Edmonton is No Good XI: Mud, Sweatpants and Tiers

[stemit14]

The Sportsnet panel seemed extra moody about that oilers loss in game 1. I think those oilers homers know how much is at stake in this series for the oilers. This really feels like a last chance for the McDavid-Draisaitl era. I think the team is in big trouble no matter what they do this summer.

Let’s say the best thing that can happen for them is that both McDavid and Draisaitl are willing to extend with the oilers (Draisaitl this summer and McDavid the following summer). I don’t think either guy will stick with the oilers if the other guy isn’t planning on sticking around as well. The oilers have had 10 years of Draisaitl at a discount - he’s not going to cut them a break on his next deal. No doubt he’ll want to be the highest paid player in the league if he’s going to stay in Edmonton so it’s likely at least a $14 million AAV for 8 years.

McDavid will then need an extension the following year and that will cost at least $15 million AAV. Those kind of back-to-back raises will put the oilers into cap hell for at least the first 3-4 years of their deals. They have no prospect depth so there is little to no cheap depth help on the way. Bouchard will need an extension next and they won’t have enough for him. It all crumbles apart as the oilers become even more of a two-player team - with those two players moving into their 30s and the guys they went all in on aging out of their prime or walking away in free agency (Hyman, RNH, Kane, Nurse and Ekholm).

The alternative is Draisaitl refuses to sign an extension and wants to be a free agent in the summer of 2025. That leaves the oilers with two options - go for it in 2025 and let him walk to free agency or trade him in the summer. Trading him likely means McDavid leaves as well the following year. I don’t think the Oilers will have the guts to anger McDavid by trading Draisaitl. The oilers could get some great young prospects and picks for both of them if they choose to trade them but they will forever be shamed as wasting the biggest lottery ticket wins the league has ever given a team - after giving them multiple lottery ticket wins before that as well. How could they ever sell “hope” to their fans again after squandering what they had? Any time they pick first overall again, any optimism for the oilers could immediately be shut down by reminding them that they couldn’t win with McDavid… how could they win with this guy?

Who am I kidding? The oilers fans will no doubt drink that Kool Aid as well. E = NG.

[Sainters7]

But but but I've been told by multiple Grease fans in my life that Crysaitl would never leave, as he and McSlippin are good friends and have summer lakeside cabins next to each other. What does July/Aug cabin season have to do with where you work in winter/spring LOL

[Major Major]

I think there's a slight chance he re-signs but I'm guessing it's going to wait until next summer. If you're so tied to Connor, why not wait until you can negotiate alongside him. No chance he signs another deal a year in advance of Mavi. His salary is just going to get dwarfed again a year later and he's going to go back to feeling underpaid.

I'm guessing he just says, hey, let's negotiate July 1, 2025. Until then, we have one more shot at this thing.

[Icon]

The smart move would probably be to trade Draisaitl or McDavid now for a haul including a good young goalie, prospects, picks, etc. Then keep the other guy as your core piece with a big extension. Since there'd be way more backlash to trade McDavid even though he'd get the better haul, that means trading Draisaitl this summer.

But all that said, I really doubt they do it. Good.

[Robbob]

If I were the Oilers I would trade both and tank, they would naturally be tanking for the next two drafts. They have no prospects worth mentioning and without those two players they are pretty much on par with the San Jose Sharks this year. But Oilers will always be a dumpster fire so they will push it a year and lose Draisaitl for nothing and then still try to go all in with McDavid, who will walk to the Leafs.

[TheIronMaiden]

I learned that Oiler fans have been calling Mark Spector "Fart Spector"
hahahahah

[Groot]

Originally Posted by Major Major

I think there's a slight chance he re-signs but I'm guessing it's going to wait until next summer. If you're so tied to Connor, why not wait until you can negotiate alongside him. No chance he signs another deal a year in advance of Mavi. His salary is just going to get dwarfed again a year later and he's going to go back to feeling underpaid.

