Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic: It is not automatic that Milan Lucic stays in Edmonton this season. Lucic owed just $16 million of actual money as opposed to $24 million salary cap-wise ($6 million AAV).
Several teams have looked into the services of Lucic because of what he can still provide. The trick is finding a team that can take on his salary or as much of it as possible. Also, David Staples of the Edmonton Journal touches on ten reasons why an NHL team should trade for Milan Lucic.