The Oilers have navigated the pre-season but now GM Ken Holland must navigate the salary cap. It won't be easy. SportsnetSpec crunches the numbers.
Let’s say that Janmark and Shore remain Oilers, and both are sent down to the AHL on Sunday so the team can be cap compliant on Monday. Ideally, you’d like to have Malone in Bakersfield, and one or both of Shore and Janmark on the NHL roster. Malone makes $762,500. Shore makes $850,000. Janmark makes $1.25 million.
Alone, Malone’s demotion does not open up enough cap space to bring up either Shore or Janmark. But perhaps the roughly $100,000 gained in the Niemelainen-Broberg swap allows for a Shore-Malone swap. Well, as some folks would say, it’s always Jesse Puljujarvi who gets the blame. Holland spent the summer trying unsuccessfully to trade Puljujarvi and his $3 million salary, and built a roster that was supposed to have the flexibility provided by having moved out $3 million in salary.
Holland wanted a second round pick for the big Finn, and couldn’t find one on the open market. Give Holland credit for sticking to his price, but this bind he is in is a result of that as well. Warren Foegele was another trade target, but with two years left at $2.75, he is harder to move than Puljujarvi, who has only this season left on his contract. It would solve his cap issues, but he’ll likely let the season play out and see if injuries find some relief for his roister plight.
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