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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
So the consensus in some circles is that a guy who has averaged 50 goals and 68 assists for 118 points per 82 games played over the last 6 seasons getting signed longterm to contract is a bad thing?
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Yes, because that was the prime of a superstar player, which is now over, or certainly will be after the current deal expires.
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Originally Posted by Jason14h
So the Oilers, who made it to game 7 of the cup should have traded Drais to Nashville for.... Picks and spects because Nashville would want 1 year of Drais because they are .... closer to winning the cup next year then Edmonton? Because Nashville sure wouldnt trade core players for 1 year.
That would have been good to ensure McDavid also leaves I guess!
That doesnt sound very smart for the Oilers.
Still waiting for a single trade proposal that makes more sense for Edmonton then just resigning Drais
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I wouldn't pay big money for decline years. They had year after year of two superstars in their prime and got to the Finals once. There is a case to be made to do nothing, take another crack at it this year, and let him leave if the options were 8 years or leave.
Here is the list of top scorers from 2019-20, as an example. How many 33-year-olds do you see on this list? It's less than 10% of the list. That will be Draisaitl's age not even halfway into this deal; the new generation will have taken over by then.
They paid 11.3% of cap for the prime age 22-29 years and now they're going to pay 15.2% of cap for the decline age 30-37 years. Which of those two do you think will be the better deal for the team?