it's another example of this different philosophy in Edmonton that has now run through two management structures.
Lock them down!
6x6 contracts for their first three big pieces, Draisaitl now, heck even the Russell contract looked a bit like a "get them done so they don't leave" angle. Can't blame them for McDavid as an example, however.
In Calgary Treliving left years on the table with many players to get their average AAV down and permit him to add more pieces.
The Edmonton model gets you term certainty, the Calgary model (I believe) allows you to be more competitive, making it more likely they want to stay any way.
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