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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
When the Oilers are selling at the deadline next year, they can trade Draisaitl as a rental to the Blackhawks for a 1st and a 3rd. Then Chicago can give him 8 years.
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Their deadline will be considerably more difficult to manage as if they are in a playoff spot at the deadline and trade him they can kiss any chances of playoff success goodbye and if they keep him then it's basically their version of Gaudreau where they lose him for nothing. If they trade him then that opens up room to make a massive offer to McDavid but why would he stay there especially when he couldn't win in Edmonton with Draisaitl? It's all diminishing returns for the Oilers going forward as Hyman, RNH, Kane, Ekholm are all into their 30's hitting the twilights of their careers and the cupboards are bare. The Oilers situation is actually pretty dire and the best thing they could do is to trade Draisaitl at the draft for draft capital and a top prospect.