I'm guessing he just says, hey, let's negotiate July 1, 2025. Until then, we have one more shot at this thing.

That's what makes this offseason so interesting. Draisatl is a UFA on July 1, 2025 so it would be amazing if they waited till then to negotiate and he walks for nothing. Best case scenario. I hope Oilers management is that stupid and they may very well be.

If he won't sign an extension this offseason, and a 2nd round exit would make it hard to do so as a player, then they have to look to trade him or there's a real risk of him walking for nothing.

[SnipeShow]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

I learned that Oiler fans have been calling Mark Spector "Fart Spector"
hahahahah

This may be the smartest thing they've ever done.

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[midniteowl]

If I'm Draisaitl and I don't want to re-sign with Oilers, I'd demand a trade this off season so he can re-sign with the new team with an 8-year contract instead of going UFA and he can only sign for a 7-year.

[DionTheDman]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

If I'm Draisaitl and I don't want to re-sign with Oilers, I'd demand a trade this off season so he can re-sign with the new team with an 8-year contract instead of going UFA and he can only sign for a 7-year.

Hopefully it doesn't happen. For two reasons... (1) So Shelbyville doesn't collect more assets and (2) to rescue an innocent prospect or two from being drafted there.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

I learned that Oiler fans have been calling Mark Spector "Fart Spector"
hahahahah

All Oilers fans smell like farts.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

All Oilers fans smell like farts.

All farts smell like Oilers fans.

[McG]

Air quality 10 right now and 10+ for the day in greaserville. If you want to breathe, that’s no good.


I hope the firefighters and residents are all safe.

[Calgary14]

Originally Posted by Rejean31

Anymore info on the Paul Coffey racist incident with a Canucks fan and the Kane arguing with teammates in the dressing room following the game?

What happened with Coffey?

[Reggie Dunlop]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

What happened with Coffey?

The Oilers bench was getting heckled by some Vancouver fans. Coffey pointed to one of them and mouthed "nice hat" at the man's turban.

Allegedy.

The Hockey News article seems to have been pulled.

[direwolf]

Oilers barely squeak out a win against a 3rd string goalie, so of course we get more cringe-worthy nonsense from Spector. Seriously, does this guy actually read this crap before hitting submit? Wouldn't be surprised if he was pleasuring himself as he wrote it.




https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...h-for-canucks/

Connor McDavid coming off a sub-par game, and Leon Draisaitl playing hurt. You might be able to overcome one of those. But both?

The poor Vancouver Canucks, they never had a chance.

McDavid coming off a bad game. Draisaitl with one foot on injured reserve.

It’s the difference between meeting that black bear on the trail during the salmon run, or one stumbling grumpily out of hibernation.

It’s the difference between that ’82 Camaro that uncle Barry pulled out of the Auto Trader, and after he dropped that 350 under the hood.

The Oilers will need some help from the rest of the group, to be sure.

But for one night, we saw the legend of the two-headed monster. It was simply too much — there’s no other way to say it.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Oilers barely squeak out a win against a 3rd string goalie, so of course we get more cringe-worthy nonsense from Spector. Seriously, does this guy actually read this crap before hitting submit? Wouldn't be surprised if he was pleasuring himself as he wrote it.




https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...h-for-canucks/

Spector forgot to add that the Oilers will also need continued help from the NHL and the refs and linesman to get past the second round. If there is one thing that has been clear so far in the playoffs it's that the Oilers cannot win on their own. They need help. They need missed highsticking and slewfoot calls on their players and they need powerplays. Without those kinds of advantages they are not winning a thing.

[jg13]

Zadorov just said E=NG.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1789360923687493807

[SutterBrother]

Originally Posted by jg13

Zadorov just said E=NG.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1789360923687493807

Lol, that’s so awesome…

[EDMONTONisNG]

Hopefully Z is ready to go for next game.



Foegele hit him hard late after a whistle and he went down hard. Just got crumpled from the camera angle.



Hope hes ready to go because hes been a difference maker so far