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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The Oilers got their discount on the last contracts for Drai and Conna, if anyone thinks that they're going to do two in a row for the Oilers, especially looking at the suspect future of that team is seriously delusional.
These contracts represent their probably last big money contracts for both players. They're going to get the most money possible.
If Drai doesn't sign by the end of the month, I don't doubt that the Oilers will explore trading him before the deadline.
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Exactly. Both players will be going max term, max dollar as they know they have maybe 3 seriously high level seasons left at the most to cash in, and that's if they stay healthy (both have a ton of wear and tear on their bodies from being overused to the extreme). This is the problem with not moving Drysaddle now to get younger and deeper.
The Oilers are going to be saddled with a cap nightmare for a decade, and if they don't actually win a cup in the next 3 seasons, will likely be uncompetitive as they have 2 flawed D and two really good forwards all being paid like superstars for 4-5 seasons.