Nurse would be tradeable on his own with 3 million retained.It’s likely a bad idea to diminish Draisaitl’s trade value by including Nurse in the trade. It’s better to maximize Draisaitl’s trade value by trading him alone. Then, down the road, maybe the Oilers have the opportunity to trade Nurse for another bad contract but where the player might be a better fit with the Oilers.
Admittedly, the idea to swap Nurse for another bad contract is somewhat problematic in that most contracts like this have NMC/NTCs.
Is that a Yellowstone "train station" reference?Nurse would be tradeable on his own with 3 million retained.
That is MUCH more preferable than using Draisaitl as a way to dump Nurse off a cliff.
nah, just something I've said to mean get rid of a player for decades now haha. I've never seen a single episode of Yellowstone.Is that a Yellowstone "train station" reference?
Eh, really hard to say when Draisaitl is a completely different player when he’s not stapled to McDavid.Verheage is a good supporting player.
Bennett is a good supporting player.
Leon Draisaitl would immediately become the best center on Florida if he joined. Yes, better than Barkov
If you’re trading him it’s because he’s not re-signing, it’s not because you expect a ludicrous return. Draisaitl is still the type of player you don’t let walk to FA for nothing.Because no team is stupid enough to package Leon Draisaitl to dump a contract.
Especially not when said contract, retained even 25% quickly becomes a bog standard FA deal (probably better than half of what were signed a week ago).
And nobody on Earth is trading for Leon Draisaitl with a year to go on his contract as a rental nor would Edmonton be predisposed to do that either.
Because if they’re dealing him… they are expecting a ludicrous return. So, they wouldn’t be dealing him as a rental (unless it got to the TDL without any movement on a contract with them trying).
If you think you're going to win a cup, you do. You'd treat him as a rental that doesn't cost you anything.If you’re trading him it’s because he’s not re-signing, it’s not because you expect a ludicrous return. Draisaitl is still the type of player you don’t let walk to FA for nothing.
Depends what’s out there for a trade.If you think you're going to win a cup, you do. You'd treat him as a rental that doesn't cost you anything.
Of course it would depend whats out there for a trade. But the premise of this thread to use him to dump Nurse for a player the Oilers basically have no real use for essentially sabotages any chance the team would have at winning a cup.Depends what’s out there for a trade.
One good thing Edmonton has going for them is that even if he did ask for a trade I don’t see it being a locker room distraction, all the top guys are pretty good friends. Keeping him for one last kick at the can and letting him walk wouldn’t be a terrible thing.
Can only offer 7 years. Oilers can offer 8.From an ownership prospective… they want to be a legitimate franchise in Utah after being a complete joke in Arizona. They cut Leon Draisaitl the biggest check in hockey history and he’s there for a long time.
It helps them by giving them a 100 point C to go along with the Cooley or Keller they don’t trade