I just don't see it.
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- Nhl edmonton oilers 2024 - After losing to the florida panthers by 1 goal in the stanley cup finals , the oilers offseason between nhl trades free agent signings and re-signing players has been huge by jeff jackson. The heartbeat of this team will always be connor mcdavid and leon draisaitl , both of which will be in need of a new contract soon and it's clear where much of the focus will be for this upcoming season and beyond. For all things nhl hockey including of course leon draisaitl contract extension when it happens, reaction to trades and free agency plus breakdowns of nhl highlights 2024 during the season , rankings, nhl news and rumors - Subscribe to johnny hawkey. Nhl 2024 oilers
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If you are a casual observer of the Oilers I guess it makes sense to be all, "Leon is moving to a no-tax state as soon as the opportunity arises" but if you're familiar with his story (the fact that he's been in Western Canada since he was 16 years old, that the Oilers got in on the ground floor with his first standard contract and showed faith in him, that the Oilers are a wealthy organization that provides lots of perks, the whole double date best friend situation he and McDavid have with their fiancées, that as long as you can handle winter Edmonton is a nice place to live actually, and most importantly, that the Oilers are WINNING), it's pretty clear that he's staying
He will definitely stays unless the oilers management group really fumbles the ball and tries to sign him to a value contract.13.5 million AAV x 4 years is where I think the deal gets done.
A lot of perks in EDMONTON lmao. Grade A shithole compared to other major markets, stop kidding yourself.
I think, as a point of pride for these guys, they want to have that status as having a little more cap hit than someone else, say Matthews. Since Auston's at $13.6M, I can see Drai signing for $13.75M and McDavid for $15M the next year.
If he gets a big endorsement, then his resigning becomes more likely.
drai going to the flames for hubderdeau lol
Draisaitl's current contract has to be one of the best on the Oilers, up there with Hyman. Granted it was a bit of a gamble at the outset, but it could hardly have turned out better.
he's had one of the best contracts in the whole league, if not the best, over the last 5 years
Right. So, if Oilers low ball, he's gone. He's a #1 on any team. Who has the space? Friends or not, I like you, but not for a 5m haircut over 3 yrs.
The only way it could have turned out better was if he actually did anything in the whole series vs the Panthers lol
@@CF-fj8ns He had broken ribs and was whiffing on shots he makes the other 99% of the time. A healthy Oilers in the playoffs would be scary but it is the playoffs and most players are playing through something.
One of the best on the oilers?😂you mean by far the best. And one of, if not best in the league. Bit of an understatement hahaha
I’d like to see McDavid and drai both sign 8 year deals and retire in Edmonton. They deserve it and the fans love them. Even if by the end of their deals they’re not worth it on paper anymore idc these 2 are like Crosby and malkin or ovi and backstrom. I wanna see em together on this team forever as a fan.
Honestly it is excellent franchisee management, and by the time those two are leaving the Oilers would be about ready to rebuild anyways so their contracts will keep the Oilers above league min.
It makes no sense that people think he'll leave to a worse team where he doesn't play with his best friend. The speculation makes zero sense at all.
it makes a lot of sense. he wants money, oilers don’t have much to work with. although he’s not gonna leave.
@@Nick-qq8enhe wants a cup more than an extra mill or 2
Would you sooner have 20m or 40m? What would you take?
Take off the homer glasses man lmao "playing with this best friend" is nice but when the contract earnings difference could be over 15-20 million dollars if he signs on a team with the cap space to pay him his value, it's pretty easy to make new best friends
@@EpicLulzAtYou any team with space to fit a large raise for leon, arent gonna enough to make the playoffs. If u think a couple extra million a year to play on a brutal team and never make the playoffs, is what leon wants, then u are fuckin delusional
he'll probably stay, not saying he'd leave or wants to leave but you really cannot rule anything out. Stamkos didn't get resigned in Tampa, Gretzky got traded, many scenarios where you never thought a guy would leave/get traded that's happened
There's no way the Oilers want to trade him, and nobody's ever given a good answer as to why he would want to leave right now.
To be fair in stamkos' case he didn't stay because they didn't want/need him there anymore. Sadly he got fleeced
Wait, Gretzky got traded? Marital problems?
