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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
It's actually a reasonable question if the Oilers can afford an ELC.
If Yamamoto hits a few performances bonuses they could carry over into next season when McDavid's contract kicks in. Also by burning a year off his ELC they will need to give him a 2nd contract a year sooner.
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Well, if Yamamoto can play at the NHL level his contract won't be a problem. His bonuses are maxed out at $230,000, so the most he can make in any year of his ELC is $1,155,000.
But, he should go back to juniors. The Oilers will need cheap contracts and it'd be better to let him percolate another year in junior IMO.
I honestly hope he goes pointless over the next couple of preseason games.
If he goes pointless then management can point to him not being productive when the pace started to pick up towards regular season speed.
If he does keep scoring.......he has 5 goals already (Actually 6. They called back a "kick in" that would have counted had they used video review). How do you tell him with a straight face that he hasn't earned at least a 9 game trial?