverDrive Thursday, and when they were talking about the Oilers, LeBrun brought up Greer.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really curious to see where AJ Greer ends up tomorrow,\u201d said LeBrun. \u201cAs a fourth-line guy on a playoff team, he only makes $850,000.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s a pending UFA with a cheap contract, one the Oilers would be able to fit in with ease, and he could help provide some further edge to their bottom six.<\/p>\n Pierre LeBrun: It wouldn’t surprise me if both Montreal and Edmonton have some interest in AJ Greer – Melnick in the Afternoon (3\/4)<\/p>\n Other Pacific Division teams busy<\/p>\n While the Oilers appear to have most of their work done, some Pacific Division rivals will have their hands full.<\/p>\n Some of the players the Vancouver Canucks could be looking to move are Evander Kane, Conor Garland, Teddy Blueger, David K\u00e4mpf, and Drew O\u2019Connor. Could an Elias Pettersson trade formulate? That would be a big shoe to drop.<\/p>\n The Calgary Flames, meanwhile, might do some Calgary Flames-esque things, and hold onto some of their top talents. Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman are two of their top options to be traded, not long after Mackenzie Weegar was sent to Utah, but Darren Dreger said not so fast.<\/p>\n He reported on\u00a0OverDrive that Flames ownership is getting involved, that they don\u2019t want to retain money on Kadri, and would need a big offer to move Coleman.<\/p>\n Never change, Flames.<\/p>\n Darren Dreger on the #Flames<\/a> <\/p>\n – Calgary does not want to retain on Nazem Kadri Zach Laing is Oilersnation\u2019s managing editor, and The Nation Network\u2019s news director. He also makes up one-half of the Daily Faceoff DFS Hockey Report<\/a>. He can be followed on X at @zjlaing<\/a>, or reached by email at zach.laing@bettercollective.com.PRESENTED BY THE DAILY FACEOFF TRADE DEADLINE SPECIAL
\n– Montreal is interested in Kadri if Calgary retains some $
\n– Ownership is heavily involved
\n– The Flames love Zach Whitecloud and Blake Coleman
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