I know everyone wants their turn putting down every move the Oilers make since their own teams are almost always lower in the standings every year, but some of you are straight up nuts. Yes he is overpaid by a million or two. Consider the alternative...
People need to realize that Nurse is irreplaceable for the Oilers. This is their #1 defenseman, they're not getting a repacement #1 defenseman during McDavid's prime years ANY OTHER WAY. The hoops that they would have to jump through and the MASSIVE assets that they would have to give to acquire a comparable #1 defenseman, just for the HOPE that they could sign this new guy long term for a million or two cheaper, is just absolutely stupid to even think about. Anyone thinking otherwise has no clue what they're saying, and no viable solution to put forward. Play hardball and offer no more than 7.5 you say? And let the season start and get closer and closer to seeing him walk? Cause you want to save a mill? This is armchair GMing at its finest.
You've got a top guy willing to re-sign in Edmonton, which is on almost every players' No-Trade list by the time they're his age if they're good enough to warrant having one. Just pay the extra million and be damn happy he even wanted to re-sign there. Cause if he didn't they'd be completely hooped.
