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Originally Posted by dino7c
Skinner isnt even signed when this deal starts
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Mate- the rest of the core/majority of the team still is.
Draisaitl signing this extension is bad for Flames fans.
1. There won't be any media circus in Edmonton this year which could potentially have a negative impact on their season.
2. There is no chance that he is leaving now and most likely a new contract for McDavid will follow next year.
3. They have generally the same team signed for the next couple of years/will be able to retain so they have atleast 2 more kicks at the can before the new contracts for McDavid, Draisaitl and Bouchard kick in.
4. The cap is going up and that will mitigate the increase in these contracts.
5. Players will continue to take less than market value to play in EDM with McDavid and "chase" a Cup.
Here's to another decade (10 years) of hoping that these guys strike out in the playoffs every year. BTW Crosby just dropped 94 pts at age 36. You can continue to recycle the pieces around McDrai through FA and try to limit team age that way.
TLDR: Another 10 years of McDrai is simply not as good as if they had just left over the next couple of years. As long as those two are around, they will always be a pain in the ass.