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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Cue the Spector article that Draisaitl is worth $15M and $14 is an Edmonton discount because he knows this is where he'll win multiple cups!
I don't think he'll age poorly, I think he'll continue to be productive for many years. It's simply a fair contract. And the problem the Oilers have is that, with fair contracts for him, McDavid and Bouchard, along with the albatross of a contract to Nurse, is that there isn't a lot of cap left to build the rest of the team. That's why the cap is great - it's a zero-sum game.
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The roster is in flux year to year, and it won't change for a while or when they are probably too old.
They have no picks, and will use the ones they have to make a move. They have no prospects. So it's not like they can put in cheap talent on the roster, they have to go shopping and spend money and picks or flawed players.
Building through free agency doesn't win cups. Have fun Oilers.