Not a lot speaking between the Edmonton Oilers and Jake Walman but
Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: There have been no substantive contract extension talks with Oilers defenseman Jake Walman, who shall be a free agent after the season.
What about Connor Bedard’s subsequent contract?
Nicholas J. Cotsonika of NHL.com: Chicago Blackhawks ahead mentioned that contract talks with Connor Bedard are going effectively. He’ll be a restricted free agent after the season. Bedard at a media tour occasion final week.
“It’s nothing loopy. We’re each comfy with the place we’re at. They know I need to be there; I do know they need me. So, it’s actually not on my thoughts that a lot, and I simply suppose when it occurs, it’ll occur.”
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When requested if it may very well be quickly, earlier than the beginning of the season, he mentioned, “We’ll see.”
Bleacher Report: Youtube Insider Pocket book, NHL Offseason Scoops and Signings episode, when requested about Connor Bedard’s subsequent contract.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“DavisChad in right here once more, what does $15 million a 12 months do for a Bedard deal? Actually, I believe the Bedard contract extension talks, which they’ve not likely engaged in, talks on both aspect up to now, to my information.
The tenor of that is likely to be set not a lot by a deal like a (Kiril) Kaprizov one, as a result of Bedard has by no means actually been in that class of participant. However let’s see how this season goes relative to Frank Nazar and the deal that he signed with the Hawks.
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A type of undoubtedly unprecedented contract for a participant that also had yet another 12 months left on his on his rookie deal, and scored, I believe, a grand complete of 13 NHL targets, 46 plus million {dollars} and alter. That may be a extra fascinating place to begin for the Hawks relative to how these two guys play aspect by every, this upcoming season to then determine the place that subsequent Bedard contract goes.”
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