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Originally Posted by FanSince'01
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...
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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.