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

 

[HuGort]

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

 

[spaghtti]

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

4x1st from the Habs would make me think about not matching an offer sheet.

Ps. Despite having a French sounding name you know he's not from Quebec

 

[HuGort]

4x1st from the Habs would make me think about not matching an offer sheet.

Ps. Despite having a French sounding name you know he's not from Quebec

We can get him cheaper than that

 

[LPHabsFan]

Has anyone actually confirmed from a reliable source that his ask is in fact 11 million?

Or is this the typical BS rumor from a facebook level poster that has generated 15 pages of arguments over nothing because it's HF?

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

The Oilers are a mess

 

[Maple Leaf]

who is this guy?

 

[spaghtti]

We can get him cheaper than that

What offer sheet do you think Evan Bouchard would sign with the Habs that the Oilers wouldn't match ?

 

[ottawa]

I hope he has another killer year