Deadline Drama: Which Seven NHL Teams Are Racing Against Time to Shake Up Their Rosters?
The Oilers can be flexible regarding the forward’s position; if they land a center, it will give them the luxury of using Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as a full-time winger, and if they land a winger, they can deploy RNH as a full-time 3C.
Edmonton owns all of its future top picks, except this year’s first-rounder, so the front office has trade chips to play with. The largest constraint will be cap space — the Oilers are pressed up against the ceiling, which means they’ll need to shed a contract such as Andrew Mangiapane’s to afford taking on a significant salary.
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