Drai was clearly physically compromised in the last two series and McDavid 6 goals and 21 points in those 13 games so....yeah.
Speculation: Leon Draisaitl maybe the highest paid NHL player
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CantHaveTkachev
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McDavid won the Conn Smythe FFS
your team is the biggest laughing stock in the history of professional sports but you still attempt to troll...
LivingRentFree
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No trolling at all. McDavid had most of his points in the finals in one game (after his team was up 3 goals already) and Draisaitl did NOTHING.McDavid won the Conn Smythe FFS
your team is the biggest laughing stock in the history of professional sports but you still attempt to troll...
It’s fact. The stats don’t lie.
I pray they pay Drai 14+. I want him to be an oiler forever!
CantHaveTkachev
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I love this narrative: "the Oilers have no depth, McDavid and Drai do it all!"
when the depth scores: "McDavid and Drai did nothing!"
so we either got "depth", or McDavid and Draisaitl "do it all"...which is it? lol
hey me too! him and McDavid are beasts in the playoffs and actually know how to win series, unlike some other high paid players...
Beukeboom Fan
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You know what they are worth - what they get on the market. Saquon Barkley certainly got his bag. Why? Because he can do what 99% of RB's can't. The fact that teams think that they can win with an average running back doesn't mean that most NHL teams think they can win with average goaltending. (And I get that the Av's did, which certainly impacts your approach to goaltending, but that Cup team wasn't necessarily replicable under "normal" circumstances.)
If my team could build around any goalie in the league - Swayman would either be #1 or #2 on the list. That's worth something. And Swayman hasn't been volatile, so why should he take a discount because goaltending is hard to project?
LivingRentFree
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Except when they play eastern teams……. Just be thankful the Oilers play in the worst division in professional sports.
People are trying to argue Drai shouldn’t be massively paid because he had one bad series when prior to that ***checks notes*** he had….105 points in 67 playoff games? Including one playoff run where he scored…literally…not figuratively…2 PPG…with one leg not even functional?
What are we doing here. lol.
What are we doing here. lol.
Edmonton will pay to move out Nurse if and when Draisaitl and McDavid sign their extensions.
Get out of here with that needing a #1. A club Ekholm and Bouchard isn’t lacking a top end D. That narrative is old and needs to die
CantHaveTkachev
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ahh yes, it started out they couldn't beat Central teams....now it's "Eastern teams"
the never ending goalpost change lol
You do realize Edmonton took Florida to more games than any team in the East did, right?
LivingRentFree
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They got the Panthers after GRUELLING series against tough physical teams.
Edmonton doesn’t make it out of round 1 in the East
Your username really is accurate, but not in the way you think.
The Oilers, Knights and Canucks would all crush the Leafs, what are you talking about?
Reality Czech
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Lol, that last part was a joke right? Dallas and Vancouver were no chumps this year. It's not like the Oilers just got a pass until the finals. Your eastern bias is showing.
LivingRentFree
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Nah. Vancouver had no goalie and were banged up. Demko in = Oilers out.
Reality Czech
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Could be, but Dallas was as good as any team in the East besides the Panthers. Every team is banged up in the playoffs.
Dr Jan Itor
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Every other sport, when the best players are up for contracts, they're the new highest paid players.
Not unexpected.
Not unexpected.
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Yeah, losing to the Blue Jackets and the Canadiens in the first round was a true gauntlet for the Leafs wasn’t it…
At least you can put a “Best Division Ever” banner up in your barn.
Drai, McDavid, Kane all injured through the playoffs. Don’t be disingenuous and at least keep your argument consistent.
You’re less of “LivingRentFree” and more of “SayBullshitToTroll.”
Or if klefbom didn't get hurt nurse wouldn't have been our #1
People do remember second place tho
a Leaf fan questioning how another teams players did in the playoffs especially the stanley cup finals, god damn I hate my teams fanbase sometimes. They made the god damn finals. Your little boy wonder Matthews disappears EVERY playoff hes been in and has seen the 2nd round 1 time!! but hey, go off kid.
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ElPrimeTime
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This isn't really news. Draisaitl has earned the right to ask for pretty much whatever he wants. Regardless of the hating fans here, if Draisaitl was a UFA, every team would have a conversation and I can't think of a single one that wouldn't make it work if he said "I want to come to your team for this price". A 100 point centre who produces at an even higher rate in the playoffs is not something you don't want on your team.
Cool, so you've never seen bad contracts get traded before, this is new to you. You're in for a real treat.
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