What a difference a year can make. Last summer, Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway were looking at low-cost one-year offers from Edmonton, eventually leading them to sign two-year offer sheets with the Blues that ultimately weren’t matched. Both players went on to have breakout years, playing big roles in their run to the playoffs. They’re now extension-eligible and in line for much bigger deals this time around. In a recent mailbag column, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic posits ( subscription link ) that the players could plausibly eye a contract between $8MM and $9MM apiece. Broberg had 29 points in 68 games last season and logged 20:30 per night of ice time while Holloway finished third in team scoring with 63 points in 77 outings.

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