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Why the Edmonton Oilers had to pay up for Evan Bouchard’s new contract
It’d be easy to look at Evan Bouchard’s new contract with a gaping mouth. It’d be simpler still, now that he’s set to become the NHL’s fourth-highest-paid defenseman, to fret about what that means for the Edmonton Oilers’ chances of competing for the Stanley Cup not only next season but for years to come.
Evan Bouchard: 12 games, 158 minutes; Slater Koekkoek: 14 games, 141 minutes; In fact, Bouchard's five-on-five minutes per game (13:09) is greater than Lagesson, Jones or Koekkoek.
Bouchard has scored two goals in back-to-back games, including the game-winner in Game 3. Each of those goals have been crucial to keeping the Oilers in this opening-round series.
Bouchard scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Golden Knights in Game 2. Both of Bouchard's points came on the power play, as the Golden Knights' lack of ...
Watching Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard thrive throughout the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs and into the Final against the Florida Panthers has been exciting. The 24-year-old is one of many ...
Now, let’s look ahead to this summer. The Oilers have another quality young blueliner who needs a new contract — Evan Bouchard. But there is a bit of a difference here.
SUNRISE, Fla.-- Evan Bouchard is only the sixth defenseman in NHL history to have 20 assists in a Stanley Cup Playoff year. Irrelevant. The Edmonton Oilers defenseman is the third-fastest at the ...
Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored to extend his point streak to 11 games, and Calvin Pickard made 14 of his 26 saves in the third period, as the surging Edmonton Oilers won their seventh straight, 4 ...
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