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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
...As for center/wing, he still played center a lot. 52 points there in 15/16. And in 16/17 he didn't play on the wing until December and he was still putting up points...
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17 points in his first 24 games in 2016, which pro-rates to 58-points over an 82-games season. That is pretty well on par with his production at centre the previous year, and looks to be in the ballpark of what can be expected for him playing the #2 role behind McDavid. Maybe Oilers fans are okay with this, but I think paying $8.5 m and term for that level of production is a very bad investment.
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There's a good argument to be made that the Oilers could have gotten Draisatil cheaper for sure. I just don't see how they could have gotten him signed for something that started with a number smaller than 7.
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The difference between $7.0 m and $8.5 m is cavernous. This is a marginal contract. Period.