There is one other thing that no one has mentioned.
This is a business. McDavid and Draisaitl sell tickets, jerseys, merchandise, ad revenue, tv deals etc.
The franchise is not going to let their cash cows go over a few million dollars.
Stanley Cup or not. These two have inflated the value of the Oilers for ownership and brought in a #### ton of money.
Draisaitl is worth way more than $14M per year in enterprise value.
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