I mean, it was good enough to get to game 7 of the SCF. When your forward group is that deep your D just has to be "good enough" and I think the Oilers have that.
to be fair, it's only the 2nd pair that is an eye sore (although a Broberg breakout season would quickly change things). the 3rd pair is totally fine for a 3rd pair
$2.5 million over the cap with Broberg and Holloway to sign.
It’s wild he kept the team the same from the cup run and also added pieces. Edm kept their depth which I think was the most important thing.
1 goal short from a Cup and we added about 60 goals to what we had last year.
Broberg has already broken out in the playoffs.
There's more than enough space with Kane on LTIR. Broberg and Holloway are green rookies still.
he can break out on top of his break out
Henrique took a discount to stay. He loved the crowd and atmosphere the Edmonton market brought. Must have felt invigorated playing with a reason to play for a change.
Broberg and Holloway are unlikely to make much on their bridge deals. That 2.5M over the cap is with 22 active players on the roster. If both players extend for around 1mil with Derek Ryan and Josh Brown sent down and Cody Ceci dumped the Oilers actually have 1mil in cap space. Come trade deadline they could add another top 4D if they wanted to.
One of the most important factors especially for players that haven't won a cup is being a team they see as a contender for a chance for them to win a cup.
They could dump Ceci and be under the cap even with Kane not on LTIR.
