Evan Bouchard’s subsequent quantity must be at the very 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 recreation has been.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marchese: “Evan Bouchard, to me, is essentially the most fascinating of the group. That in principle, Evan Bouchard, the way in which he has performed this 12 months, has price himself cash. However Darnell Nurse makes a certain quantity, and we all know, or at the very least we’ve got a fairly 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 find it irresistible. And there’s, there’s a quantity on the market that is smart for him.
However is he, you’re gonna, what, eight years at, if he was that lengthy, you already know…”
Marchese: “You gonna go 10, 10 sheets a season?”
Bukala: “Oh my goodness. And put up with a few of his deficiencies. Like, for those who obtained, for those who guys, anyone’s been watching Edmonton since they began to play higher right here, you already know, we talked concerning the Bouchbomb, for instance. Bouchard, one thing’s occurred the final couple weeks as a result of, yeah, he’s nonetheless obtained the Bouchbomb, however he’s dummied down some issues.
He’s transferring pucks to the flank extra. He’s making performs with like and, and that’s truly a great factor, to be sincere 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: “At the least.”
Marchese: “Yeah.”
Bukala: “Like, that’s, that’s…”
Futa: “We had been speaking to Louis DeBrusk about his recreation. We had been speaking about gamers that, as soon as they came upon they weren’t on the staff, and that was previous them, have sort of settled right into a… Like Skinner has been higher. Hyman was injured, however he’s been lights out, and he mentioned 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 obtained such offensive upside and I don’t suppose you possibly can argue that he’s their most useful defenseman. So that you begin it, as you mentioned 9.25 plus $1.”
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