Ultimately, what will happen between Sheldon Souray and the Oilers?
First, a recap: Souray speaks out against the Oilers organization, so Steve Tambellini steps up and says that Souray won’t be attending training camp. So, now that the Oilers have essentially ripped any value the defenseman once held right away, what’s the next move? He certainly can’t play for the Oilers again, right? As Mike Chen at our general hockey blog, From The Rink, pointed out on Wednesday, the only way Edmonton might be able to rid themselves of the $9 million left on Souray’s contract might be to put him on re-entry waivers, thus hoping some team will claim him at half price. Souray’s can’t be given away right now, but what if he was put on the clearance rack at 50% off? First placed on waivers back in July, no one wanted to pick up the $5.4 million cap hit for free. But should the Oilers go one step further, Souray’s cap hit could be $2.7 million for the next two years thanks to re-entry waivers(with $2.7 million staying with Edmonton, but the Oilers have cap space to spare
