The Edmonton Oilers saw the St. Louis Blues submit two hostile offers to two former first-round picks. Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg accepted the Blues' contracts, and the Oilers now have 7 days to match both offers. The problem is that new General Manager Stan Bowman is already dealing with salary cap issues. Currently, the Oilers have no cap space available. A defenseman may need to leave Edmonton to provide Bowman with some maneuvering room. The name Cody Ceci quickly began circulating around the NHL. He has one season left on his contract with a salary of $3.25 million. At present, Kent Hughes has nearly $5.5 million available and has not yet placed Carey Price's hefty contract on long-term injured reserve. In summary, the Canadiens could potentially acquire Ceci along with a first-round pick to help the Oilers. This is a scenario reminiscent of what happened with Sean Monahan and the Flames in the past. Hughes might well repeat this strategy... Details: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MOBeaudoin1/status/1823357730855223547'> </a></blockquote></div>
