Reasonable trade for EDM would maybe accept

We likely are done for the offseason though

I mean I definitely think about it if I was Holland but foegele does a lot for our team and leadership(mcdavid, drai) like him and how he plays

Minnesota AND Fleury don't consider this.

Pretty sure Edmonton has enough cap space to sign Bouchard already.

It makes the Oilers worse defensively with no corresponding uptick offensively.

it clears space for bouchard the only reason I would think about it

They were done for the off season back on July 1

They already have enough space for Bouchard though.

EDM accepts

I mean in like a 5x5 range

No, but I don't think he'd sign that offer. For 5 years the money would have to be above $6M, maybe over to $7M. He's already at $4M on a 2 year deal.

Yeah idk apparently he wants his contract front loaded as well

ANA accepts

I heard his agent, Dave Gagner, wants it severely backloaded. That way it increases the QO for his next deal.

There's no reason the Oilers wouldn't front load the contract.

FWIW I've heard that the dollars ($3.9M) and term (2 years) are agreed upon, they're just negotiating the allocation of dollars per year. If he gets say $800k in year 1 and $7M in year 2, it guarantees him a qualifying offer of $7M for his next contract. Holland wants to avoid that kind of deal in case Bouchard underperforms expectations.

Hmm I thought I saw somewhere else that he wanted it front loaded

I saw that too, but it doesn't add up.

Not it doesn't, does it