[Signing] Oilers extend F Leon Draisaitl (8x$14M AAV)

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Shouldn't you be waiting for him to actually play under the new contract before patting yourself on the back?

'Proven right' about something that hasn't even started yet.

Silly takes indeed

[SportsJunky]

Day drinking?

[Locke]

What...again?? I thought they just did this.

[Robbob]

They had some extra money from the 50/50 burning a hole in their pocket

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Dumpsaitl will be all on his lonesome in Bumonton soon, for 7 years to toil with a regressing, prospect-less oilers team. Poor guy.

Hopefully he can still crack 100 points for all 8 contract years as villiagegoof guaranteed us, even without those sweet McTapIns.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by EDMONTONisNG

Buddy, you watch more oiler games than oiler fans. Don't think you've missed even one game based on your endless posts about oiler games. Talk about a pathetic little life when you watch all 82 games of the McDraisatl show, lol.

Not sure what comments exactly lead me to be an Oilers fan.
I thought my comment about Draisatl was fair. Clearly none of you lived through the dark Gretzky era if you think my posts are too edgy. Granted, that was pre-internet so perhaps it wasnt as bad.

You cannot compare todays Greasers with the Gretzky era, Gretzky was a winner, his teams won stuff

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

You cannot compare todays Greasers with the Gretzky era, Gretzky was a winner, his teams won stuff

No... Messier was a winner. Messier's teams won stuff.

Gretzky never won a cup after he left Edmonton. Messier won one more after Gretzky left, and then another one with the Rangers. You know who also went to the Ragners to win a cup, but didn't win anything? Wayne Gretzky.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

No... Messier was a winner. Messier's teams won stuff.

Gretzky never won a cup after he left Edmonton. Messier won one more after Gretzky left, and then another one with the Rangers. You know who also went to the Ragners to win a cup, but didn't win anything? Wayne Gretzky.

Messier is also the most well known captain of the Vancouver Canucks. I can’t even remember which Sedin was captain, their current captain is probably Hughes. Maybe Linden is the 2nd most well known captain, but everyone remembers Messier.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

Thanks Jiri. I knew I would be proven right all along.

Some silly, silly takes in this thread.

Get a life..contract hasnt even started

[dash_pinched]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Messier is also the most well known captain of the Vancouver Canucks. I can’t even remember which Sedin was captain, their current captain is probably Hughes. Maybe Linden is the 2nd most well known captain, but everyone remembers Messier.

Oh he's remembered all right, but for all the wrong reasons lol

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Messier is also the most well known captain of the Vancouver Canucks. I can’t even remember which Sedin was captain, their current captain is probably Hughes. Maybe Linden is the 2nd most well known captain, but everyone remembers Messier.

Smyl, Linden or Naslund are the ones I think of first.

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

He had 17 points in 5 games vs the Flames lol. Almost a 4PPG that might inflate the numbers, but he did light us up. How did we allow that.

17 points in 5 games isn’t almost 4 PPG, it’s 3.4.

Unless that’s the new math.

[BigThief]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Smyl, Linden or Naslund are the ones I think of first.

Messier and Luongo

[Reggie Dunlop]

My zwei Pfennig is that Draisaitl is nicht gut.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

17 points in 5 games isn’t almost 4 PPG, it’s 3.4.

Unless that’s the new math.

Paulie was banned months ago and is still spreading misinformation

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Dumpsaitl will be all on his lonesome in Bumonton soon, for 7 years to toil with a regressing, prospect-less oilers team. Poor guy.

Hopefully he can still crack 100 points for all 8 contract years as villiagegoof guaranteed us, even without those sweet McTapIns.

I'm not 100% clear as to why, but Dumpsaitl seems particularly clever and funny

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Oh he's remembered all right, but for all the wrong reasons lol

Still counts!

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Paulie was banned months ago

Yeah he was!

[blankall]

The problem isn't just the amount Draisaitl is getting paid, it's the fact he turns 30 this year. There zero chance that contract doesn't contain multiple years of absolute awfulness. Sure it could be fair for the next few years, but will it be for the multiple post 35 years? Players that rely on speed and strength typically don't have longevity. Draisaitl needs to be a complete anomaly for this contract not to be bad.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by EDMONTONisNG

It's a bad contract because it's calgarypuck. Everyone including that Rejean13 guy would have a Draisatl jersey if he were a flame. The guy has more goals, assists and points than the entire first line of the flames combined

Despite supposedly playing on another line, over 50% of his points last year (playoffs + regular season) had a shared point with McDavid... even though mcdavid missed about fifteen games last year.

70 / 139

To put this into some perspective, 2009 Malkin had a shared point with Crosby on 44.96% of his points -

67 / 149

Draisaitl's a good top line player, but to say his stats are a little inflated from playing on Connor's team wouldn't be an understatement.