Edmonton Will Find a Way to Keep Evan Bouchard
With Leon Draisaitl out of the way and Connor McDavid almost locked in to stay in Edmonton, the next order of business is for the Edmonton Oilers to lock up defenseman Evan Bouchard.
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Bouchard is entering the final year of his two-year, $3.9 million deal. You can expect Bouchard to get a raise. There's a reason why the Edmonton Oilers didn't match the offer sheets given to Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway by the St. Louis Cardinals. Louis Blues.
Elliotte Friedman told Evanka Osmak on Sportsnet's Sports Central that Leon Draisaitl's deal won't affect Evan Bouchard's potential extension this year. Friedman explained that he doesn't think so because the Oilers are forward-thinking about the salary cap.
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Ivanka Osmak: “Well, Stan Bowman still has business to attend to. Evan Bouchard has one year left on his bridge deal. How does this affect the Oilers' chances of signing him to a long-term deal?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Well, if you look at the Oilers this summer. They are forward thinking people. They are long-term planners, and they don't go along with the offer sheets because they realize that will prevent them from adding players in the season, they look at any weaknesses they might have and say, we're going to fix that, and we're going to target that.
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I don't think they've done anything here with Draisaitl and even McDavid other than, OK, this is what we're going to look like, and this is what we're going to need to do. They knew that there was a possibility that it could be $40 million for these three players. So I think they will rebuild their cap and their position there.
I think Bouchard will want to stay because they have a chance to win, and you know he looks good on that power play, and they're going to have to find a sweet spot. But if I think the teams are in a position to win, the players are looking for ways to play there, and I think that's why this will all work out in the long run.”
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