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Edmonton Oilers: Potential Acquisitions – Central Division

By Devon Hladunewich

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 05: The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks skates in warm-ups prior to Game Three of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 05, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. Due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus, NHL games are being played without fans. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 05: The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks skates in warm-ups prior to Game Three of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 05, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. Due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus, NHL games are being played without fans. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /
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Colorado Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog (Current Cap Hit $5,571,429, 54GP-20G-32A) UFA

I don’t think Colorado is going to let Landeskog hit free agency, but anything is possible. I find this a similar scenario to what the Oilers have with Nugent-Hopkins. He has played through a lot of years with a bad team and the team is now having success.

I think if Landeskog tests the market he will get more money and term than Colorado can offer. It comes down to does he want to win or does he want money. The Oilers have more cap space to offer him more than Colorado and Edmonton also is starting to win. So if he leaves Edmonton could be a top landing spot.

Philipp Grubauer (Current Cap Hit $3,333,333, 40GP-30W-.922SV%) UFA

Looking to change out at least one goalie this offseason I think Grubauer would be an option. Grubauer could be a option as one part of a 1A-1B scenario. His save percentage has never been below .900. He has been a crucial part of the Avalanche’s success the last couple of years.

Dallas Stars

Jaime Oleksiak(Current Cap Hit $2,137,500, 56GP-6G-8A) UFA

Oleksiak is a big-bodied shut down defensemen. He is a player that would be able to take some of the Oilers’ shutdown minutes. He was paired with Heiskanen last season. If the Oilers were looking at bring up Evan Bouchard next season pairing him with a shutdown guy like Oleksiak makes a lot of sense.

Mark Pysyk(Current Cap Hit $750,000, 36GP-3G-1A) UFA

Pysyk is a Edmonton area guy who played his WHL career with the Oil Kings. After a more offensive season in Florida where he played a some winger, he played a bottom pair defence with the Stars where he was a +6 on a team that just missed the playoffs after having a COVID plagued season. He is a steady defenseman who I think the Oilers would use as a number 6 or 7 in their depth chart.

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