Proposal: Edmonton - NYR
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Take Edmonton’s 1st out and they still don’t do it
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How do we save money? I'm confused. We can't afford the cap here.
TheBloodyNine
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blinkman360
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Drai in NYC would probably become as big as Hank was back in the day. Personally I would do it if I were the Rangers but I could understand them not wanting to do it. They won the lotto with the Zib trade and it’s pretty exciting to draft a 1st overall talent.
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From Edmonton's perspective I consider the hell out of this.
Don’t think either team does it but damn it’s interesting
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Would a team rather have Laf and Zib, or Draisaitl. Interesting, but I think both teams say no for different reasons.
McRpro
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Fair value . Funny I was going start a fair trade proposal thread that both teams wouldn’t do . This fits it to a T .
I do think if Edmonton doesn’t improve In the next 2 years you will see a major trade to make the team more balance
I do think if Edmonton doesn’t improve In the next 2 years you will see a major trade to make the team more balance
780il
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No way. Laf is probably gonna be great but you never know with the Oilers... A top 3 player in the league isn’t being traded for a downgrade + an unknown. And sure as hell not with our first included.
broc
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Not sure what you mean here, because in terms of player exchange Zibby is 3 years older then Drai, so NYR actually get younger here.
Also Laf will be LUCKY to be as good a player as Drai. And the HF favorite saying comes into play as well “elite wingers aren’t worth anything close to elite centres”. Laf could be elite, he could not be too.
Even bigger still- Drai is signed long term to 8.5 mil cap hit. Zibbys contract has 2 more years, at which point he’ll be 29 years old, and UFA. He will most definitely be seeking a long term contract bringing him to 36.. and having been underpaid for 3 years straight, he’s gonna be looking to get PAID. He will sign for at LEAST 8.5 a year (higher than Zibs even) but he will for most of that contract be on his career downswing. So yeah, not only is Drai far more likely to be the better player overall, but he’s actually going to have a better caphit in 2 yrs too.
This is a great deal for NYR. Like dude above said- if you took out Edmonton’s 1st they’d still say no. Drai is a top 5 player on an incredible long term contract.
DanielBrassard
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No I wouldn't do it. Having a potential star on an ELC in a cap world is too valuable, and the difference between Zibanejad and Draisaitl isn't great enough to make that up.
zar
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As an Oiler fan... no.. reason is I don’t want another 1OA that people will say look Oilers get another 1OA... totally ignoring the fact we were not “gifted” this 1OA.
Personally, I don’t think Lafreniere is a 1OA type pick that you give up a player like Draisaitl for. I know Zibanejad is included and he is a good player in his own right. But let’s not ignore the fact he just had a career year and is only signed for 2 more years. If he continues to produce at over a point per game then you have a 30 year old player looking to sign a contract for more than Drai. If he drops back to a 65 point center, then you lose this trade. ... and there is no guarantee that he would resign with the Oil. We are not like a city like New York who has a much easier time attracting free agents or re-signing their players.
Personally, I don’t think Lafreniere is a 1OA type pick that you give up a player like Draisaitl for. I know Zibanejad is included and he is a good player in his own right. But let’s not ignore the fact he just had a career year and is only signed for 2 more years. If he continues to produce at over a point per game then you have a 30 year old player looking to sign a contract for more than Drai. If he drops back to a 65 point center, then you lose this trade. ... and there is no guarantee that he would resign with the Oil. We are not like a city like New York who has a much easier time attracting free agents or re-signing their players.
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"Take Edmonton’s 1st out and they still don’t do it"
Lol. You're outta of your mind if you don't think Edmonton would do that. Sorry but two stars are worth more than one star any day of the week. Rangers would never do that. So you get a slight upgrade at center and potentially give up a superstar wing who is 18. I don't think so.
Lol. You're outta of your mind if you don't think Edmonton would do that. Sorry but two stars are worth more than one star any day of the week. Rangers would never do that. So you get a slight upgrade at center and potentially give up a superstar wing who is 18. I don't think so.
The only superstar in this deal is Draisaitl. This is an easy no. People who are saying both teams say no are crazy. Trading Drai for a player that scored 21 less goals and 66 less points and a magic bean is crazy, let alone giving the 14th pick as well.
