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Originally Posted by dino7c
This is why I keep posting because I can't fathom somebody whos not an Oiler fanboy not seeing this. They came close one time with McDrai in their prime and on bargain contracts. When they are at max contracts and older the team won't be better lol. They have nothing coming to shore things up any depth will be UFA....league min guys with their cap.
Its not a homer take these guys are DONE after this season and especially after 2. Forget the cup in 2 years they will be middling let alone 4 or 5 years. Source? they were already middling before adding a bit of depth (which is really old)
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Hard to say. I think you could build a championship team around 30-34 year old McDavid and Drai, a young Bouchard etc paid at fair market value. It's not a great contract and its a lot of term and it probably won't age well. But rarely can you overpay a franchise player around their prime years. All that said, it's going to be harder to win because they have to pay him fairly now vs a bargain contract prior.
Ultimately, its the big money contracts handed over to non-franchise players and buyouts that hurts teams. Like the Nurse contract. Like the Lucic contract. Like the neal contract. Like the Huby contract.