Evan Bouchard’s subsequent quantity needs to be at the least $1 greater than Darnell Nurse on a long-term extension for the pending RFA
Sportsnet: Jason Bukala on The Fan Hockey Present with Matt Marchese and Mike Futa speaking about Edmonton Oilers pending RFA Evan Bouchard, what a contract extension could possibly be like and the way his sport has been.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marchese: “Evan Bouchard, to me, is probably the most fascinating of the group. That in idea, Evan Bouchard, the best way he has performed this yr, has value himself cash. However Darnell Nurse makes a certain quantity, and we all know, or at the least we’ve got a reasonably good concept, that Evan Buchard shouldn’t be going to make $1 lower than Darnell Nurse. Will we agree with that sentiment?”
Bukala: “I believe nurses what, $9.2 (million)?”
Marchse: “$9.25 (million)”
Bukala: “9.25, uhhh, you’re proper. You’re proper. And that is the place falling in love with one too shortly backs you right into a nook later. As a result of, to me, Bouchard, for what he does offensively, I adore it. And there’s, there’s a quantity on the market that is sensible for him.
However is he, you’re gonna, what, eight years at, if he was that lengthy, you understand…”
Marchese: “You gonna go 10, 10 sheets a season?”
Bukala: “Oh my goodness. And put up with a few of his deficiencies. Like, when you bought, when you guys, anyone’s been watching Edmonton since they began to play higher right here, you understand, we talked concerning the Bouchbomb, for instance. Bouchard, one thing’s occurred the final couple weeks as a result of, yeah, he’s nonetheless bought the Bouchbomb, however he’s dummied down some issues.
He’s shifting pucks to the flank extra. He’s making performs with like and, and that’s really a superb factor, to be trustworthy with you.
However his defensive, uh, acumen if you’ll, will all the time be common, perhaps common plus proper Futes?”
Futa: “100%”
Bukala: “And he’s no Drew Doughty. He’s no Drew Doughty.”
Marchese: “So that you higher put up 90 factors.”
Buakala: “No less than.”
Marchese: “Yeah.”
Bukala: “Like, that’s, that’s…”
Futa: “We have been speaking to Louis DeBrusk about his sport. We have been speaking about gamers that, as soon as they discovered they weren’t on the group, and that was previous them, have form of settled right into a… Like Skinner has been higher. Hyman was injured, however he’s been lights out, and he stated even Bouchard’s video games, picked up a notch.
However I don’t, you’re by no means, there’s some guys, that’s going to choose up a notch, however you’re nonetheless simply going to, they’re going to go away you wanting extra defensively. However he’s bought such offensive upside and I don’t assume you might argue that he’s their most respected defenseman. So that you begin it, as you stated 9.25 plus $1.”
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