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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Not really a surprise though, and the ask doesn't even have to be that high.
The only expiring contracts the Oilers have are:
Draisaitl: $8.5M
Skinner: $3.0M
Perry: $1.15M
Brown: $1.0M
Ryan: $0.90M
Bouchard: $3.9M
Emberson: $0.9M
Neal: $1.9M
Carryover Bonus: $3.55M
Campbell: +$1.2M (his buy out hit actually goes up from $1.1M to $2.3M)
So they have $23.6M to re-sign those two guys, and 4 others.
Even if you put in the other 4 bodies at league minimum that is $3.2M.
Now you're down to $20.4M to sign Bouchard and Draisaitl in a flat cap, lets assume about a $3M cap lift. So it goes up to $23.4M of space.
Even if you conservatively say Bouchard is $9.5M and Draisaitl is $12.5M...you'd be barely able to fit theme in because that would take $22M.
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The Oilers are still screwed but I think the cap lift will be 5 million. Gives them a little more space. But the space will be eaten up by the fact that your numbers are too low for both players. If Austen Matthews signed for 13.25, Draisaitl will sign for more.
Matthews last 4 years (pro rated over 82 games)
62 goals 45 assists 107 points
Draisaitl
49 goals 69 assists 118 points
Draisaitl will be looking for north of 14 million in his new contract.