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

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I love that he's staying but I don't quite love that number, especially since it likely guarantees McDavid is getting the max.

 

[nabob]

Hopefully not 16M. Both players at 14M and Bouchard at 9M would put the trio at 37M. That's not too bad

Best to set unrealistic expectations of things that are out of your control so that later you have something to complain about.

 

[TB12]

Oh ya f*** ya!

Oiler for life.

 

[McJadeddog]

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.

Yeah, I'm happy for Drai, he deserves the money he is getting. But lets be real, our cap window is basically now just this year, and MAYBE the year after, depending what Bouch signs for. But I'm expecting Bouch to sign for a big deal as well, so its really just this next year.

Drai choose money over legacy and winning, which I really do understand, but as a fan its unfortunate.

 

[nabob]

Remember when most people cried he was overpaid for his last contract and it ended up being one of the best contracts signed in the cap era? Me too

 

[barry halls]

Is this a dream?? The Oilers just made a top-5 player in the league and top-5 Oiler of all time an Edmonton Oiler for life. Rival fans can now kiss their dreams of Connor becoming a UFA goodbye. Amazing news after a brutal day on Friday.

 

[Juxta Position]

He’s going to be the highest paid player in the league for at least one season. That’s not fair value any way you slice it.

He also massively outperformed his last contract, and in 5-6 years when his contract looks bad (if it does, depending on what the cap number is) people will forget that we had him during his peak at a huge discount.

14 mil is a fair price considering he has the second most points in the NHL over the last 9 years.

So what number would have made you happy? 13.5? 13.25? That extra 500 grand really ruined your day did it?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Yeah, I'm happy for Drai, he deserves the money he is getting. But lets be real, our cap window is basically now just this year, and MAYBE the year after, depending what Bouch signs for. But I'm expecting Bouch to sign for a big deal as well, so its really just this next year.

Drai choose money over legacy and winning, which I really do understand, but as a fan its unfortunate.

never change lol

 

[TB12]

Wrong, Drai signing long term is absolutely the reason McD follows suit.

What a horrible take by Brindamours nose (I see it's already been deleted haha)

McDaddy signs next summer, book it. Drai signing for 8 years signals that for sure. These guys want to play together.

 

[Mapleafan]

who cares, he was underpaid for the last 8 years

Yeah he was.

Oilers have 3-5 years of contention left probably, which is ok. Sid won his last cup at age 30. I think you guys win 1 or 2. Once those years are over it’ll be tough though, like with the Pens or Golden State Warriors when the contention days ended. Like watching your dog slowly die.

 

[McTonyBrar]

WOOOOO!!!! Welcome back Leon!! Majority of us can breathe now but a few will complain about the amount I bet

 

[LevelingSolo]

Congrats!

Only problem is Draisaitl is 29 next month so the Oilers will be paying him 14M until age 38. Those last 3-4 years are going to hurt.

Maybe, but these stars all age well now, I can see him staying fairly dominate until he's 40

 

[McNuge]

8 years folks!!! that is way more important than the fair money we are also paying. Would have been nice to see it at 13.5 per but honstly who gives a shit!

LEON IS AN OILER FOR LIFEEEE!!!!

 

[McJadeddog]

Congrats!

Only problem is Draisaitl is 29 next month so the Oilers will be paying him 14M until age 38. Those last 3-4 years are going to hurt.

Yeah, the last 3-4 years are gonna be pretty bad, but lets be honest, they were gonna be pretty bad at 12.5 as well. The much bigger problem is that this very likely means that the team can't be competitive during the first 4-5 years of the contract either, which would have been much more likely at 12.5. Oh well, is what it is.

 

[nabob]

He’s going to be the highest paid player in the league for at least one season. That’s not fair value any way you slice it.

Imagine judging an 8 year contract based solely on if he might be overpaid in only the first season. Guessing you absolutely hated his last contract when it was announced as well.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Congrats!

Only problem is Draisaitl is 29 next month so the Oilers will be paying him 14M until age 38. Those last 3-4 years are going to hurt.

Worry about the fact the Leaves have never won 3 rounds in a single playoffs in their history rather than worrying about the Oilers cap issues

 

[Mapleafan]

Maybe, but these stars all age well now, I can see him staying fairly dominate until he's 40

Really? What makes you say that? That doesn’t happen often.

 

[Fourier]

This is $500K higher than I had been working with recently. In the end though this is a deal that had to get done. I do wonder if the plan for Bouchard will be a 4-5 year deal at somewhat less AAV than he might otherwise get.

 

[Juxta Position]

WOOOOO!!!! Welcome back Leon!! Majority of us can breathe now but a few will complain about the amount I bet

They already have.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Means McDavid is staying too and, since they had that meeting with Matthews, he will come here too

 

[GhostfaceWu]

I think mcdacis might sign for the same

 

[nabob]

I love that he's staying but I don't quite love that number, especially since it likely guarantees McDavid is getting the max.

How does it guarantee that? People who speak in absolutes about a complete unknown are hilarious.

 

[McShogun99]

He’s going to be the highest paid player in the league for at least one season. That’s not fair value any way you slice it.

He's arguably the 2nd best player in the league with the cap going up quite a bit over the next 9 years. in 3-4 years, 14 million could be what most lesser star players will be making.

 

[dem]

Happy he's staying... but 14 mil is a lot of money. I was really hoping these guys would take a bit of a haircut.

He seems to be slowing down... which is a bit worrisome when the deal doesn't even kick in until next year.

Anyway.. I have to believe that means McDavid is here long term.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

How does it guarantee that? People who speak in absolutes about a complete unknown are hilarious.

He’s usually wrong anyways.

McDavid is more likely to sign a matching contract than sign for the max