08-16-2017, 12:00 PM
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#1
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Oilers sign Draisaitl (8 yrs, $8.5 mil AAV)
https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/oile...on/c-290683522
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The Edmonton Oilers have signed centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension, through the 2024-25 season, with an average annual value (AAV) of $8.5 million.
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08-16-2017, 12:02 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
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Excellent.
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08-16-2017, 12:02 PM
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#3
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First Line Centre
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For better or worse, term and $ were exactly what I suspected. Glad he's locked up, but now the clock starts ticking on RNH.
Last edited by Ruttiger; 08-16-2017 at 12:09 PM.
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08-16-2017, 12:03 PM
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#4
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Franchise Player
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Chiarelli doing Chairelli things. I like it.
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08-16-2017, 12:04 PM
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#5
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Yikes that is a lot of money. More than I expected. He had a good season and all but this puts him up with players like Ryan Getzlaf.
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08-16-2017, 12:04 PM
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#6
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Franchise Player
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Seems about right, as long as he continues to produce. But yeah that ties up a lot of coin in two players.
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08-16-2017, 12:05 PM
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#7
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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now he's paid to be what he was once (top ten scorer)
if he is, then not a bad contract, but if he dips or has to be with McDavid to get there then he's overpaid by $2M a season.
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08-16-2017, 12:09 PM
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#8
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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I like it.
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08-16-2017, 12:11 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
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It's crazy to me that he will almost make the same amount as Crosby, but 2 million less than Toews.
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08-16-2017, 12:11 PM
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#10
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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That is the issue here for the Oilers.
He is paid like a "top 10" point producing line driver now but has never produced at that level away from McDavid.
Will be interesting to see if he succeeds when on his own line next year.
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08-16-2017, 12:14 PM
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#11
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Franchise Player
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same combined cap hit between him and mcdavid and toews/kane.
If chia-pet was smart, he'd have gone ALL in this year, before the mcdavid contract kicks in. If they don't win the cup this year, the roster will require annual cap reductions to sign further RFAs coming.
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08-16-2017, 12:14 PM
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#12
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Franchise Player
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McDavid/Draisaitl at $21M or Johnny/Money at $13? We can literally afford an extra star player.
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08-16-2017, 12:15 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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As inclined as I am to say it's an overpayment, I think the fact they got the 8 year term makes it a calculated risk. Those last few years will be a bargain. The next few years they'll be able to overpay Draisaitl essentially because Klefbom is underpaid.
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Last edited by GranteedEV; 08-16-2017 at 12:21 PM.
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08-16-2017, 12:15 PM
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#14
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: compton
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Oilers will be pleased. So will everyone else because they're now in cap hell. Win- win.
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08-16-2017, 12:16 PM
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#15
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Clearly it pays to have one good stint in the playoffs.
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08-16-2017, 12:18 PM
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#17
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aka Spike
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: The Darkest Corners of My Mind
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I miss the days of 3 year contracts and Free Agents being the guys who get paid.
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08-16-2017, 12:19 PM
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#18
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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Hahaha
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08-16-2017, 12:21 PM
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#19
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Lifetime Suspension
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Same combined cap hit as Kane and Toews. So, if you think that Draisatl is a top line player then it's not bad for the Oil, infact, it seems fine.
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08-16-2017, 12:22 PM
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#20
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GranteedEV
As inclined as I am to say it's an overpayment, I think the fact they got the 8 year term makes it a calcilated risk. Those last few years will be a bargain.
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Only in a world in which the salary cap continues to grow at a 4–5% rate. But if we are entering a climate of stagnation or slower growth, this will not be remotely near the same sort of bargain that Crosby's or Malkin's deals eventually became.
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