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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
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.
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Most of the quality for quantity trades (which is the only way they could trade Drai now) don't work out that well - usually the team getting the best player wins.