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Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] D Evan Bouchard re-signs with the Oilers (2 years, $3.9M AAV)

I love the bridge contract

but capfriendly isnt loading so I dont know his RFA status length, why not a 3 year bridge, and extension after year 2 like the smart teams do.
 
Breakers said:
I love the bridge contract

but capfriendly isnt loading so I dont know his RFA status length, why not a 3 year bridge, and extension after year 2 like the smart teams do.
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my guess is because you have to give and get with these things. Bouchard's agent wouldn't want him to sign that third year because he's going to really pop offensively the next couple years so his bargaining position will be really strong after this deal. His agent likely only wanted a one year deal for the same reason, but settled for two for a bit of a bump.
 
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Breakers said:
I love the bridge contract

but capfriendly isnt loading so I dont know his RFA status length, why not a 3 year bridge, and extension after year 2 like the smart teams do.
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Part of it is that we have no cap space. We could only have the term that his cap hit allows. The one line in the sand was 2 years. We needed two years to deal with Connor Brown's contract overage. Our 2024-25 squad is already basically set and that's a big deal.

I also think having his deal expire with Drai's makes sense. It makes things a bit safer in that if Bouchard doesn't do great we don't have a 4-5 million dollar commitment to worry about. Also, if Drai decides to leave then we will have all the cash we would need to re sign Bouchard if he is great enough to demand a big contract.

Also maybe a shorter deal is a bit better in terms of timing. A longer bridge may increase the next AAV after.
 
3.9 will be a steal for him the next 2 years but will be hard to keep him around beyond that with Mcdavid and Drai set for Big raises then
 
WetcoastOrca said:
This looks like the Nurse situation all over again. Smart move by Bouchard though as with the cap going up he will cash in on a huge deal after the bridge is over. Just like Nurse.
For the Oilers, it gives them a good opportunity over the next two years to try to win a Cup. After that it will get much tougher.
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It's more a matter of the Oilers simply not being able to afford anything other than a bridge deal right now.

I think they know it's going to cost them in the long-run. Bouchard's next contract will be a massive bag.
 
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bossram said:
It's more a matter of the Oilers simply not being able to afford anything other than a bridge deal right now.

I think they know it's going to cost them in the long-run. Bouchard's next contract will be a massive bag.
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It was a bit of a choice. We could have found a way to ditch Foegele's 2.75 and saw what extra years that would buy. Probably a 5 year deal.

I wonder if the team has a few doubts about him. Although it will be hard for him not to succeed considering the spot he's got
 
The Crypto Guy said:
They will have plenty of money when one of McDavid or Drai sign elsewhere.
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There's been this narrative for so long that McDavid is out the door and that he wished he wasn't drafted by the Oilers, etc. It's so common for even writers out east to say it's just a fact that McDavid's reaction at the draft shows this. If him signing an 8 year deal at a good number didn't snap people out of their cognitive dissonance, will both Drai and him re-signing long term do the trick?
 
Canucks LB said:
Bridge deals almost never work
He’s gonna get absolutely a fortune in a couple years.
Look at The Canucks, they want that stupid ass bridge deal for pettersson.
Sure it looks good right away, and then you’re screwed in a couple years
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Yep, especially to core players. The Oilers locked up Klefbom and Draisaitl long term on their 2nd contracts and it worked out wonderfully (would have for Klef if he didn't get injured but who could see that coming). Nurse not so much with the 2nd bridge in particular and this one with Bouchard will certainly bite them in the rear eventually but they had no choice with Bouchard so it is what it is.

For the Canucks, Hughes is good value but probably should have bumped up the AAV a bit on a max term instead of 6 years. Either way, better 6 years than a bridge.
 
CupofOil said:
Yep, especially to core players. The Oilers locked up Klefbom and Draisaitl long term on their 2nd contracts and it worked out wonderfully (would have for Klef if he didn't get injured but who could see that coming). Nurse not so much and this one with Bouchard will certainly bite them in the rear eventually but they had no choice with this one so it is what it is.

For the Canucks, Hughes is good value but probably should have bumped up the AAV a bit on a max term instead of 6 years.
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Oilers don't have the cap to take a long term bet atm
 
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