The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed pending RFA defenseman Evan Bouchard to a four-year, $10.5 million AAV contract, league sources told The Athletic’s Chris Johnston. Bouchard, 25, led the Oilers in average ice time in both the regular season and playoffs.

It’s usually Evan Bouchard who is responsible for the bombs around here, but this time it was the Edmonton Oilers making the big noise. The team is re-signing the restricted free agent to a whopping contract worth $10.

If the Oilers let Evan Bouchard get away, they’d be looking for a similar player the next day. And they’d never find one. The decision to sign Bouchard to a four-year extension was an easy one.