I love it. I have been consistently saying that I would love nothing else than for the Oilers to extend both Draisaitl and McDavid to long term high AAV deals. They did came close last season, but other than that, they have won squat with those two in their primes and with relative bargain deals. This will make it even more difficult. As long as they don't find a way to get from under Nurse's deal, I don't see the Oilers building a powerhouse team, especially since their drafting and development has not been good enough.
I would say that this upcoming season is the Oilers' best season in which to try to win a cup. Luckily for us, they are an old team that just had a long playoff run, and it is arguable if they have really improved or regressed over last year. I wonder if this really signifies that McDavid will be extending next off-season as well, or if he intends to move on. Somehow I doubt that Draisaitl would have extended if he knew that McDavid was going to move on.
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