Will Cole Perfetti be the recipient of an offer sheet this summer? And if so, what will the going rate be? Will it be affected by St. Louis' all-out attack on the Edmonton Oilers? We take a look.

On Tuesday morning, the St. Louis Blues tendered offer sheets to Edmonton for Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. 

The offer sheets mean that the Oilers have seven full days to respond, either by matching the offers and locking their current restricted free agents into the contracts offered by St. Louis, or by letting the two players walk to Missouri.

The contracts submitted by St. Louis are both of the two-year variety and will see compensation sent to Edmonton, should the Oilers allow the contracts to go through with no response.

The Blues and Holloway agreed to a two-year deal carrying a $2.29 million average annual value, while Broberg's deal comes in at two years and $4.58 million AAV. 

Under further investigation, the two contracts both come in just one dollar under the allowance for the current draft pick compensation. 

As determined by the league, Holloway's compensation is a third round pick heading to Edmonton, while Broberg's is a second round selection. If their signed contracts were as much as a single dollar more, the compensation would jump up to a second round pick for Holloway and a first rounder and a third rounder coming back for Broberg. 

The significance of this information pertaining to Winnipeg is that of the current contract status of restricted free agent forward Cole Perfetti. 

Having been unable to reach an agreement with the Jets on a new deal, the threat of an offer sheet is now that much more possible considering St. Louis' all-out attack on Edmonton.

Where exactly Perfetti would fit dollar value wise on what will Iikely be a 'bridge' styled contract is still up for debate.

A strong start to what was essentially his first 'full' NHL season ended on a sour note, as Perfetti fell out of favour with former head coach Rick Bowness over the course of the season. 

More often than not, he wound up in the press box, and actually sat out four of Winnipeg's five postseason games this past spring. 

No, he was not injured.

At his peak this past season, Perfetti hit a five-game goal scoring streak, while some jumped the gun on the idea of a mid-season contract extension. 

Genereal manger Kevin Cheveldayoff appeared to know better and held off pulling the trigger on the hot buy. The veteran exec did no such thing and allowed Perfetti to conclude his entry-level deal on June 30. 

With no current contract, Perfetti remains the lone player left to sign a new deal for 2024-25 with Winnipeg. He is a prime candidate for an offer sheet, and is able to sign a such document with any NHL club. 

If that is the case, Winnipeg would also have seven full days to respond to the offer, or risk losing the player for what will likely be the remainder of his career. 

The 'draft and develop' model set out by the Jets over their 2.0 history would certainly be put to the test should this possible instance occur. 

Perfetti, who turned 22 this January, was selected 10th overall by Winnipeg in the 2020 NHL Draft and has 29 goals and 75 points to his name in 140 career NHL games. 

This past season saw Perfetti accrue 19 goals and 19 assists for 38 points in 71 regular season games. 

Despite the strong start to the season, Perfetti's second half drop-off will certainly contribute to a lower awarded AAV, but should an outside team have a larger offensive opening, the Jets could be in trouble salary-wise, if a larger contract is dolled out. 

Winnipeg currently has roughly $5.78 million of free space left to spend with essentially a full playing roster.