How Oilers' playoff failure could make Sergei Bobrovsky $10 million per year
Edmonton is trying to do Bobrovsky a solid, although not on purpose.
How Oilers' playoff failure could make Sergei Bobrovsky $10 million per year originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Two seasons in a row, Sergei Bobrovsky was a big reason the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
But this season wasn't as good for either team. The Panthers missed the playoffs entirely, while poor goalie play knocked the Oilers out in the first round. That combination may have made Bobrovsky some money this offseason.
MORE: Sidney Crosby is a bad omen for Connor McDavid Daily Faceoff's Matt Larkin ranks Bobrovsky as his No. 2 unrestricted free agent in the entire NHL, and he spent time in his blurb breaking down how the Oilers and Bobrovsky are connected here. "Who would’ve expected he could ever flirt with another $10-million AAV on a contract?
A goaltending-starved wannabe contender might pay him almost that much on a short-term deal next year," Larkin writes. "And the playoffs have only exposed how much certain teams (cough, Oilers, cough) need help in goal – essentially showcasing his value even though he’s idle. " The Oilers likely don't have the salary cap space themselves to be the team that brings him aboard, but they helped his cause for landing somewhere for an expensive price.