The Edmonton Oilers have signed Kyle Turris to a two-year contract, bringing him in just a few days after the Nashville Predators bought him out of the last four years of his previous deal. Turris, who is already earning $2MM from the Predators in each of the next eight years, will get another $1.65MM average annual value from the Oilers.
The Oilers have also signed Alan Quine according to Darren Dreger of TSN. Quine will earn $750K on a one-year deal. Though it won’t turn as many heads, PuckPedia reports that Seth Griffith is also headed to Edmonton on a two-year, two-way contract that carries a $725K cap hit at the NHL level. Not to be confused with a much-needed upgrade on the NHL roster, the club has also added some minor league depth in net with the addition of Anton Forsberg on a one-year contract. All of these deals have been confirmed by the Oilers.
Turris, 31, was what the Predators received in that infamous three-way Matt Duchene deal, but he never was able to live up to the huge contract extension they immediately handed him. Now bought out he can afford to take a much cheaper deal to play in Edmonton, where he can slot in as the team’s third-line center behind Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
That’s a pretty good place to get your career back on track and Turris could be a perfect fit for the Oilers. The veteran forward has shown an ability to score in bunches, even reaching a career-high of 27 goals a few years ago.
Love this signing term and dollars fit perfectly…3rd line C…box checked
Goalie and D up next…like it Kenny keep the pieces coming
Agreed. I wanted the Pens to offer this type of deal to him.
I like this addition for them too, and good for turris getting 2 mil from Nashville for the next 8 years, that’s gotta he a comfortable feeling
I find it insane the Preds are paying him for the next 8 years.
Barely a .5ppg player anymore. Meh move.
Anton forsberg couldn’t help the hawks in net; he will help the oilers? Ok. Cheap if nothing else. Kyle Turris are you a has been or a never was?
He’s a guy who can win a draw something Connor sorely
Lacks in. Personally I think he should move to a wing and they get a guy who can get him the puck off the draw. Like a Leon but much cheaper…lol