Confirmed with Link: [EDM] Oilers extend Leon Draisaitl (8 Years, $14M AAV, NMC)

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[PositiveCashFlow]

Official. Nice

Thought he was going to Boston and I thought we wouldn’t be able to re-sign superstars here lol

Guess that means McD will probably re-sign as well

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Out-f***ing-standing. He should retire as a Oiler. I'm so pumped.

 

[suddeninterest]

YAYYYYYYYY. He deserves every penny imo. Guy is a f***ing stud.

 

[BertMcDrai]

Good news!

 

[Shathar]

Phew!

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

BIG sigh

Been waiting for months lol

 

[OilerTyler]

At the end of the day you have to be happy that we locked up a top 5 player in the league. This will go a long way towards getting Connor to re-sign next year too.

 

[Canovin]

Not the numbers I would have liked but if McDavid takes the same amount, that's balances things out. Now time to extend Bouchard

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[Bobieque]

Good, means I don’t have to ‘closet’ my Draisaitl jersey

 

[Oilslick941611]

2 mutts actually called something.

 

[RipsADrive]

Seeing that 8 years means more to me than the 14.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

For the first time ever a star is staying in Edmonton rather than leaving.

 

[McBigYak]

Absolutely deserves every penny.

That said, the cap situation could get absolutely ugly for the Oilers over the long-term. They have to get a cup or two here in the extended window they have now.

 

[CupofOil]

Had a feeling that the Mutts guys were right.

I'm glad that it's done but I'm not a big fan of the number but he's locked up now which is good of course so lets go get a Cup in what should be a 2-3 year window.

 

[FlameChampion]

Glad hes locked up. Oiler for life is good. Wish it was bit cheaper but pretty much expected. The other good news here is that McDavid should be staying as well. Probably had to pay an extra $1m per year to deal with Spector/Matheson

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Welcome back Leon!

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

 

[Cypress]

Was on a huge discount for most of his last deal, so not too bad. Glad it's resolved so we don't have to worry about it all season.

 

[CupofOil]

Not the numbers I would have liked but if McDavid takes the same amount, that's balances things out. Now time to extend Bouchard

McDavid will probably get $16 at minimum which in itself would be a discount because he could get upwards of $19m if he wanted the max.

 

[McTedi]

f*** yah!! Bring the cups

 

[McOilers97]

I was hoping for $13.5m or slightly less, but no point in worrying about half a million per year when we get to lock in one of the best players in franchise history.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Doesn't matter what the AAV is, he gave the Oilers insane value on his last deal. There was no way it was going to be less than 14M.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

Glad it's done