Edmonton is No Good XI: Mud, Sweatpants and Tiers

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by dino7c

You are working really hard to find a way for the Oilers not to be in steady decline over this contract

Not really. Signing a top 5 forward in the league is never bad news for any team.

And if you go back over the past two years I have consistently said I thought the league would allow compliance buyouts and that that would be the way that the Flames get out from under the Huberdeau contract.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Not really. Signing a top 5 forward in the league is never bad news for any team.

And if you go back over the past two years I have consistently said I thought the league would allow compliance buyouts and that that would be the way that the Flames get out from under the Huberdeau contract.

We will see how many years the Oilers contend during this contract. Giving a 30 year old a 5.5M raise wont make the team better. The oldest team in the league.

[Robbob]

Oilers are still no good

[schteve_d]

I wonder if there is any chance that McAvi has told the Oilers that he won't re-sign so they have gone to Neon Leon and said: "You're our guy, time for you to be #1"? And that's how this contract came about.

[jlh2640]

Mcdavid can get his next year. Their window is closing which is utterly hilarious that they’ve wasted the prime of both of those guys. Everything went right last playoffs health wise and really they still weren’t good enough. Their backup aside from the top 2 is so bad. Their bottom 6 is old and not scaring anyone. Better hope they can be carried by pissy and Mclottery. Cause Hyman isn’t getting younger. Oldest team in the league.

I mean good on them for keeping their star. But where is this discount everyone said he would take to stay ??

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

Not really. Signing a top 5 forward in the league is never bad news for any team.

And if you go back over the past two years I have consistently said I thought the league would allow compliance buyouts and that that would be the way that the Flames get out from under the Huberdeau contract.

Check thread title

[Yobbo]

You take McDavid off that team and then check out Drysaddles numbers. I highly doubt he's in the top 5 forward conversation anymore.

[schteve_d]

Originally Posted by Yobbo

You take McDavid off that team and then check out Drysaddles numbers. I highly doubt he's in the top 5 forward conversation anymore.

Agreed. But I bet that the Oilers and Mr. Draisatl don't.

[CaptainCrunch]

I hear that Draisaitl and McDavid went out to celebrate Pissy's new contract.

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by schteve_d

I wonder if there is any chance that McAvi has told the Oilers that he won't re-sign so they have gone to Neon Leon and said: "You're our guy, time for you to be #1"? And that's how this contract came about.

I see it differently. I think the Coilers know the only way McDavid would ever re-sign would be if Drysaddle was sticking around too. So Drysaddle held all the chips to begin with.

[Groot]

Andy Strickland with an indirect backhand to notable "insider" Frank Seravalli....

From late last week...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1828450856590594139

Posted today...

https://twitter.com/user/status/1831006190375223545

[McG]

This is no good. I open twitter and I see this:

Leon Draisaitl has 850 points in 719 career games with the #Oilers. If he plays the next 9 seasons in #Edmonton could he surpass Wayne Gretzky’s 1669 points as an Oiler?

We can laugh about it, but I don’t think the unwashed know how old pissy will be by the mid point of the contract.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by McG

This is no good. I open twitter and I see this:

Leon Draisaitl has 850 points in 719 career games with the #Oilers. If he plays the next 9 seasons in #Edmonton could he surpass Wayne Gretzky’s 1669 points as an Oiler?

We can laugh about it, but I don’t think the unwashed know how old pissy will be by the mid point of the contract.

Lol! Oiler fans are easily the most delusional fans in all of sports.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by McG

This is no good. I open twitter and I see this:

Leon Draisaitl has 850 points in 719 career games with the #Oilers. If he plays the next 9 seasons in #Edmonton could he surpass Wayne Gretzky’s 1669 points as an Oiler?

We can laugh about it, but I don’t think the unwashed know how old pissy will be by the mid point of the contract.

In order to do that, he would have to play at the same PPG for the next 9 seasons as he has to date (highly unlikely, as they go until he is 37) and play an average of 77 games per year.

I'll take the under for $1,000

[Robbob]

I think he probably ends around 1500, 300 points behind McDavid and the duo become 1st and 3rd on the list of career points with no championship.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Lol! Oiler fans are easily the most delusional fans in all of sports.

The Washington Generals fans send their regards!!

Oh wait...nope. Still accurate.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by Locke

The Washington Generals fans send their regards!!

They’re due!

[drewtastic]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

They’re due!

[Tkachukwagon]

Wow! Kevin Shattenkirk! Maybe guys are seeing the average age of the oilers and figure it’s a good post-retirement gig?

https://twitter.com/user/status/1832036711955902889

[Erick Estrada]

You mean a washed up UFA that's received little interest over the summer has decided working in Canada is better than not working at all? That's pretty shocking.