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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I would be genuinely surprised if McDavid or Draisatl were to be a career Oilers, but that is a looonng ways off.
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It is and it isn't. They have put all their chips in on this core. They have no upcoming space to sign any impactful forwards or defenseman in the window of Draisaitls or McDavid's contracts expiring. If they faulter the next two seasons, which is fair to expect, they have to know those guys are leaving. It would be good asset management, as we experienced with Gaudreau, to offload Draisaitl the summer of 2024 to maximize his return to get assets and future considerations to go all in with McDavid.
After this year they have enough space to resign Bouchard, and re-up Broberg and Skinner if they have decent years. That is really it.