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

[Oilslick941611]

While I'm happy Draisaitl was extended. Players take the biggest AVV in the league when they've already won the cup or multiple times otherwise you could just end up like the Maple Leafs.

well, we are already ahead of the TML

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I don't think NHLPA will allow this. Anything less than 15M will be insulting to arguably the best player league has seen in generations. Draisaitl is not his comparable. McDavid is a tier above the rest.
16M instead of league max would be a nice discount from his side

The NHLPA doesn’t have a say in it. McDavid could sign a league minimum deal and they could do nothing about it.

Can’t wait until that myth dies

 

[The Nuge]

Because McD will be setting the bar too low if he signs for less than 15Mper. Drai isn't a factor. He could've signed for 11M per and NHLPA wouldn't have cared.

Huh? The best player in the world signing by far the biggest contract in the league is enough of a concern you think the NHLPA is going to step in somehow, and yet a top 2-4 player signing is irrelevant? The idea the PA will step in makes absolutely no sense, and your logic is even worse. The PA didn’t step in when Crosby took a massive discount. It’s not a thing. What do you think they’re going to do?

 

[Defsta]

Funny how people are saying it's too much. But I would still remind that projected cap on 25-26 when that contract kicks in should be $92 million and aprox same rise to 26-27 when assumed McD contract kicks in.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Because McD will be setting the bar too low if he signs for less than 15Mper. Drai isn't a factor. He could've signed for 11M per and NHLPA wouldn't have cared.

You’re aware that there’s a salary cap right? McDavid signing for more isn’t going to magically mean there’s more money to go around.

 

[Soundwave]

Funny how people are saying it's too much. But I would still remind that projected cap on 25-26 when that contract kicks in should be $92 million and aprox same rise to 26-27 when assumed McD contract kicks in.

That will still be very tight. Bouchard is likely to be north of 10 million.

 

[brentashton]

 

[dem]

As much as I'm apprehensive about the dollars.... It feels great to be able to keep these guys.


Don't forget the dark days when this stuff was off the table..
If only we could have kept my man Dougie.

We have it good, boys.

 

[Canovin]

Huh? The best player in the world signing by far the biggest contract in the league is enough of a concern you think the NHLPA is going to step in somehow, and yet a top 2-4 player signing is irrelevant? The idea the PA will step in makes absolutely no sense, and your logic is even worse. The PA didn’t step in when Crosby took a massive discount. It’s not a thing. What do you think they’re going to do?

It's a myth. Crosby proved it once and about to prove it again

 

[K1984]

Funny how people are saying it's too much. But I would still remind that projected cap on 25-26 when that contract kicks in should be $92 million and aprox same rise to 26-27 when assumed McD contract kicks in.

Some perspective is definitely warranted.

When Leon signed his $8.5x8 deal that was a MASSIVE contract, and I believe that level of AAV was nearly unprecedented for someone that hadn't won a Cup. The cap was effectively frozen for about half of that deal and it still didn't hurt. If the cap keeps moving up $2-4M/yr like it had been traditionally this deal will be good fairly quickly.

 

[Defsta]

That will still be very tight. Bouchard is likely to be north of 10 million.

I know, but people are still reflecting it to where cap stands right now.

 

[McTonyBrar]

Glad it’s done. Glad he’s staying.

That’s a bad contract though. It is what it is.

Didn't a majority of Oiler fans say this when he signed 8 years 8.5 mill lmfao.

The cap is rising. I love how fans are already calling this bad

 

[Vagabond]

Connor, Leon and Even can sign for 40m all they want. All I care about is cups and living in the now! Make it happen!

 

[K1984]

As much as I'm apprehensive about the dollars.... It feels great to be able to keep these guys.


Don't forget the dark days when this stuff was off the table..
If only we could have kept my man Dougie.

We have it good, boys.

I was one of those kids that had to watch all of my childhood heroes and favourite players walk out the door to teams I mostly hated because we couldn't pay them. For those too young to have experienced this, it absolutely f***ing sucks and I couldn't be any happier that we are on the other side of the ledger now.

 

[TB12]

Why are you getting personal and resorting to insults? Enjoy the great team you have, we’ll enjoy ours.

Y'all have a great team?! lol

1st round exit champs is something I guess? Shrug.

 

[Fishy McScales]

13.5 was the lowest I expected it could go so 14 feels pretty reasonable based on that.

 

[Reasonable Oil Fan]

Good deal! half a million AAV less than I was anticipating

 

[PaPaDee]

Happy to have him back, but no discount there.

 

[Yuke]

Glad we can both laugh at your need to set unrealistic expectations so that you can then complain about them


lol

You need new material, this is getting old

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Before the summer I was thinking under $14 Million AAV was a "win" for the Oilers and above $14 Million AAV was a "win" for Leon.

I guess it's a tie! Good deal and I'm very glad he will spend the next 9 seasons in Edmonton.

 

[McJadeddog]

Why? Because you decided that? Imagine thinking Drai should have only taken 12.5 lol

Again people setting unrealistic expectations just so they can act upset that their own BS didn’t come true.

No, history shows that you can only allocate a certain % of the cap and win a cup. The Oilers could be an outlier from 25-26 and beyond, and win a cup, but they would indeed be an outlier. Lets not pretend that the route they are apparently taking is the normal path.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830978356495679932

He deserved his contract

 

[Jumptheshark]

will worry about McDavids this time next year--but right now there are a lot of salty posters on the main board that had piped in earlier in the off season saying he would not stay in Edmonton. We need the cap to do to 100mill sooner than later

 

[McJadeddog]

We get to keep our superstars. The Stanley Cup might not happen.

Yup, I think this is a very fair take, and likely the correct one (unless we win next year of course, which we might if we fix our right side D problem). But after 25-26, I can't see it happening.

 

[LTIR]

Before the summer I was thinking under $14 Million AAV was a "win" for the Oilers and above $14 Million AAV was a "win" for Leon.

I guess it's a tie! Good deal and I'm very glad he will spend the next 9 seasons in Edmonton.

13.5M was my par.
A little overpaid but I feel we got enough discount from Henrique/Arvidsson/Skinner/Janmark to make up for it. Drai being an Oiler played a big role in them signing here.