It’s that time of year when the final two teams battle it out for Lord Stanley’s Mug, and 30 others dive deep into the off-season.

The first order of business for many teams will be determining which of their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents they could consider returning. In the case of the Edmonton Oilers, they have seven restricted and 12 unrestricted free agents to sign, with roughly $14.5 million in cap space.

Let’s dive into what the contract prognosticators over at AFP Analytics think some of the key Oilers free agents will sign for, and whether those contracts are realistic for the team.

Jason Dickinson

Projected term: Four years
Projected cap hit: $5,046,971

Dickinson has the largest projected cap hit of any of the Oilers’ free agents, according to AFP Analytics. It’s a hefty price tag and would be a raise from the $4.25 million the 30-year-old made on his most recent contract. There isn’t much offence to Dickinson’s game, averaging 0.27 points per game, a 22-point........

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