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Originally Posted by burnitdown
Won't it help the Oilers out if a team offer sheets Draisaitl for $9M. It'll save them from a ridiculous overpayment, they get 2 1st rounders and a 2nd, and they can spend a more reasonable amount (~$6M) on a proven winger for much cheaper.
I get that Draisaitl is a wonderful prospect but he's definitely not worth close to $10M at this point. The team that signs him to that offer sheet will be much worse off!
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I agree that he is not worth that - I don't think there is any question about it.
However, they are about to sign McJesus for $13.25M. Pretty hard to convert your second best player into draft picks immediately afterwards.
With commitments to players like Lucic, and long term contracts for guys like Klefbom, how do they let their second best player just leave?
They can't. They
have to match.
And then good fooking luck building a winner around those two contracts!
The rest of the league will sit back and smile if someone submits an offer sheet.