[Rumour] Oilers re-sign Frederic (8 yrs, ~$3.5 mil to $4 mil AAV)

[Kipper_3434]

Term would make sense if he was like 2m aav. This epically inept by the Oilers. Love it.

[Burning Beard]

Guys I figured it out. They are going to send him to summer Goaltending school so he can replace Skinner. It all makes sense now. Great management.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I read they chose Holland over Zito. Zito would have had them with a couple of cups.

Yeah but, would Zito allows to do what he wants?

[mrdonkey]

Great googly moogly!

[Reggie Dunlop]

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

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Like.. why 8 lol? Just senseless risk for a mid bottom 6 forward.

On the market he wouldn't get that lol.

And how are bouchbum and the three other forwards getting extended?

Feels like a knee jerk reaction after losing in the finals the second year in a row

Just keep doing what you're doing, Stan!

[FlamesAddiction]

How many 1st round draft picks would they need to attach in a trade to dump that contract now?

It makes no sense. Even if they are betting on him being a player worth $4 million per, why not give him the show-me deal? They must think he is going to exceed those expectations if they are going long term like that.

[Saqe]

Eight years?! Hahahaha. What could go wrong!

[looooob]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

He cost the Oilers Maximus Wanner, a 2nd and a 4th (they also got Max Jones in the trade). They are probably trying to justify what they paid to get him.

and Shane Lachance, BUs captain and signed by Jersey to an ELC

[mogg]

It’s as if Chiarelli never left.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Day One of the Off-Season and E=NG is EPIC!

It's the Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy Hit of the Summer!

[direwolf]

Haha, WTF? Why would they do this?

[KootenayFlamesFan]

How completely bizarre.

[The Cobra]

Donato with 30 goals and 60 points just signed with Chicago for 4 years at $4M.

Now he's not a 60 point guy, but he's not a 20 point guy either LOL.

[Dx54]

Hahahahah holy fk that is next level insanity

[Sylvanfan]

He can become the Oilers version of Bryan Bickell...without any cups.

[LGA]

Edmonton really wants to make McDavid earn a Cup, just tossing on as many anchors as possible. They gotta be re-signing Bouchard to a 12-14 AAV contract at this point.

[DJones]

Thought with that length it would be closer to 3M

[Macho0978]

Frederic seems to get hurt a lot too. This is an awful deal.

Can they trade Kane and Arvidsson? It’s a must for them at this point

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Shazam

How TF did these morons make it to the SCF.

Their own stupidity got them four #1 overall picks. They eventually found a generational player. The league had to change the rules to prevent teams from getting rewarded for unintentionally being so bad.

Back on topic...How the F does Frederic get 8 years? He's 27 with barely 100 points....if he didn't just sign an 8 year contract I would have said he'd be at risk of not playing in the NHL in a couple of years.