If there is actual discussion this summer where team and player are a few million apart, I'd say 99% Draisaitl is signed this summer. If there's no discussion or Draisaitl is asking for the moon and won't come down then I don't see Edmonton keeping him into the season.
If I were them in that case I'd try my hardest to get him to work with them on 10 actual trade locations he wants, not fake ones to stop a trade from happening. Try to get some young up and coming star talent out of it, sign McDavid next summer and keep going.
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