Throughout the last week, the Oilers have been pouring cold water all over even the smallest trade sparks.
They’re tight to the flat salary cap and in long-term injured reserve, so the money in a deal must even out. Impact players are sought, but the acquisition cost to acquire them is typically high — both in terms of dollars in (salary retention notwithstanding) and assets out. They’re reluctant to part with high-end prospects.
Surely, you’ve heard it all. And that means it’s shaping up to be an uneventful trade deadline period in Edmonton.
It doesn’t have to be.
