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Old 09-06-2024, 10:33 AM   #709
The Cobra
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Originally Posted by FanSince'01 View Post
And Bouchard has Arb rights so I don't see why he'd sign a low money deal when an arbitrator would likely award him more than what Nurse is getting currently...
He would get less than Nurse from an arbitrator, as that award would be 1-2 years IIRC. Nurse's deal covered 8 years and many UFA years. Apples and oranges.

Now Bouchard will get a big raise, but not to Nurse's level.

If the Oilers go long term with him, he'll be in that league though.
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