Insider reveals Edmonton Oilers may have 3 players making 40 million dollars
What Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Evan Bouchard of the Edmonton Oilers core three will earn on their next contracts has been disclosed by an insider.
This season has shown that the Edmonton Oilers depend on three players to carry the team, and it appears that the team is prepared to give Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Evan Bouchard large salary increases on their next contracts, allocating a sizable portion of the salary cap to those players.
Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports that the Oilers are getting ready to offer their franchise's main players maximum extensions on their upcoming contracts.
Seravalli says Oilers have begun contract talks with Draisaitl, McDavid is committed to staying in Edmonton #LetsGoOilers
Seravalli says that the three players might earn more than $40 million in total. According to projections, McDavid will sign a new contract worth an astounding 16 million AAV, while Draisaitl will make 14 million person season and Bouchard will make 10 million. In addition, Seravalli states that he believes the salary cap would increase by roughly $100 million in two seasons. This would allow the Oilers the leeway to sign their stars to these enormous contracts when the time comes.
| POLL | ||
Do you think the Oilers should sign McDavid, Draisaitl and Bouchard to these huge contracts? | ||
| Yes | 63 | 46.3 % |
| No | 34 | 25 % |
| McDavid and Draisaitl are worth it | 29 | 21.3 % |
| Bouchard would be a mistake | 10 | 7.4 % |
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