There hasn’t been a single offer sheet handed out across the NHL this offseason. While it’s not the most popular tactic used to acquire a player, after seeing the success of the St. Louis Blues’ bold moves last summer, many felt it would start a trend around the league.
General manager Doug Armstrong came out of nowhere in August of 2024, taking advantage of a cap-strapped Oilers team by signing Dylan Holloway and Phillip Broberg to offer sheets. Edmonton chose not to match either player, much to the delight of the Blues and their fanbase.
Both Holloway and Broberg had breakout 2024-25 seasons in St. Louis, which had everyone wondering why the Oilers didn’t retain at least one of them, particularly Holloway, given his affordable $2,290,457 average annual salary.
The Calgary, Alberta, native provided us with an answer on that, sharing how contract talks played out with Edmonton on the recent episode of the “Cam and Strick” podcast.
“It rubbed me the wrong way how little Edmonton thought of me in our contract negotiations… I’m an Alberta boy; I wanted to go back to a team we went so far with, but as soon as Edmonton didn’t reciprocate that feeling, I was all in on St. Louis,” Holloway said.
🎙️Episode #358: Dylan Holloway
Offer sheet
Injury update
Edmonton negotiations
Trade deadline
USA/Canada projections➕ Much more
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The 23-year-old made his former team look silly, exploding for 63 points (26 goals, 37 assists) in 77 games during his first season as a Blue.
Holloway will enter 2025-26 healthy
The only negative part about Dylan Holloway’s 2024-25 season was that it got cut short because of injury. A hit from Rutger McGroarty in early April forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season and playoffs.
The 2020 first-round pick (14th overall) revealed on the “Cam and Strick” podcast that the injury was pretty gruesome, tearing his oblique off the hip bone, which required surgery. On a more positive note, he went on to mention that he’s been fully healthy for three months now, which is great news for the Blues.
Holloway will now look to build on his breakout season in what just so happens to once again be a contract year, though this time around, he’ll surely be getting a hefty raise.
