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Originally Posted by dino7c
I don't think anyone is suggesting he isn't a good player...taking victory laps before the contract has even started though is Oilery
Big player who has been injured quit a bit in recent years making 14M from 30-38 doesn't age well IMO.
Lucic was never at that level but he was a 60 point +30 power forward and turned into fouth liner within a couple years. Drai has a lot of miles on him already. If someone wants to bump to tell me
I toada so maybe wait a few years.
If he is a 100+ point player at 34-35 and the Oilers have a cup or two I guess you got me, otherwise nope.
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The guy is an elite player and it's not debatable. He's having a fantastic season in the last year of his current deal and his big raise kicks in next season when he turns 30. Plenty of good seasons left but the returns will be diminishing with age. The Oilers issue is that he's almost 30 and the team hasn't won anything yet and the team is going to get older and worse on paper next season and seasons after while teams like the Avalanche and Stars have younger rosters and won't be going anywhere for a while.