Confirmed with Link: Oilers sign Connor Brown to 1-year incentive laden deal ($775K caphit, potentially $3.25M in bonuses)

[AddyTheWrath]

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[Cloned]

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Oilkers? Is that a combination of Elks and Oilers?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Nice, good to see

Only $775K on this year's cap is impressive. Lots of bonus money though

 

[Steve253]

Just heard 1 year 4m

 

[GOilers88]

Just heard 1 year 4m

3.25 in bonuses. 775k caphit

 

[Spawn]

Said this in the rumours thread but will say here as well. Hopefully the bonuses are tied to meaningful achievements and aren't just a guaranteed way for him to make $4M and just have it count against our cap next year.

 

[PaPaDee]

Curious to see how bonus is structured.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Curious to see how bonus is structured.

I have to think some of it will be games played just because of last season

 

[Oilception]

I think it’s a good deal, we need to be competitive this year to, and this was a way to do it

 

[McXLNC97]

I think it’s a good deal, we need to be competitive this year to, and this was a way to do it

Exactly...we need to go for it in 2024. Cap hit of 775k for this year saves some cap more moves for upcoming season. He would probably need a monster season anyways to max out the bonuses.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Great deal.

Just remember that Toronto is paying a useless plug like Ryan Reaves 1.35 for three years.

 

[Zguy370]

wrong thread

 

[oil Leaks]

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Brown is big upgrade on Yamamoto. Even Brown at 4 mil is better than Yamamoto at 3.1. Awesome signing.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Two Connors are better than one. Hope they can light it up together. Should be an upgrade on Yamo.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Holland finally starting to get creative with structuring deals

 

[NedPlimpton]

I don't really know Brown, tbh.

But if he makes this team better this season (and it sounds like he does) then I'm into the bonus structure deal to get it done.

 

[CycloneSweep]

It being games played is awful for the team because it’s not based on performance just ability to show up to a game.
Best case he plays great and our cap hurts next year. Worst case he plays like a shit 4th liner and our cap is hurt next year.

 

[nturn06]

Based on his qualifications, he was entitled to bonuses, why are they referring to next year bonus when it's only a one yr deal?

If I remember right, if he reaches his bonuses and that puts us over the cap, everything which exceeds the cap this year is moved against next year's cap.

 

[Joey Moss]

This is perfect for this year

 

[Oilers88]

Obviously like this years cap hit, but that $3.25 million in bonuses is pretty scary though. If they bridge Bouch for 1 year and Brown gets his bonuses, we're going to be capped out next summer. We've pretty much put all of our eggs in this years basket. Ken needs to be AGGRESSIVE at the deadline.

 

[nturn06]

It being games played is awful for the team because it’s not based on performance just ability to show up to a game.
Best case he plays great and our cap hurts next year. Worst case he plays like a shit 4th liner and our cap is hurt next year.

You mean worst case he plays like shit and is a healthy scratch, no bonus...

 

[CycloneSweep]

You mean worst case he plays like shit and is a healthy scratch, no bonus...

That’s medium case lol

 

[Drivesaitl]

Curious to see how bonus is structured.

Yeah. Impossible to comment too much without knowing. But if we're cap strapped how can we structure these bonuses in anyway and if so doesn't this mean an instance where Oilers will intentionally stymie the player hitting the bonuses because they can't have him hitting those bonuses within their cap structure. I'm no capologist, how does this all work?

 

[joestevens29]

All depends on bonus structure. I’m sure there is some low lying fruit, but should be some harder ones too