Speculation: Leon Draisaitl maybe the highest paid NHL player

[Some Other Flame]

lol, where did you hear this?

His European agent said something to that effect earlier in the summer:

Poner is not concerned about there being no extension in place at this time. He did voice some of his thoughts regarding the deal itself and where things are at in negotiations, "we have our ideas, but the ball is in Edmonton's court. There's no rush yet, but either it happens quickly i.e by the end of August, or it doesn't work out at all."

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/either-it-happens-quickly-or-doesnt-happen-at-all-leon-draisaitls-agent-gives-thoughts-on-contract-extension

Not sure if I would take the August cutoff as an absolute but the underlying sentiment is clear that this shouldn't be a protracted overly complicated negotiation. We're maybe a month away from Draisaitl saying he doesn't want the distraction of contract talks to happen during the season.

 

[PuckG]

The stats don’t lie

NHL & WHA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Game | Hockey-Reference.com

1. Wayne Gretzky (1.837), 2. Mario Lemieux (1.607), 3. Connor McDavid (1.581), 4. Barry Pederson (1.529), 5. Leon Draisaitl (1.459), 6. Nathan MacKinnon (1.295), 7. Mark Messier (1.250), 8. Mikko Rantanen (1.247), 9. Bobby Orr (1.243), 10. Mike Bossy (1.240)

www.hockey-reference.com

It’s insane that Bouchard is more productive in the playoffs than forwards like Matthews.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

His European agent said something to that effect earlier in the summer:

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/edmonton-oilers/latest-news/either-it-happens-quickly-or-doesnt-happen-at-all-leon-draisaitls-agent-gives-thoughts-on-contract-extension

Not sure if I would take the August cutoff as an absolute but the underlying sentiment is clear that this shouldn't be a protracted overly complicated negotiation. We're maybe a month away from Draisaitl saying he doesn't want the distraction of contract talks to happen during the season.

Meh...Nathan MacKinnon didn't sign his extension until training camp had already started

 

[LOFIN]

Meh...Nathan MacKinnon didn't sign his extension until training camp had already started

His agent also never made such comments.

 

[SpinoramaGeno]

15.5-16.5x7/8 years?

 

[GOilers88]

Edmonton Oilers = Toronto Maple Leafs of the West.

I dunno dude. At least the Oilers have had some modicum of playoff success each year.

 

[Frank Drebin]

15.5-16.5x7/8 years?

For McDavid in 2 years yeah

 

[T REX]

Odds are very slim he takes less than $14 mill.

No reason to. If he wasn't so underpaid prior...maybe a discount but since he grossly outplayed that last one.

Gotta believe $14mill>

 

[Nogatco Rd]

I think Drai asks 14m no matter where he is. It isn't about location or anything other than money. The worse the mindset, the farther away it takes you from hoisting the Cup. You need more than that mindset to win and it explains why the Oilers ran out of gas, if that's the mindset of the locker room. I'm not against getting paid, but you spend your entire life practicing this craft, at the core of you it should be about the craft, not the money. The money always comes if you perfect your craft and forcing it is going to do nothing other than slamming the window shut because the players you need to make the most important step of your career you can't because the money they need to get them is sewn up by you.

How did you arrive at that conclusion about Drai? He doesn’t give me that vibe

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

McDavid 16M
Draisaitl 14M
Bouchard 10M
Nurse 9.25M

Potentially 49.25M for their top four players

The NBA model, nice

 

[BlueSeal]

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

Edmonton’s management sees Nurse as their #1D.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Anyone else of note signing in the next two years? Or are Oilers going to have two of the highest paid guys in the league?

Marner and Rantanen will definitely get big deals if they stay with their respective teams. Bedard will get over 10M. Eichel, Kaprizov, and Robertson are all up in 26. Panarin too but I don't think he will get much of a raise from what his making now

 

[Sniper99]

Stay on topic. Your opinion on how my posts “look” have nothing to do with the fact Draisaitl disappeared when it mattered most. The stats don’t lie. They had a healthy roster, against unhealthy rosters. Those stats also don’t lie.

