Confirmed Signing with Link: [STL] F Dylan Holloway (2 years, $2.290457M AAV) and D Philip Broberg (2 years, $4.580917M AAV) sign offer sheets with the Blues (not matched)
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MarkovsKnee
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Yes, they have to sign both Bouchard & Drai by next summer. Drai is UFA in 2025. Bouchard is RFA, but with arbitration rights. Oilers can take him to arbitration, which protects him against an offer sheet.
But, both players should get significant raises.
ManofSteel55
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Broberg has wanted out of Edmonton for awhile now, because they wouldn't play him regular minutes for so long. It sucks that he finally is set up to get his shot, and he is going to get his chance elsewhere, but you can't blame a guy for signing a big offer sheet when the team hasn't exactly been fair with him.
CantHaveTkachev
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I think the Oilers match the Holloway offer sheet
But 4.6 for Broberg? That way too much for an unproven defenseman
But 4.6 for Broberg? That way too much for an unproven defenseman
Pip
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Planning your moves around a potential offer sheet seems a bit silly given how rare they are.
SomeDude
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There is also what happens in reality: you take the money and your teammates are happy for you.
This has to be connected to someone on Edmonton management team once pissing off someone who works for St Louis I guess
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Getting a raise to leave Edmonton is probably the best reward in itself.
barriers
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$5M? Broberg has mostly been playing in the AHL for $70k annually in one of the the states with the highest tax rates
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The more I think about it, the more I believe the Oilers need to let them both walk as well.
Yes they're both fast, The only value they really brought was they were cheap players who are playing replacement-level, and growing into adequate bottom-roster guys.
Yeah, it sucks we used 1sts to draft and develop them till this point, but with McDavid and Draisaitl on the same team, we need our depth guys to outperform their contracts (likely sub-$2m each).
That Broberg contract is absolutely abysmal.
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Maybe Stan bowman has the same rep among his peers as he does everywhere else
Benstheman
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Oiler fans seemed pretty high on Broberg after last years playoffs. Obviously we need a bigger sample size but that loss would hurt. Holloway I’m guessing they just match even if it’s an overpay.
Smart moves by the Blues taking advantage of a team in cap trouble. Hope this becomes part of a trend and we see more offer sheets.
Smart moves by the Blues taking advantage of a team in cap trouble. Hope this becomes part of a trend and we see more offer sheets.
Jared Dunn
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Yeah but whatever you're getting with the 2nd + 3rd round pick are going to be older and worse
I never understand how these work anyway. Doesn't the player have to sign it or he's basically benched by his current team?
Hopefully that changes. Plenty of teams are putting themselves into difficult situations because of the cap, so their borderline players should be getting offersheeted. It's another way to help keep more teams competitive.
Why on earth would the Habs do this deal ? Why would you want Ceci on the roster ? Why do you want Barron out ? If you cannot be patient with Barron how can you be with Holloway ? They were draFted the same year.
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What's hilarious is Armstrong will see zero relationships ruined because of who Edmonton's gm is. It wouldn't surprise me if teams started targeting Edmonton every year.
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A lot of the value to Edmonton with both of these players was how cheap they were expected to be while in their cup window. Holloway likely makes sense as they need his speed up front but Broberg idk. You can probably find a comparable vet with the pick at the deadline.
Who of Holloway or Broberg has made 5 mil? It is under 2 mil closer to 1 since both has spent more time in AHL than NHL. You sign it everyday as a player. We dont even know what Oilers has offered them. Maybe they just got the QO and Oilers said, we need to shed salary.. but it is middle of August, you want a contract by now so you can focus. Worst thing would be October is close, Oilers offer like a 1 mil each if you wanna play because cap wont allow more. Oilers has not shown any loyalty either so, you are stupid if you not sign this OS..
Yup.
With Drai & Bouchard needing massive raises next summer, hard to see the Oilers matching either...
Plus that they have no 1st/2nd picks this year...
Well played by the blues. Broberg will be viewed as worth his deal by the end of this year, and Holloway is ready to take a step forward.
Dumping Evander Kane now becomes the priority, but it's going to cost them, not sure they find a fit quickly enough.
Oilers screwed up by not biting the bullet, dumping Ceci, and getting both kids signed to bridge deals earlier this summer.
Might well have put a big dent in their cup contention window if they lose these two important & improving depth pieces while rushing out to pay declining vets like Skinner & Henrique
For the blues, who have 4 rfas next summer, could get sticky for them in both negotiating those extensions (given they just made premium offers to similarly young & unproven players) and possibly having a target on their back.
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