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If Russell signs, I can see Oilers soon moving another d-man for a PP QB

This infrom The Journal’s ace hockey writer Jim Matheson, his Boxing Day bombshell tucked into a story about the Oilers defensive unit. Matheson gives clear confirmation that the Oilers are going to make an offer to Kris Russell at the team’s first opportunity to sign him, after January 1.

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Wrote Matheson: “Kris Russell, who will never win over the analytics crowd but will get offered a new contract after Jan. 1, no matter what the naysayers gripe.”

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