Value of: Leon Draisaitl

[Habs7631]

Almost as funny as the great Montembeau being the missing piece that wins Oilers the cup.

Montembeault*

Don’t botcher his name Iike that.

No respek

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

There are problem contracts - see Nurse and Campbell - but RNH is the guy that should have been moved. He's really a 3c behind McDavid and Draisaitl. There are teams that would have gladly taken him to be their 2c before this contract. He's locked in though. Took a hometown discount for a full NMC.

Everyone in the league would take a 31 year old Nugent Hopkins for 5 more years at $5.1 AAV.

Man has 221 points in the three seasons since he inked that deal.

Having $14M tied up in two AHL players (and another $2M in James Neal buyout money) is clearly more devastating.

 

[LTIR]

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Montembeault*

Don’t botcher his name Iike that.

No respek

It's a long name with weird accents
. It's OK to not write the whole thing..

Speaking of butchering things, what is botcher and respek?

 

[Three On Zero]

He’s going to get paid like a true #1, he’s never shown he has the capabilities of carrying a team as a true #1C. Lots of red flags with him

 

[dkollidas]

I believe in a hypothetical deal Buffalo makes sense.

Only player off limits would be Dahlin IMO.

I’d see something with a base of
D- Owen Power

PLUS
Choice of 1:
C- Tage Thompsson
C- Dylan Cozens

PLUS
Choice of 1:
Jiri Kulich
Isak Rosen
Noah Ostlund

PLUS
1 1st round pick

*maybe he’d be interested in playing with a countryman like Peterka?

 

[ElPrimeTime]

I believe in a hypothetical deal Buffalo makes sense.

Only player off limits would be Dahlin IMO.

I’d see something with a base of
D- Owen Power

PLUS
Choice of 1:
C- Tage Thompsson
C- Dylan Cozens

PLUS
Choice of 1:
Jiri Kulich
Isak Rosen
Noah Ostlund

PLUS
1 1st round pick

*maybe he’d be interested in playing with a countryman like Peterka?

Great base, cap probably doesn't work that well. But if you take back Nurse as well and the Oilers are going the rebuilding route, I would do that.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Damn, I thought I took that card out of the deck but here we are.

There are lots of those in the deck

 

[TheBeard]

I believe in a hypothetical deal Buffalo makes sense.

Only player off limits would be Dahlin IMO.

I’d see something with a base of
D- Owen Power

PLUS
Choice of 1:
C- Tage Thompsson
C- Dylan Cozens

PLUS
Choice of 1:
Jiri Kulich
Isak Rosen
Noah Ostlund

PLUS
1 1st round pick

*maybe he’d be interested in playing with a countryman like Peterka?

If I was Edmonton I'd do that in a heartbeat. Feels like too much though.

 

[Eegs]

I may be extremely off base and I know it would cost a kings ransom either way.

Ullmark+Carlo/Lohrei+Poitras+1st for Drai

That's a pretty solid offer imo. Well done.

 

[Sens Vader]

Norris/Pinto + Chabot/Chychrun plus 1st

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

Norris/Pinto + Chabot/Chychrun plus 1st

For 1 year of Pissy. Seems abit much.

 

[bernmeister]

Rs pass

unless Zib w/full nmc can be included, no way to even get started
Drai either does/not come w/extension
If yes, he is worth top top $, but
8 mo yrs-ish as he hits 29/30 likely = 4-5 fab yrs, but then you are playing w/fire if he does/does not break down back half of that contract

top $ for short or mid term could work but NY does not have cap space
If bread waives to play next yr w/Bob in FL, that helps but only puts a dent in cap aerobatics needed


pass

 

[YP44]

I believe in a hypothetical deal Buffalo makes sense.

Only player off limits would be Dahlin IMO.

I’d see something with a base of
D- Owen Power

PLUS
Choice of 1:
C- Tage Thompsson
C- Dylan Cozens

PLUS
Choice of 1:
Jiri Kulich
Isak Rosen
Noah Ostlund

PLUS
1 1st round pick

*maybe he’d be interested in playing with a countryman like Peterka?

seems like an overpay from Buffalo IMO. But that is also likely what it would take.

