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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Well Draisaitl is only an overlay if other rfas continued to sign for below what they paid him. But other GM’s did not do that, they merely followed. The Flames will likely pay Tkachuk more than Draisaitl between now and 2025 and Draisaitl will most likely be the better player between the two. To me that makes the Draisaitl contract a good contract for Edmonton, they are getting him for below market value.
I would be curious in terms of RFAs who you think Treliving is better than on that list? Is he better than Chevaldayoff? Poile? Yzerman? Tallon?
I guess you said he is great but I see a number of GMs that are greater, so maybe it is like a participation ribbon for greatness.
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This could get tiring. I honestly don't have the interest to dig into every RFA signing in the last 7 years.
I said he was great at RFA signings, I'll stand by that. I didn't claim he won the RFA olympics.
The Draisiatil contract worked out, and that happens, but that doesn't mean it was a shrewd signing at the time. It was a massive overpay based on some pretty flawed statistics and it could have bit them in the ass.