Here's why Ryan McLeod is so important to the Edmonton Oilers | ARTICLE: https://oilersnation.com/news/how-goo...

While the majority of Edmonton’s work for this summer seems to be finished, they still have two pending RFA contracts left to sign: Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod.
On July 5, McLeod was one of a handful of players to file for salary arbitration. His arbitration hearing date is set for August 4th. Last summer, Jesse Puljujarvi and Kailer Yamamoto also filed for salary arbitration, but both reached a deal with the Oilers prior to their hearing dates.
McLeod, a 23-year-old center drafted by Edmonton in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft, is coming off a one-year deal at a cap-hit of $798K. Last off-season, Edmonton was exceedingly tight to the cap, and McLeod remained unsigned at the beginning of September. However, he eventually did the team a huge favour by signing just over the league minimum. I highly doubt he takes another pay cut this season, so it seems quite likely that he’s (rightfully) looking for a raise this summer.