- Colton Dach re-signs with Edmonton on a two-year deal worth $2.4 million
- The 23-year-old forward carries a $1.2 million cap hit through 2027-28
- Read below for what the Oilers gave up to land Dach from Chicago in March
The Oilers took care of one of their restricted free agents on Sunday.
Colton Dach signed a two-year contract worth $2.4 million to stay in Edmonton. It carries an average annual value of $1.2 million, a cheap number for a 23-year-old forward on a team counting every dollar under the cap.
Edmonton made the signing official:
Dach landed with the Oilers back in March. Edmonton sent Andrew Mangiapane and a conditional 2027 first-round pick to Chicago for Dach and Jason Dickinson, a deadline swing that added some size down the middle.
He didn’t light it up after the move. Dach put up four points in eight regular-season games with the Oilers and chipped in an assist across five playoff games during their run.
His full-season line reads 13 points, five goals and eight assists in 61 games between the two teams. He now sits at 20 points in 86 career games since Chicago grabbed him 62nd overall in the 2021 draft.
Pro Hockey Rumors reported the Oilers were content to wait on a new Dach contract, and the two sides settled on a bridge that keeps him affordable while he tries to earn a bigger role.
This deal mirrors another two-year contract Edmonton handed out this summer, with the Oilers rounding out their depth without touching the top of the payroll.
Over in Montreal, Colton’s older brother Kirby is chasing a deal of his own. The 25-year-old center is a restricted free agent who filed for salary arbitration with the Canadiens.
A $1.2 million cap hit buys Edmonton a middle-six flier for the next two seasons.
