Oilers GM Stan Bowman tasked with finding creative way to re-sign young stars
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Today a new report has revealed what the most important task will be for Edmonton Oilers' new GM Stan Bowman to get his team ready for next season.
The Edmonton Oilers made the decision earlier this week to bring in controversial General Manager Stan Bowman to run their team. After the initial outrage and frustration from fans, the narrative has now flipped to the plan going forward for Stan Bowman and the Edmonton Oilers.
The Oilers have already been busy this summer signing players like Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson. Additionally, interim GM Jeff Jackson made a major trade sending Ryan McLeod to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for prospect Matt Savoie.
The #Oilers have acquired forward Matthew Savoie from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Ryan McLeod & forward Tyler Tullio.
All of these moves have put the Edmonton Oilers and Stan Bowman in a difficult spot with very little salary cap space and still several players to re-sign including two key young pieces.
Oilers have important decisions to make with Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway
The Edmonton Oilers have several big contracts that need sorting out before the season. The two most pressing are center Dylan Holloway and defenseman Philip Broberg. Dylan Holloway spent the 2023-24 season as a key middle six forward while Philip Broberg came up and performed well in the playoffs.
The @EdmontonOilers Dylan Holloway saw significant time in EDM's top 9 FWDS during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and responded with 5 goals. Despite the additions of Jeff Skinner and Victor Arvidsson I have a sneaking suspicion that Holloway will play his way up the line-up this season.
Hard not to be impressed by Philip Broberg and his body of work since being inserted in the lineup.
Finding ways to utilize his skating more effectively & confidence with the puck continues to grow. #Oilers
Finding ways to utilize his skating more effectively & confidence with the puck continues to grow. #Oilers
The Oilers are currently $354,167 over the salary cap for the 2024-25 NHL season. With extensions coming for both players, this could rise well over 3 to 4 million dollars. As a result, the Edmonton Oilers will need to make significant moves to trade either one of these unsigned players or players already under contract to create room.
As the offseason continues this will be one of the most interesting situations to watch over the coming months.
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 27 | 112 ANSWERS Oilers GM Stan Bowman tasked with finding creative way to re-sign young stars Will the Edmonton Oilers trade either of Dylan Holloway or Philip Broberg? | ||
| Dylan Holloway will be traded | 14 | 12.5 % |
| Philip Broberg will be traded | 12 | 10.7 % |
| Both will be traded | 37 | 33 % |
| Neither will be traded | 49 | 43.8 % |
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