The Edmonton Oilers’ roster would appear to be mostly complete, but the team still has some money to play with and arguably room for to add one more offensive weapon. When we discussed the remains of free agency on this site a month ago, the comments section overwhelmingly favoured one player over the rest of the field: Jaromir Jagr.
Would Jagr be a good fit for the Oilers? That’s the question in this week’s What Would You Do Wednesday.
The first thing to consider is the salary cap perspective.
According to NHL Numbers, the Oilers have $10.5 million in total cap space before re-signing Leon Draisaitl. That sounds tight actually understates the flexibility that Edmonton has, because that total starts with the assumption that all entry-level players will hit all of their bonuses. Connor McDavid probably will, but it’s less likely that someone like Jesse Puljujarvi ($2.5 million in potential bonuses) does. Edmonton thus has some money to play with.
https://oilersnation.com/2017/08/02/wwydw-how-much-interest-should-the-oilers-have-in-jaromir-jagr/