Since the Edmonton Oilers are now eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it is time to look forward to the offseason and the move they need to make. One job that needs to be done is re-signing RFA’s and UFA’s. In this article, I will look at the pros and cons of bringing back RFA Klim Kostin.
Klim Kostin was acquired for defenceman Dmitri Samorukov. This trade was made because the Edmonton Oilers had an excess of defencemen and Samorukov was unlikely to get a spot on the NHL squad here and the Oilers winger scoring depth was lacking.