If they sign for $40 combines (say $10 for Bouch, $14 for Drai and $16 for Connor, or something like that), we might not make the playoffs again, let alone get to the cup. We'd only have ~$55M to fill out the rest of the roster of 20 players. That is assuming a 4% increase each year until the first year of Connor's new year in 26/27, bringing the cap to $95 M, and the increase might actually be less. $55M for 20 players means an average of $2.75M/player, but its actually worse than that. Hyman, RNH, Nurse are all signed long term for $18.8 between them, so you actually have $36.2 for 17 spots, or $2.13M/player.
If the Oilers, and McDrai themselves, are going to ever get back to a cup, they need to take discounts on their next contracts.