Suggesting anything less than $12m is being very hopeful
More like anything less than $13m
I've been say a contract similar to Pasta and MacKinnon
@@TaMightyM00seit’s probably gonna be more or should be with the cap going up.
Less than 13 is hopeful. Less than 12 is delusional
It'll be between 13 and 14. McDavid will be around 16. Bouchard around 10, per Frank Seravalli
Yeah I see 13.5 or 14 for 4-5 yrs hopefully it gets done. Drai has been phenomenal and deserves his payday. As an oiler fan I love watching him play. Edmonton is a great town if your focus is hockey. The rest of the hockey world learned how great the city and fans are from our latest run. 😊
I’ve been watching you for a year now, I’m very protective of my feed as I only have so much time on this platform. Your unbiased, objective and informed approach is impressive dude. As a fellow Albertan that is hard to find.
Happy to say I hit like and subscribe after this one. Leon is either big money on the short end, or solid on 7-8 years. Regardless, he wants to win here. Now.
Dan in Sylvan.
people need to stop thinking draisaitl took a discount his contract at the time was a heavy overpay and was a huge gamble
Yeah, there were a lot of people at the time saying we massively over paid and it was another Chia mistake. They were shown.
He's overpaid based on the finals where he pooped the bed
@@hoskins666 you know he was injured right? ohh nvm you're an outsider looking in so you won't know that lol
@@hollerjeiI’m not saying he wasn’t injured or anything, but by the Finals every player has some type of injury
@@hollerjei been following the oilers since the late 80's lol
I think you are very close on contract cost, my guess is both 29 & 97 take semi team friendly deals to ensure team stays competitive, 12.5 and 14 million respectively
If Drai were going to take a team friendly deal I think it would have been done already.
Mcdavid easily worth 18 mil/year. 4 million discount is very unlikely.
I highly doubt it like one person said. The contract would already be done if he was to take a team friendly deal. I don't think he will take anything less than 14 and Mcdavid will want 15-16. It's a huge risk to dump that much of your cap on two guys. i say Trade him or Mcdavid no way you can keep both
Oilers fan homer take - Drai takes a deal that when combined with McD's next contract works out to 29.97 AAV combined between the two them!
Ya, in a team sport. Good luck with that. Oh, and a backup goalie leading. Ya, good luck. Almost no #1 goalies under 27. ?
@@MrGamman3yt Good thing the Oiler's have a #1 that's 25. Really lucky for them.
@@MrGamman3yt look it's a homer take, you can chill.
but there's a kernel of possibility here.
salary cap in 2026-27 (the 1st year of McD's next contract) projections are to be ~96mil. 31% hit across 2 players seems high compared to right now at 12.5 & 8.5 they're currently 25%, but was ~28% they both signed in 2017.
drai could basically ask any price if he made it to FA, but where else could he play with mcdavid?
Cute
I think he will want to stay, but I think he's going to get some absolutely obscene offers.
Hes not ufa. He will get 1 offer, from the oil
I just don’t understand how some of these guys are so thirsty for the Cup, and yet demand contracts that ensure their team can’t acquire other highly skilled players to get them there. You either want to win, or you want the paycheck. Drai, I think, will take a reasonable offer to stay with the team.
The offer Stamkos had, however, was absolutely insulting. I’m glad Nashville picked him up, Tamps doesn’t deserve him(the fans do, the management doesn’t). Nashville has built quite a team, looking forward to see what they do.
There’s a line between taking a hometown/winning deal and being treated like pond scum. I used to like and respect the Bolts, but that Stammers deal was disgusting. And they did the same with Martin and Vinnie. I’m not a player, but I’d never play for Tampa now. They show zero loyalty to their players, even the most successful ones. Shame on them.
Wouldn’t make sense to go try and win a cup else where when he was so close to it with edm. Makes the most sense to re sign, especially with the newly acquired players
I hope Leon understands that part of the reason he pits up the points he does is because he plays the pp with Conner and sometimes 5 on 5. On another team or no Conner, he isn't putting up those numbers.
Man I love these vidoes, short, to the point, gets me excited to watch hockey.
15 mil is proly the most realistic contract with the cap going up
one thing EDM im sure is really considering is, is Drai worth massive money? is anyone? yes Draisaitl is one of best in the league, but Reinhart signed for 8.5, guenztel for 9, stamkos 8, you can get almost same production from guys making way less. Even if Mcdavid and Draisaitl are the best players in the world, if you give them all your cap you will never win. so whats the point? whats better for the team?
