Good evening, Oil country! Tonight’s Edmonton Oilers Oil and News is all about the buyout window that starts tomorrow, revolving around defenseman Nikita Nikitin. We will also have a discussion about cap space and how Peter Chiarelli will and should utilize it.
As we all know, the clock will strike at noon tomorrow, triggering the beginning of the Oilers buyout period. What does this mean for the team’s players? One of them will be on their way out, and it will likely be a weaker defenseman who’s salary restricts our cap.
Nikitin is that guy.