DingerMcSlapshot
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11M get bent. So much for Team discounts. Draisaitl never took one either. McDavid won't either.
Bridge or trade him.
Speculation: Evan Bouchard asking $11M AAV on his next deal
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thegazelle
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Oilers need to buy our Nurse to be able to afford the rest of the team if they sign Bouchard to this. I think Bouchard is probably more in line with Nurse's salary and Nurse probably is more in line with 1/3 of his current salary.
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Draisaitl could have taken and got more from both the Oilers and the open market.
McDavid could get a max contract and anything less is a discount.
Bouchard has a fraction of the career earnings as both of the above. There is little expectation that he takes a discount - especially relative to the other two.
DingerMcSlapshot
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If Nurse can get $9.25M, then it's a fair ask, right?
Bouchard should ask for $13m.
Draisaitl did not get max and McDavid will not get max (which is like $19m/yr)
PuckG
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No, he didn’t. Objectively, you can take a percentage of the cap to figure this out. It’s numbers. He could have justifiably gotten a lot more.
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Draisaitl got market value, McDavid I can see taking a slight discount but he also has other sources of income. Bouchard at 11 million could turn into Nurse 2.0, Bouchard has had one good season and it’s largely due to having a good defensive partner in Ekholm. If Ekholm starts to slow down and you need a guy to help cover your 11 million defender…. It’ll get ugly
ManofSteel55
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That's precisely why they aren't signing that extension now. If he repeats what he did last year, 11M is in line with what the market will be for a a point per game defenseman. Despite the narrative, he isn't just a point merchant living off of McDavid and Draisaitl, he's a top tier offensive defenseman, and nobody should expect him to take a smaller cap hit than what his stat line suggests he is worth.
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Unless he's looking to leave Edmonton and pick this destination this doesn't work anymore. Why wait until UFA status when he can get it now?
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If he has a second consecutive 80 point regular season and 30 point playoff run, he's going to get every cent of that.
I think Evan Bouchard is overrated defensively by some Oiler fans but he is elite offensively and has played great in the playoffs. Realistically I think 10 million for him. It depends on where the cap is though. If Bouchard scores 90 points this season, which he has potential to do, it might be tough to argue against.
DingerMcSlapshot
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Try to lock him up at 8 by 10 mil. It would be an insult to pay him less than Nurse. I’m not sure he’s “elite”, but he fits in well with that offence and that’s all that matters. Bridge deals can be risky, especially if you’re trying to cheap out on the player.
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That is likely his retirement contract though. Oilers gave him $112 million, he would have had to get $16 x 7 in UFA to equal that. Not to mention all of that money is in signing bonuses, it's front loaded, and he got a full NMC. Draisaitl left nothing on the table, nothing.
CantHaveTkachev
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he could've easily asked for 15 mil and the Oilers give him that though
and even at 14 mil, he was VASTLY underpaid for 8 years
he deserves every penny
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The Hockey Tonk Man
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Wild.
If I was Bouchard I'd take $8x8 and hope the Oilers can add a few guys with the extra bucks.
$11m for him seems wild. But def wouldn't wanna be paid less than Nurse I guess.
If I was Bouchard I'd take $8x8 and hope the Oilers can add a few guys with the extra bucks.
$11m for him seems wild. But def wouldn't wanna be paid less than Nurse I guess.
Empoleon8771
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If Nurse can get $9.25M, then it's a fair ask, right?
Honestly yeah this is what it comes down to.
Different teams have different pay scales for what they pay players. For the longest time, Crosby was the highest paid player on the Penguins at $8.7 million and Malkin directly asked him if Crosby was okay with him getting an extension above that. Nurse is making $9.25 million for the Oilers and Bouchard is clearly better, so why wouldn't Bouchard ask for more?
Is Bouchard worth that? Hell no, but it doesn't matter if he's worth that on the open market when he has an inferior defenseman on his team making what Nurse is making.
