Remember when Connor McDavid
signed a short-term extension with the Oilers and there were thoughts that might start a trend around the NHL? That does
not appear to be the case.
On Wednesday, two massive extensions got done — taking two big fish out off the 2026 free agent market.
First, the Jets and Kyle Connor
agreed to an eight-year, $96M deal ($12M AAV).
Now, it appears Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights are getting a long-term deal done as well.
Eichel is
reportedly signing an eight-year extension with Vegas that carries a $13.5M cap hit.
It’s noteworthy that both of those numbers are well below the $17M AAV that Kirill Kaprizov got from the Minnesota Wild on his long-term extension. But that’s two more guys making big money — and two fewer options for teams with a lot of cap space looking to sign an impactful veteran.
