Kailer Yamamoto signs a two-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers. What does that mean?

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This is news from the Edmonton Oilers that they have signed winger Kailer Yamamoto to a new two-year deal for $3.1 million per season.

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1. One of the last deals for Oilers GM Ken Holland is now closed. Yamamoto is now signed for two years. That means he’ll still be a restricted free agent on his next contract. Remarkably, the two-year commitment is one year more than Jesse Puljujarvi was getting, and Yamamoto was also getting a hundred thousand more salary a year. In other words, the Oilers gave him more engagement than Puljujarvi received.

2. Yamamoto earned $1,175,000 million last season, which means a hefty pay rise for the player. He earned the raise with solid play, scoring 1.64 points per 60 on even strength, the score you’d expect from a third-row winger. He was just behind Jesse Puljujarvi at 1.82 per 60 and Derek Ryan at 1.75 per 60, but ahead of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at 1.52 per 60.

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3. Some players, like Warren Foegele and Jesse Puljujarvi, slacked off in terms of their two-way play during the playoffs. Others like Zach Hyman, Zack Kassian and Evander Kane jumped in. Yamamoto stayed about the same in terms of his major contributions on Class A shots compared to his major faults on Class A shots. He was the Oil’s third-best winger in the playoffs by this metric compiled through intense video review at the Cult of Hockey.

4. It has long been reported that players like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl like to have Yamamoto on their line. Why is that? For one, Yamamoto is a smart defensive player who will step in defensively when McDavid or Draisaitl go off-defense. Second, according to Natural Stat Trick data, he was a member of the top three most successful Oilers lines in the McDavid/Draisaitl era.

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He combined brilliantly with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl (13 goals for 5 clean sheets), Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (44 goals for 23 clean sheets), and also with McDavid and Evander Kane (17 goals for 9 clean sheets). .

5. Taking to Twitter, Hall of Fame Hockey Writer Jim Matheson said of the signing: “Very fair contract for Yamamoto But oilers absolutely need to trade someone to get below the cap, with McLeod likely getting $1 million to $1.5 million in new deals. I still have a feeling that Foegele is the most likely to leave. I wouldn’t trade Barrie. Too valuable for PP.”

And Oilers insider Bob Stauffer said: The EdmontonOilers are avoiding an arbitration with Yamamoto, who is a die-hard spark that the best EDM players love to play with! Strong at puck recovery. Continues to develop his offensive game… and is part of both PP2 and PK units.”

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6. Key information came from PuckPedia: “After signing Yamamoto for 2-year $3.1M Cap Hit, #LetsGoOilers is $6.8M over cap with 21 players (12F/7D/2G) on the predicted list. With Klefbom ($4.167M) & Smith ($2.2M) to LTIR, effectively $423K over cap.”

This news comes as oil has yet to sign Ryan McLeod. Of course, a key player has yet to come out if the Oilers are to be below cap. Who will it be? Jesse Puljujarvi and Warren Foegele appear to be the top two contenders, with Tyson Barrie a distant third.

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