Speculation: Evan Bouchard asking $11M AAV on his next deal

[Hennessy]

Nurse got 9+ x eight. Dahlin just got 11.5 x 8. Bouchard is asking for less than he should considering he’s the best of those three.

I can't tell if you're a troll or a homer. And I don't care.

 

[gach]

He is their best Dman so he should be paid the most so 11 sounds right

 

[CycloneSweep]

Just win this year and let him walk

Do you understand how non existent our defensive prospects are?

 

[pomx]

I mean he has a hard shot, $11M is a bargain

 

[villacco]

At the end of the day, the oilers will pay roundabout 50 million for 4 players in 2026/2027

Nurse will be really bad at this point.
Bouchard will be in his prime for years to come.
McDavid will be great for many years as well, but slightly getting worse
Draisaitl: I am not so sure about him. I think he will decline more than McDavid and already 31. Still a very good player, but overpaid.

I think paying 50 millions will hurt the oilers depth very much, considering 3 of this players are not getting better and one of them will be very bad.

Bouchard is right asking for around 10 million dollars and getting it. It will be his only big long term contract. And he will be worth it over the length of the contract. It is still a bad situation for oilers depth even if the cap space is close to 100 million.

 

[CanadienShark]

Not an unreasonable ask, but not an ideal one either.

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

That’s about 4-5 million too much

He's gotta pay #97 a big fee for all the help he gets.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Lol, it's all good. Some Oilers fans told me the cap will make ridiculous jumps to accommodate those ridiculous cap hits.

 

[HolyGhost]

Oilers need the cap to go up to 500mill or something or they are screwed