The reality is that the Oilers are far better off overpaying Draisaitl than letting him move on as they feel they have a Stanley Cup window. I find it really hard to put a negative spin on this contract. It's clear to me that Katz isn't going to let these guys go and that McDavid will follow suit and re-sign next offseason. He's simply willing to do what Kraft was doing for Brady who spent nearly his entire career underpaid in New England for reasons nobody knows but Brady and Kraft wink-wink.
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