We are staying on topic, you keep posting trash saying Draisaitl never showed up. He sure as hell DID show up and played Hurt. and "your point" My point is im using another player as an example of someone who NEVER shows up in the playoffs.

You say you dont remember the Montreal or Columbus series. LOL stop lying. I remember Matthews disappearing after Game 4 up 3-1 on Montreal and a week later after choking to Montreal, Matthews Marner Nylander and Andersen all hanging out at the UFC PPV with Bieber

Odds are very slim he takes less than $14 mill.

No reason to. If he wasn't so underpaid prior...maybe a discount but since he grossly outplayed that last one.

Gotta believe $14mill>

My guess, is he gets about 13.6 I doubt Bouchard gets 10 million like some think. He'll get a little under 10 early 9's

 

[ManByng]

But but he should take a team friendly deal so they can win cup.... right edm fans

Fans can speculate all they want, they don’t know crap ! Media insiders seem to think he’ll become the NHL’s first ever $13 mil/per player, at least until McDavid gets his contract ! And the “team friendly” stuff was apparently what Leon himself said and not the fans or media?

 

[ManByng]

The NBA model, nice

Almost reminds me of the “big 4” with the Leafs….Matthews, Marner, Tavares and Nylander !!

 

[Snarky Coyote]

I never believe a player or owner discussing a possible contract extension. Things get said to strengthen each sides bargaining position. Hopefully they get it done sooner than later.

 

[lionsDen]

The trio that had 105 points this playoffs

And nothing to show for it.

 

[JianYang]

I wonder how much drai and McDavid have these conversations between themselves. They gotta be talking.

For ex maybe if drai knows 100% McDavid resigns, then he takes less to help team. But if McDavid doesn't sign or doesn't know yet, then maybe drai looks out for himself and gets max salary. They gotta know where eachother are at

I agree 100%. If I'm drai, I'm looking for reasonable assurance from mcdavid that he's planning to stay. Otherwise, I'm not staying in Edmonton.

 

[andora]

Lol have at it edmonton.. have at it

 

[SpinoramaGeno]

For McDavid in 2 years yeah

When is the next CBA negotiation? Gotta think players ask for more money.

 

[Voight]

hometown discount? I‘ll take „less again“ on my next contract, just like the best #29 in the league did!

Mack only did that at the behest of the NHLPA. Notice how he took only 100K more than McDavid. It's because the union wants the top players to constantly push the salary ceiling.

 

[K1900L]

Draisaitl will be the highest paid NHL player (up until McDavid signs his new contract) simply because no other player of his caliber is currently negotiating a new contract during the given cap development.

He deserves to be. He has been on average a top 3 forward over the past 7 seasons, had a better playoff résumé than McDavid, who is arguably the most talented player of all time, before he got injured, and was the third fastest player in NHL history to crack 100 playoff points, only trailing Gretzky and Lemieux, while putting up similar goal numbers to Matthews and Pastrnak while also being the superior passer and playmaker imo (different to all the talk about him being some kind of power play merchant, I believe he was #1 in playoff even strenght points per game in NHL history up until he got injured).

Will this still hurt the Oilers a lot, considering that players like MacKinnon and Kucherov make less, giving their franchises more space to work with? Certainly.
But you still do it.

 

[Frank Drebin]

And nothing to show for it.

Only Panther players should collect a cheque this year.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

"No Discount for You!!!"

I love it!

 

[joepeps]

people seem to forget that at the time of Leon signing his 8x8.5 contract, everyone said it was waaaay over paid at the time. He should have been around 6ish.

Did he outplay his contract? Of course he did and he deserved it all... but doesn't change the fact of when he signed he didn't take market value, he took more.

He can do the same now but the difference is, I doubt hes going to out perform 12-14 mil contract now.