Oilers set to lock up another defenseman to an 8 year contract

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There’s chatter that the Edmonton Oilers plan to sign D-man Jake Walman to a long-term contract extension. As Zach Laing reports, according to Evolving Hockey, the deal could be close to six years with a $6.278-million cap hit, and this likely reflects Walman’s strong playoff performance last season

Oilers set to lock up another defenseman to an 8 year contract

With superstar captain Connor McDavid's pending free agency next summer, you'd think that the Edmonton Oilers would be doing everything possible to get him signed long-term.If I were GM Stan Bowman, I wouldn't sleep this offseason until I got McDavid's ink on a new contract. Locking that man down, at whatever the cost, should be priority 1 - 10 for Bowman.And yet...Earlier this week Oilers insider Bob Stauffer reported that the team is negotiati…