When the rumours first started that the Edmonton Oilers and general manager Stan Bowman were exploring a trade for goaltender Tristan Jarry, there were a number of issues that people pointed to.
There are of course typical issues like the cost of acquiring Jarry or the risks that it could pose to team chemistry and the like. This is bound to happen whenever there is the threat of player movements and this is bound to happen with change.
However, these were different. The first was his contract, specifically the cost against the NHL salary cap with Jarry costing $5.