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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
Mate- the rest of the core/majority of the team still is.
Draisaitl signing this extension is bad for Flames fans.
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.
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I don't know if it's bad per se. The Oilers have their team for this year and they're going all out whether Drai has this extension or not. This is their last best chance and after that it will start getting tougher as the teams age will start to show.
The Flames are going to be bad and trying to collect picks so it's not like the Oilers are competing with them in that sphere.
The Penguins in spite of Crosby's stellar play have still missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons and have not won a round since 2018 which was prior to Sid's 31st birthday. Once all the top players get to 30 now it is tough for teams to keep competing at the highest level. The Oilers should go for it. It's risky to do because if you don't pull it off you can end up like the Sharks are have been. But no risk no reward and they have have maxed out the future risk.