Mattias Ekholm, Oilers grades for $12 million contract extension

The Edmonton Oilers have now gotten four contracts signed in recent days, the most important of which was team captain Connor McDavid's extreme discount on accepting a $12.5 million cap hit over the next two seasons. The Oilers also signed a pair of defensemen in Jake Walman, who agreed to a seven-year contract, along with veteran Mattias Ekholm, who re-upped for three more seasons.

Additionally, the Oilers came to terms with forward Jack Roslovic, who arrives in town with a one year, $1.5 million contract.

The re-signings of both Ekholm and Walman come months after the Oilers managed to re-sign fellow defenseman Evan Bouchard over the offseason; he signed a four year, $42 million extension with a $10.5 million cap hit.

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