Edmonton Oilers send two players down to the minors
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The Edmonton Oilers are continuing to accrue cap space as the team announces they have sent Josh Brown and Drake Caggiula to the Bakersfield Condors.
The Edmonton Oilers are coming off an exciting 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers, but the team wasted no time sending down Josh Brown and Drake Caggiula to the minors in preparation of key roster moves.
Liam McCormick from Oilers Daily reports that It's a minor move involving depth players, but it's part of a consistent effort the Oilers are taking that will give them more salary cap space at the trade deadline.
According to PuckPedia, at the moment, the Oilers could add $4.5M in salary cap hit at the deadline - up to $9M or more with retention. The Oilers will likely make more roster moves between now and the deadline though, especially with injuries, so that number could change.
-Liam McCormick, Oilers Daily
-Liam McCormick, Oilers Daily
During their short call-up, both Josh Brown and Drake Caggiula had respectable performances for the team.
Although Josh Brown didn't suit up for last night's game against the Rangers, he did into a spirited tilt against Zack MacEwan in the Ottawa Senators game, whereas Drake Caggiula laid a thunderous hit on Minnesota Wild superstar Kirill Kaprizov - impressing the Oilers coaching staff with solid physical performances.
The Edmonton Oilers are enjoying a much needed 5 day break after a busy schedule the past few weeks. Their 5 day reset also allows the Oilers to send both players down while simultaneously accruing as much daily salary cap space as possible.
It's the reason why Evander Kane is out for most of the season, but the Oilers have been trying to stay away LTIR spending. Having a player on LTIR limits the amount you can accrue daily.
The Oilers did recently dip into LTIR spending, to claim Kasperi Kapanen on waivers and call up replacement players after the injuries.
-Liam McCormick Oilers Daily
The Oilers did recently dip into LTIR spending, to claim Kasperi Kapanen on waivers and call up replacement players after the injuries.
-Liam McCormick Oilers Daily
Although the team recently dipped into their LTIR, Stan Bowman's gamble of claiming Kasperi Kapanen off waivers has seemed to pay off so far -- notching a slick assist on Connor McDavid's goal last night.
The Oilers will continue to rest their bumps and bruises in prepartion for Friday's matchup against Utah HC.
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