Betts Waits as Oilers Have Cap Issues

Jim Matheson at the Edmonton Journal reports that the Oilers haven't been able to sign former Ranger Blair Betts due to cap issues...

"The Oilers could certainly use Betts, a 29-year-old Edmonton product who was played a huge role on the NHL's best penalty-killing unit with the New York Rangers last season. He's also a big, energetic body--six-foot-three, 200 pounds--which is something the Oilers could use.

But the Oilers have 22 players who saw NHL action last season already signed and 14 of those are forwards. They still have to sign centre Gilbert Brule and defenceman Ladislav Smid."

...don't get too excited Ranger fans the Blueshirts aren't re-signing him.