Zach Hyman #11, Toronto Maple Leafs Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
With all the chatter surrounding the Oilers’ interest in pending UFA LW Zach Hyman, I feel it’s important for us Oilers fans to remind ourselves of the horrors of past UFA splurges- specifically, think back to 2016.
Long-term, big-money deals like those given to players like Lucic, Ladd, Backes, Eriksson, and Clarkson rarely age well and Hyman seems likely to add to that list given the reports that he’s likely to get in the range of 6mil for 6 or 7 years.