If you’re not instantly NHL-ready, chances are your entry-level contract will be a wash. Micheal Ferland was not instantly NHL-ready.
He did, however, close out his ELC with a bang, getting so under the Vancouver Canucks’ skin in the first round 2015 playoff series that he ended up being a key part of the Flames’ win, and establishing himself as a surefire NHLer seemingly through that series alone.
But he had to prove he was more than a one round wonder, and so, he was re-signed to a relatively cheap deal: two years, $825k per.
That deal is now up.