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Originally Posted by Textcritic
But, they don't have a "young Bouchard." He will be 28–31 years old when McHobo and Draisaitl are in their 30–34 years.
And, there is no "etc." All the rest of the Oilers impact players who are under contract for the next few years are well into their 30s, and they have the worst collection of prospects and young players in the entire League by a wide margin.
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I don't disagree with you. But the problem you've outlined isn't the Draisaitl contract. It's all the other stuff about the oilers - lack of prospects, picks, younger players come up through the system and aging roster.
The idea of building a core around 30 y/o drai and McDavid and competing for a cup makes sense to me. Edmonton probably can't make it work for more than another season or two due to organizational deficiencies.