It could a long way toward determining whether general manager Steve Yzerman sells or stands pat at the March 3 trade deadline.

I don’t think it will because I don’t think this road trip should have that much influence on how you approach the future.

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If the Oilers do make a move on Karlsson, they’ll have to trade out a few contract just to make the money work, before figuring out what value they will give back to the Sharks. Jesse Puljujarvi makes $3 million against the cap and is a waiver candidate now; Kailer Yamamoto makes $3.