Bouchard inks 2-year, 7.8 million dollar extension with Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers and restricted free agent defenceman Evan Bouchard have agreed to a 2-campaign, 7.8 million dollar deal.

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The #Oilers have signed defenceman Evan Bouchard to a two-year contract with an AAV of $3.9 million. #LetsGoOilers

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) August 24, 2023

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Evan will carry a cap hit of almost 4 million dollars under the new contract.

In the past campaign, the defenceman notched 8 goals and earned 40 points in 82 matches with the Canadian NHL franchise. Bouchard scored 4 goals and earned 17 points in 12 postseason matches before Edmonton was eliminated in the 2^nd round.

Inking Evan puts the organization over the salary cap by almost 400,000 dollars. Bouchard was the franchise’s last restricted free agent, while uninked forward Brandon Sutter will appear in the training camp on a professional tryout.

Evan is coming off a 3-year, almost 5 million dollar entry-level deal he inked with the Oilers during the summer of 2018.

Drafted with the 10^th overall selection at the 2018 NHL Draft by Edmonton, the defenceman has 23 goals and 89 points in 184 matches in the NHL.