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

[CanadasTeam99]

I wanted him to take 13.5, but I am loving all of the salt from other fans

 

[Salvaged Ship]

Clock is ticking, they need to win a cup before this and the McDavid future extension would kick in. This year is the year!

 

[McDoused]

Anyone have the link for the press conference?

I posted like 4 posts before.

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

Hyman makes 5.5M lol Still if Hyman is having career years at more than 3 years older than Draisaitl, I don't see where it's written in stone that Draisaitl, who has much more talent, can't still be a top player. Not everyone massively tails off in their 30s, Jonathan Marchessault just...

forums.hfboards.com

 

[aspin3]

Nah. Team needs to trade every draft pick for rentals and rely on cup chasing vets to rotate in short term for cheap.

People are going to have to get used to the supporting cast around the core pieces being a real revolving door.

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

 

[McDoused]

Classic Spec.

 

[aspin3]

Trading every 1st and drafting with the 2nd and later rounds should have been the way to go. Drafting with those high 1sts and not getting anything from them screwed us over time and time again

That is horrible asset management to trade all the firsts for rentals. If they dont have term you dont do it.

 

[La Bamba]

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

Arvidsson, Skinner, and Henrique are AHL players?

 

[oXo Cube]

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

They're signing to win cups.

You don't do that with players who may or may not be NHL ready by roughly the time McDavid and Draisaitl's careers are winding down.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Fantastic news. No superstar in the history of the Edmonton Oilers has ever played his entire career here. With this Contract Leon could be the first one in franchise history. I wasn't sure it would get done, tremendous news that it is.

 

[nafrelio]

Meh - I don't like the AAV. I question his desire to win a team game.

Leon, I hope you enjoy playing with Yamamotos the rest of your career and watching teams with depth win the cups.

The curse of having two of the best players in the world is we can't afford depth which is what wins championships. This isn't basketball.

 

[K1984]

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

Plenty of quality NHL bottom 6 players available for cheap. Just like we have now.

This isn't even new.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

good interview so far...they're a tight-knit group for sure

Leon never really wanted to go elsewhere

 

[Soundwave]

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

It's too late to draft and develop realistically. Look if the scouting department can hit some home runs, no one's stopping them from doing it but realistically even if you hit with a pick in 2025 or 2026 they likely don't make a difference in wins/losses until 2029 or 2030 at this rate.

The more realistic play is to focus on deals like the Podkolzin and Savoie deals where you buy low on former 1st round picks who are already several years past their draft date.

 

[Drivesaitl]

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.

Only .5M more than I figured. Yeah you take this anytime. Any team in the league would sign this deal that could.

 

[McDoused]

You might not like Bowman but man he's a lot easier to listen to than Holland.

 

[K1984]

Meh - I don't like the AAV. I question his desire to win a team game.

Leon, I hope you enjoy playing with Yamamotos the rest of your career and watching teams with depth win the cups.

The curse of having two of the best players in the world is we can't afford depth which is what wins championships. This isn't basketball.

Insanely, we nearly won the Stanley Cup this year with a rotating cast of Foegele, McLeod, Holloway, injured Kane and a 40 year old Corey Perry playing with Leon on the second line.

So I guess you're wrong.

"Depth wins cups!!!" is hands down, by far the biggest myth in the game that gets barfed out like it's law. It's complete nonsense. Anyone that thinks that Cups are won based on who is on your third D pair or 4th line is simply wrong.

 

[Canovin]

Fantastic news. No superstar in the history of the Edmonton Oilers has ever played his entire career here. With this Contract Leon could be the first one in franchise history. I wasn't sure it would get done, tremendous news that it is.

1st overall and 104 points RNH. Played all junior and NHL career in Alberta

 

[Drivesaitl]

1st overall and 104 points RNH. Played all junior and NHL career in Alberta

Not a superstar. Sorry. hehe Drai is the first superstar in franchise history to have been signed up to play his entire career here. Thats some kind of something for a German born player as well. Nobody could predict something like this or that an NHL superstar even would be German born and raised. Thats an aside but..

ps Yes Nuge deserves credit for starting this trend. First one to sign up here for his career.

 

[McDoused]

Fantastic news. No superstar in the history of the Edmonton Oilers has ever played his entire career here. With this Contract Leon could be the first one in franchise history. I wasn't sure it would get done, tremendous news that it is.

Shout out to Nuge for starting this by showing his commitment to the team even through some dark years.

 

[FlameChampion]

You might not like Bowman but man he's a lot easier to listen to than Holland.

Hes a much better speaker than I thought he was.

 

[GOilers88]

Fantastic news. No superstar in the history of the Edmonton Oilers has ever played his entire career here. With this Contract Leon could be the first one in franchise history. I wasn't sure it would get done, tremendous news that it is.

Hell yeah!

Drai, Nuge and McDavid should all be lifers imo.

 

[nafrelio]

Only .5M more than I figured. Yeah you take this anytime. Any team in the league would sign this deal that could.

Same here on the .5 more than hoped. That would've sent the message to others (Bouchard, McDavid and every other player) to be willing to sacrifice for the team goal of winning.
People will say it's only 0.5 more than expected, but when not enough players are on value contracts, it will prevent cups.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Drai and McDavid arent signing here to fill out the 3rd and 4th lines with AHL players. you need good drafting and developing to have good players on ELCs

Why would our 3rd/4th line be AHL players? We just signed a plethora of solid veteran forwards for relatively cheap.

 

[nafrelio]

Insanely, we nearly won the Stanley Cup this year with a rotating cast of Foegele, McLeod, Holloway, injured Kane and a 40 year old Corey Perry playing with Leon on the second line.

So I guess you're wrong.

"Depth wins cups!!!" is hands down, by far the biggest myth in the game that gets barfed out like it's law. It's complete nonsense. Anyone that thinks that Cups are won based on who is on your third D pair or 4th line is simply wrong.

Do you think we'd have been in the finals if 29 wasn't on a 8.5 million salary?

 

[Heavy Dee]

You might not like Bowman but man he's a lot easier to listen to than Holland.

Not many ' when I was with the wings' references.