Edmonton's Regret Deepens: Young Talents Oilers Let Slip Away Now Thriving With Massive Paydays Ahead

The Oilers lost Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway to offer sheets last summer, and they had breakout seasons and are set to make around $9 million a year.

How a year can change things. Twelve months ago, Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg were still in tenuous negotiations with the Edmonton Oilers, who offered them cheap, one-year deals with the club.

Both were given two-year offer sheets with the St. Louis Blues, deals that Edmonton and GM Stan Bowman did not match. It could very well become one of the most costly errors the Oilers have committed in quite a while, maybe even in their history.

The pair of former Oilers players had breakout campaigns in St. Louis, turning in centerpiece performances into a postseason roster.

Philip Broberg added a steady presence at the blue line, chipping in 29 points in 68 contests while playing more than 20 minutes a game.

Dylan Holloway Finished Third on the Blues in Total Points

Dylan Holloway, meanwhile, leapt a giant stride forward, finishing third in the team scoring list with 63 points in 77 contests.

They're extension-eligible and poised for big paydays. The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford wrote that they each can negotiate for $8 to $9 million contracts. That's much more than the bridge deals Edmonton initially had in store.

'The players could plausibly eye a contract between $8MM and $9MM apiece.'

- Jeremy Rutherford