The Edmonton Oilers are ranked last in this category
DailyFaceoff.com is an analytics nerd's dream since it provides line combinations, statistics, and analysis from different NHL personalities.
Nevertheless, DailyFaceoff.com analyzes every aspect of a salary cap, including players and salaries. According to their analysis, the Edmonton Oilers have the worst salary cap efficiency
According to the website, there isn't a team worse off financially than the Edmonton Oilers and you'd think it'd have been the Toronto Maple Leafs right?
For analyzing cap efficiency, the website uses a variety of contract types, such as no movement clauses, dead cap space, bargain contracts, and good versus bad deals.
The team finds itself with just 21 players on the roster and only $382,499 in cap space. They need to make two more additions, or call ups, to have a legal roster.
Among the bad contracts considered is Darnell Nurse's contract, despite the fact that Nurse is a good defenseman who can eat a lot of minutes, he doesn't, unfortunately, play like a $9.25 Million dollar defenseman. As well as Jack Campbell, Warren Foegele, Brett Kulak, and the team's deal with James Neal, which remains on the books, there are a number of bad contracts listed.
The NHL is currently a flat-cap league, so contracts like Campbell's, Foegele's, and Kulak's could be considered replacement-level players elsewhere.
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Evan Bouchard could all be adversely affected by the mishandling of Nurse's Bridge deal.
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SEPTEMBRE 8 | 173 ANSWERS The Edmonton Oilers are ranked last in this category Do you think the Oilers salary cap is a mix of terrible contracts? | ||
| Yes | 111 | 64.2 % |
| No | 62 | 35.8 % |
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