The Edmonton Oilers have a problem.

They’re pressed up tight to the salary cap, and while they’ve been able to manoeuvre by activating Jake Walman and Tristan Jarry from the Long-Term Injured Reserve by placing an injured Adam Henrique there, they won’t be able to do that forever.

In fact, when the time comes to activate Henrique, who is expected to be out until after the Olympic Break, the Oilers will be over the NHL’s salary cap. It’s going to require even more manoeuvring, and at the very least, it would require some players being sent down to the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, but it could be made easier with a trade of Andrew Mangiapane.

It’ll also require the Oilers to decide on their goaltending. Jarry is back and will be the number one moving forward, but a decision needs to be made about whether Connor Ingram or Calvin Pickard will remain with the team. Pickard requires waivers today, while Ingram will require them as of January 17th.

There’s an argument to be made that Ingram has more than earned the spot based on his recent play, and there’s a trade market that could be quickly taking shape for the Oilers to trade Pickard, if they chose to do so.

Goaltending injuries abound…

The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers are two teams that could make ideal trade partners if the Oilers do look to trade Pickard.

In both cases, the team has suffered an injury to their starting goaltender. Igor Shesterkin has been on the injured reserve with a lower-body injury since leaving a January 5th game against the Utah Mammoth, and the........

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