Free Agent Week: Sniper Edition

The great thing about being an Oiler fan is you can actually feel hope fade as early as June. Jim Matheson gave us chapter and verse about the Oilers inability to be a player during free agent week in the Sunday Journal:(Oilers) have about $46 million committed to players for next season and have to sign Denis Grebeshkov, Ladislav Smid, Gilbert Brule, Liam Reddox and Jason Strudwick, plus bring back Dwayne Roloson at a good buck, or sign a free agent, or trade for Josh Harding.I figure Grebeshov will cost $3.2M or so, Smid should come in around $1M and Strudwick at half that number. That's $50M and they have to fill out the roster with cheap guys and get a goalie too, so at some point I think we can agree that Edmonton won't be a major player.Unless they move an expensive roster player, Edmonton will probably need to shop in the $2M or less bargain bin. Which is no damn fun, so let's go:Marian Gaborik: Oh doctor! It's like mailing yourself 1985's Pavel Bure. Aver...