Ryan Rishaug: It is sounding like the Edmonton Oilers and pending unrestricted free agent forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will resume extension talks in the next few days.
When the sides were talking earlier, they were some back and forth on a long-term deal in the $6 to $6.5 million range.
Ryan Rishaug: Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on the weekend when asked about his contract situation and playing through the uncertainty of being a pending unrestricted free agent.
“Well this year we are playing every second day, we’re either playing or practicing usually, so it’s a lot easier to strictly focus on hockey.