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

[Mikey71]

Do people not know how contract negotiations work?

Bouchard asks for 11M.
Oilers offer 13M.
Bouchard takes 10.5M to keep the team competitive.
Fans salivate over what a team player he is.

That isn't how negotiations work unless you made a typo. The Oilers are not going to offer 2 million more than Bouch is asking. Bouch is asking 11 and the Oilers will counter with 9. My guess is they meet in the middle at around 10.

 

[orange drop]

That isn't how negotiations work unless you made a typo. The Oilers are not going to offer 2 million more than Bouch is asking. Bouch is asking 11 and the Oilers will counter with 9. My guess is they meet in the middle at around 10.

I'm sure he was joking

 

[Scintillating10]

Habs be in on this if Oilers can't cough up.