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Originally Posted by GullFoss
I think this is great all around. Edmonton gets Drai to retire in an oilers jersey; that is a huge win for the fans and franchise that love him. Small market teams in Canada see that they can keep elite, non-Canadian talent.
For Calgary fans, he didn't take a home town discount and his new contract value is probably for a worse player than his old contract, so Edmonton becomes less competitive.
It's happy days all around.
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Not every team/owner can or will hand out a $104 million signing bonus. I expect this was a big factor in getting him to sign.