 

[madmike77]

The return for Drai will depend very much on whether he can be extended. No team is going to offer much if they think he's going to bolt for a big U.S. market after a year.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I believe in a hypothetical deal Buffalo makes sense.

Only player off limits would be Dahlin IMO.

I’d see something with a base of
D- Owen Power

PLUS
Choice of 1:
C- Tage Thompsson
C- Dylan Cozens

PLUS
Choice of 1:
Jiri Kulich
Isak Rosen
Noah Ostlund

PLUS
1 1st round pick

*maybe he’d be interested in playing with a countryman like Peterka?

No offense, but if Draisaitl isn't interested in re-signing in Edmonton, I can't imagine he would be interested in re-signing in Buffalo. If he did say, "just trade me, I'm signing somewhere else next summer", I think a deal including Cozens, Power, a 1st and one of those three prospects is probably a deal I would take.

 

[corvetteddd]

He’s going to get paid like a true #1, he’s never shown he has the capabilities of carrying a team as a true #1C. Lots of red flags with him

Hi, i registered on this site because of your comment. Draisaitl is one of hockey histories absolute best and most complete offensive players. A player shows when we see it, not when he scores certain amount of points or wins something. Draisaitl has also shown his extreme capability over time even in todays open type of hockey. He would be one to show it even in a tighter type of hockey. He was better then Mcdavid before Mcdavid worked up his body, and if Mcdavid hadn't, he wouldn't stand a chance against draisaitl in tight hockey.

He is a complete one man show, a fast big body with skill ( fast legs and eye body cordination in that large body i find amazing ) and we shall not compare him to any "true 1 center". His comparison is Crosby, Mcdavid, Malkin, Lemieux and Gretzky. He in my book is a less skilled but potentially more effective malkin type of player.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

IMHO, Leon is not going anywhere except to the bank, because the Oilers cannot financially afford to lose him as he and McDavid are big draws for gate attendance, merchandise, media ratings, etc. & etc. Leon may sniff around, or even test the trade waters, but at the end of the day nobody is going to give him moneybags anywhere near as heavy as Edmonton.

The question is not whether Leon will be overpaid, but how much he will be overpaid. Ditto McDavid the following season. But good luck building a quality supporting cast with those two overpayments plus the lingering Nurse and Campbell contracts, since even with the cap increase about half the Oilers' cap will be tied up in those four players.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Oilers need a #2 Center and Defenseman help.

What do you got?

They have one, it’s Draisitl.

 

[Sparty]

There would be a damn mutiny if they traded Draisatl.

You play out this year and next year and hope you win something and then you hope he wants to try to win more after that.

I think if you trade Draisatl, then you're doomed to lose McDavid just as soon. He'd call his shots and ask for a trade, and rightly so.

 

[peconcan]

Marner Minten and that Russian goalie prospect

 

[KCC]

Oilers need a #2 Center and Defenseman help.

What do you got?

Uhh....Draisaitl is their second line center? Has been for years. lol. it's just that sometimes the coach loads up and puts him with McDavid.

Blueline wise, Ekholm coming in has really steadied the ship and allowed Bouchard to take another step. It's just the Nurse contract that's brutal. Ceci gets thrown under the bus as well at times but he's contributed a few goals these playoffs. lol

 

[TheNumber4]

Oilers say no to every single offer

 

[LTIR]

Oilers say no to every single offer

Depends on how the offseason goes and how close would Draisaitl's camp and Oilers would be for hid next contract.

If he wants 15M x 8 then Oilers might explore a trade.

This cup run has taken away the ' Drai will bolt because he wants to win a cup' theory. He has a good chance of winning one right where he is.

 

[TheNumber4]

Depends on how the offseason goes and how close would Draisaitl's camp and Oilers would be for hid next contract.

If he wants 15M x 8 then Oilers might explore a trade.

This cup run has taken away the ' Drai will bolt because he wants to win a cup' theory. He has a good chance of winning one right where he is.

Brinks truck time. Oilers won’t let him go.

 

[LTIR]

Brinks truck time. Oilers won’t let him go.

It might come down to choosing between Bouchard + a truck load of return vs Draisaitl + decent return for Bouchard.

Would be hard to retain both ..