I don't think anyone outside of Oiler fans expected this deal to get done before the season started. For some reason, they think their city is completely comparable to other top markets in the league and believe a couple years of being a top contender outweighs starting a family in a city of their choice while making more money.
There's very little reason for Draisaitl to commit long term right now before he knows for sure what McDavid is doing. Even if McDavid told him "Yeah i'm probably going to stay." and I expect that never happened, a lot can change in a year.
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