NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers may have to wait until offseason deadline to make big move

The trade deadline is interesting for the Edmonton Oilers and next offseason

chris johnston show: Chris Johnston points out that the Edmonton Oilers don’t have a lot of tight ends, and they don’t have a lot of tight ends. Jake Roslovic will get his chance, but it will be interesting to see what they can do at the trade deadline, where they can take advantage of the rising salary cap and a team-friendly deal for Connor McDavid next offseason.

** Transcribed by NHLRumors.com

“You also look at their forward group, if you, if you imagine, I know (Connor) McDavid and (Leon) Draisaitl are playing together now, but when they’re not together, you know, Zach, you know, in a month, Zach Hyman is coming back healthy from a wrist injury. You know, they got Trent Frederic.

They don’t have a lot of wingers, I guess that’s what I mean. Like, if you were, if you were a guy like Jake Roslovic, there’s definitely a world where you feel like you’re going to get quality playing time with one or two of those guys over the course of a season, right? So you know this is very attractive to a certain type of player. I mean, we’ll see how that plays out.

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You know, Roslin has been kind of the middle man in the sense that, you know, you need him and his skillset suggests he’s a top-six player, but on some teams, doesn’t quite fit in your top-six. But you don’t necessarily want to use them to accomplish what you wanted to accomplish with the last six lines. You know, he’s not consistent in what he’s doing.

So, you know, this is definitely a big start for Stan Bowman and Jeff Jackson. You know, to me, the next wave of moves is almost like, what are they going to do at this trade deadline? Like, I don’t expect us to see any big things again, injuries. Something may happen during the year that changes the direction of things.

But it’s like, what are they going to do to load up on this deadline? In fact, they’ll feel the real benefits of McDavid next summer. Basically, it’s going to be another big jump in the salary cap, not a big jump for their best player, so in terms of what he’s making. So I think this is their next shoe. “

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