[McG]

I’ll tell you who was getting forced onto the veteran’s discount scheme for baby Connor’s new dress shoes. Broberg and Holloway.

Elliotte Friedman reporting that:

A couple notes: I’d mentioned one thing about Broberg and one thing about Holloway that were disputed. I said I heard Edmonton’s offer to Broberg was in the $1.8-million range, so he got a 250 per cent bonus on what he was expecting. That was high, with the Oilers providing statistical analysis comparing him to Justin Barron and Kevin Bahl, offering a $1.1-million salary. So Broberg received 400 per cent more than he was expecting. (Doug Armstrong: I’m looking for this kind of an offer sheet for my next deal, FYI.) Agents and players absolutely loved that this happened, and you can see why. Broberg never rescinded his in-season trade demand, and the Oilers knew he was unhappy.

29. As for Holloway, I mentioned that he received a three-year offer at some point from the Oilers. One source swears that’s true, but a couple of others said no. I do know this: there were one- and two-year offers made in July — at approximately $850K (the former) and $1 million (the latter). He did very well financially, too.

So $1.1 offered to Broberg and $0.85 or $1 to Holloway.

Who wouldn’t take the new deals from blues? Oh yeah, the unwashed who believe that people should take massive discounts because oilers.