Edmonton Oilers have locked up one of their pending 2026 UFA’s.
Vasily Podkolzin has agreed to a three-year contract extension.
The deal is reportedly carrying an AAV of $2.95m. The nuts and bolts of the deal include a $1M signing bonus each year.
Podkolzin had arbitration rights going into this season. A quick glance around the league informs us that $3m for a player like Podkolzin in the thirty-point range would be the going rate. So, not a discount but not an overpay, either. And give that Stan Bowman only paid a fourth round pick to acquire him, that leans the deal easily toward the value side.
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Podkolzin was 8-16-24 in 82 GP after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in the last off-season.
He added 3-7-10 on twenty