PuckPedia has learned #LetsGoOilers will be electing to split their $676K bonus carryover overage over next 2 years - $338K/year Currently $8.25M Proj. Cap Space w/ 19 players (12F/6D/1G) inc $4.9M dead cap hit RFA: Bear, Athanasiou, Benning, Puljujarvi puckpedia.com/team/edmonton-…
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Edmonton Oilers to split cap overages over next two years
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By Zach Laing
Oct 6, 2020, 15:43 EDTUpdated: Oct 6, 2020, 15:47 EDT
The Edmonton Oilers will be splitting their cap overages from last season over the next two years, PuckPedia reported Tuesday.
The Oilers will split their $676K in overages over 2020-21/2021-22 with there being a $338k hit against the cap each season.
Mike Smith got the largest bonus’ this offseason, according to PuckPedia. He received a $500k bonus for playing 35 games with over 30 minutes plus a pro-rated $250k to $213,415 as the games played was pro-rated from 40.
Gaetan Haas received a $212,500 bonus for being one of the top three Oilers in +/-. Caleb Jones got a $26k bonus for games played, while Bear for a $19k bonus for pro-rated games played.
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