The problem with the idea of a "discount" is you have to agree to what the player is worth before the discount.
With Holloway and Broberg they were supposedly asking for $1.5M and $1.8M respectively...which based on what St.Louis was willing to offer you could consider was already a discount.
So at that point taking $1M to stay in Edmonton isn't being willing to take a discount, but actually just being lowballed.
It's the same case with Draisaitl right now.
He's going to think he's worth $14M+ per season based on Matthews deal, and I actually don't see him wanting to take less tham Matthews $13.25M. I think there is a bit of competition between those 2 and that Drai sees himself as clearly the better player.
For Draistail he's going to think that $13.25M is already taking a big discount.
But for Oilers brass and media they seem to think that Draisaitl should be taking between $11-$12M in order to stay and take a discount. And honestly I just don't see that happening.
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