Oilers settle on one-year deal with Schultz

Justin Schultz, right. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

EDMONTON — Justin Schultz and the Edmonton Oilers have settled before arbitration on a US$3.9 million, one-year contract.

Schultz got a second-straight one-year deal after signing one as a restricted free agent last summer.

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The 25-year-old defenceman earned a raise after making $3.675 million this past season.

Schultz has been considered a big piece of the Oilers’ future, and the pressure remains for him to grow into a top-four mainstay.

The six-foot-two native of Kelowna, B.C., has 25 goals and 66 assists 203 games into his NHL career.

Offence isn’t a problem for Schultz but rather the defensive end of the ice, where he still needs to develop.

July 15, 2015

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Justin Schultz
SIGNED BY
Edmonton Oilers
LENGTH
1 yr
CONTRACT TYPE
Re-signing
SALARY CAP HIT
$3.9 million
TOTAL
$3.9 million

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