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The Edmonton Oilers should be looking to extend Mattias Ekholm
Allan Mitchell of The Athletic: Everyone knows that Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid is extension eligible, but so is defenseman Mattias Ekholm. The Oilers should be looking to extend him. He is 35 years old, so there is some risk involved.
Ekholm is their top-pairing, left-side D, ahead of Jake Walman and Brett Kulak. Are three players entering the final year of their contracts.
Signing Ekholm to a two or three-year deal has some real risk, but so does not re-signing, given their lack of depth on the left side. It may not be easy to upgrade on the left side next offseason.
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