Marc Pouliot in Springfield

A few days ago Marc Pouliot was sent to Springfield on a conditioning stint.  So far he's only played one game, but hat game came in a rare Falcons win, with Pouliot picking up an assist on the game-winning goal in overtime.  This is good news for Pouliot who might be playing to stay in the NHL over the last half of the season.  With Pouliot just down on a conditioning stint and soon to return as well as Fernando Pisani back full-time, the Oilers will soon need to make a decision on who to waive if they don't make a trade, and that could mean exposing Pouliot to waivers.  Personally, I hope that doesn't happen.  Given the situation, it's very likely that Pouliot can be had at a cheap rate at the end of this season.  My inclination would be to tell him that you're only interested in a three to five year deal somewhere between 0.6M and 0.7M.  In some ways the deal works for him because it gives him an NHL wage for the next several years.  For the Oilers, it obvioulsy has pretty big upside and locks in a very outperformable contract for several years.  But that's for the offseason.  Back to the here and now the Oilers need to think about who to waive and I think the answer to that needs to be J.F. Jacques.  UNLESS!  Ethan Moreau is off to Anaheim in the next week for non-NHL assets to accomodate Pouliot's return. I think we can all agree that would be more than satisfactory.