Let's be honest here, the Oilers need more than just a goalie to compete.
They need 2-3 guys to slot in the bottom 6 + a top 4D (and Bouchard to be what he will be in 2-3 years on the RS) + a starting goalie to have any hopes to make the playoff/go past 1 round.
Skinner is on the way up, but tough to say if he's 1 or 2 years out.
Considering this, going with Price for 5 years doesn't make much sense.
Allen on the other hand in a tandem with Smith/Skinner could be a decent upgrade on Koskinen at a relatively low AAV and a time frame that better fits Skinner's progression.
Key point here, to include 1st rd picks/equivalent prospects, me thinks the Oilers need to go for a multi-year solution, not just 1 run like with MAF. Skinner isn't going to be able to handle 60 games in 22/23.
I'd go:
Oilers:
Chiarot (1YL) - UFA - $3.5M - 50% ret - 1.75M AAV for the Oilers
Allen (2YL) - UFA - $2.875M
CAR 2022 3rd pick - Could be conditional, say only flipped if EDM doesn't make the playoffs
Habs:
Koskinen (1YL) - UFA - $4.5M
2022 1st rd pick - Top 10 protected
Bourgault
I don't think EDM moves either of Broberg / Bouchard on D, since there's no one else worth anything in their D prospect pool. Same thing at forward with Holloway.
I wonder if they flip Harris for Samorukov in addition to that. Considering Harris may not want to sign in Mtl and Samorukov may need a fresh start elsewhere.
They have some promising own prospects and products, wich how you build a team, so in bottom 6, they maybe, just maybe needs one more good forward. Benson MacLeod Marody has to be tried first, before giving up.
On defense, yes. Its not just one goalie needed, one more LD (now when Lagesson is flushed by Tippet).
But theybdont need 3 defensemen. They probably neess just one good LD, that would cut off bad vibes in the D, that also makes the goalie better. I wont say 4K is thw reason for oilers struggling, but he is not the 3rs pair anchor they need, that backs up Barries bad defense.
Borgault should not be traded, i would trade broberg before him.
If they trade him, they should take a kings ransom because hes a given yop6 NHLer.
You dont throwing out that from the window, and def. Not adding a 1st to that, for one good D, an Okish Goalie, and a 3rd(!). You are very colored by your team.
Oilers would lose so much future on that trade.
Very bad proposal.
I would look for Kubalik, Namestnikov on bottom 6, or another find.
Ullmark on Goal.
And a good skating defensive reliable LD. I would dangle Barrie and Kassian, and MAYBE Yamamoto if there was a good return. But Yam has a fantastic contract, and is a good penalty drawer.
