Edmonton Oilers sign Zach Hyman to seven-year contract

The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent forward Zach Hyman to a seven-year, $5.5-million AAV contract.

Hyman, 29, joins the Oilers after spending his full-six-year career with the Maple Leafs scoring 86 goals and 185 points. The Oilers were granted permission to speak with Hyman weeks ago, and it never appeared there were any other contenders for his services.

The contract includes no movement clauses throughout the deal, according to PuckPedia, who also reported the following for his contract breakdown:

Year 1 – $1.55-million salary, $1-million signing bonus
Year 2 – $5.1-million salary
Year 3 – $7.65-million salary
Year 4 – $7.7-million
Year 5 – $5.425-million salary, $1-million signing bonus
Year 6 – $2.175-million salary, $3-million signing bonus
Year 7 – $2.65-million salary, $1.25-million signing bonus

Hyman has consistently been a strong driver of play, even away from the elite talents on his team. Last year at 5×5 with Hyman on the ice, the Leafs controlled 52.26 percent of the shot attempts, 66.67 percent of the goals scored and 59.95 percent of the expected goals.

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.