3 Moves the Edmonton Oilers can make to become cap compliant

Raphael Lavoie re-ups with the Oilers

With all the brouhaha that happened on the first day of free agency, one of the more under the radar moves happened when the Oilers re-upped Raphael Lavoie. He was re-signed for one year, on a two-way deal worth $775,000 in the NHL and a raise for playing in the AHL, up to $225,000.

It's hard to say if Lavoie's future lies here or with another organization at this time. However, I would wager he's a candidate for callup next season, along with fellow forwards Matt Savoie, Jayden Grubbe, and James Hamblin, as well as goalie Olivier Rodrigue and blueliners Phil Kemp and Connor Carrick.

Matthew Savoie top candidate for a roster spot or callup

Looking at Matt Savoie's potential is certainly compelling. He'll start out in Bakersfield, but if he ends his season on the Oilers and lives up to the hype, I would expect that there's a chance he could replace Skinner in the lineup as a cheap scoring option on Leon Draisaitl's wing. Although I can't find any information about whether Arvidsson can play his off side. (CapFriendly was really good for that, too bad it's gone now.)

However, someone will have to move to the left side if that happens, as Arivdsson is a RWer and Savoie is a C/RW as well - and he's not replacing Draisaitl or Connor McDavid at centre. Hmm....maybe Savoie finishes the year in the bottom six and Kane moves up to the top six.....I'll leave it in the capable hands of Knoblauch, but it's fun to think about.

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