Probably letting him go and getting an elite goaltender to let Skinner be the backup to develop more and perhaps a whole new line 3 or 4 of solid players.
Two words, money wife. Those 2 make gigantic differences.
Ain’t no way he doesn’t get an extension
nice triple negative, The King's English is dead
Screw all the Oilers news.....its summer for fuck sake give it a rest...........24-7-365 a year---boring sports in Edmonton media, there are other sports going on in Redmonton......
@@terryc.3624like what, a bad football team?
Go for the Stanley Cup one more time with Leon Draisaitl. After the playoffs sign Draisaitl for max money and term. Next complete the sign and trade. Trade Leon Draisaitl for Brady Tkachuk. German Leon Draisaitl can play with German Tim Stutlze for the Sens. Brady Tkachuk only has a cap hit of $8.205 AAV so you can continue to build a team around him and 97 in Edmonton.
With what money? Edmonton has no cap space to give him a raise with....
this is what i keep saying too!
Edmonton will figure out a way to clear cap space, they wouldnt just let Drai walk for free
@@williamhermanutz9731 I would hope they wouldn't let him walk for free lmao. The more obvious choice would be to trade him, once they've determined that there's no way he's going to take a huge enough discount for them to afford. He needs probably about a 5mil raise right? Also Bouchard needs a new contract right? Who's moving out to clear up that kind of room? Also do you think it's even a smart idea to have around 30mil (or about 30% of your teams total salary) going to 2 players? Not hating on Edmonton here, but I just really dont see how this works for them, it would be way smarter to trade the guy and get a haul imo
This is their all in year. But when they sign drai it will mean one of nurse or Bouchard may go and Kane, skinner, are gone. We will need developing players to fill the spots.
You should talk about the guys who nobody talks about. Grinders, heart and soul guys, defensive D-men and bottom six.
I always liked Nate Thompson. Put together a 700 plus game career as a face-off specialist and special teams guy. He's retired now AFAIK but teams need those guys. The players NOT going to The Hall.
Thanks Johnny. What do you think of Michkov ? Chances he will be visible as of the first season, or more of Slafkovsky slow start type ?
13x4 is hard to argue with.
his agent said he doesnt want a matthews like contract
12.75M at 5 years.
Final answer.
less years usually means more money. I think 8 years 12.50 or 13.5 for 5 years.
@@Bakemer94 I don't think they will entertain anything North of 13M with Connor going free agent at the end of this season.
@@DoubleDOwnage Whats the new max cap for Connor? 15m? I think they could afford 28m for the 2 of them with the team cap going up.
@@Bakemer94sorry to say to these guys, and they are probably worth more, but hockey is not the nfl, MLB, or NBA where you really make the big bucks. That's unfair but it is what it is. I doubt Gretzky ever made the kind of money Jordan made. Just on endorsements alone. I know I'm stating the obvious, but it's cruel the NHL can never compete with those big boys.
@@Republica33lol they dont make as much as other sports but they still are making big money the fuck . Few mill a year isnt big bucks? lol
If I was getting paid 1 million a year I'd be happy sports players get paid way too much for what they offer that's my opinion
What about how much the owners make though,, all the cable deals, jerseys, seats
@Randy-cd3lg it's all bull shit why don't the guys building the stadium make millions or the roads or the infrastructure to house such things imagine that money going towards stuff for the people in the city's I still think they are over played to play a game
@@patrickshand69100% I agree. That’s why I will refuse to work a 9-5 when I am older. It’s not right. It’s not fair. It’s a joke
@@Randy-cd3lg It's true but I'd way rather players owners and everyone take less and we get affordable ticket prices instead. Pro sports are a complete rip off.
@@Randy-cd3lgI understand what your saying and it is a buisness but to completely raise prices for tickets, merchandising and equipment to play the game espcially in today climate where inflation is very prominate (atleast on the u.s. side) and majority of people are going off paycheck to paycheck, while all these corporations are making billions, it is kinda a slap in the face to alot of people. Honestly it why I don't watch much hockey or sports like I used to and I just mainly follow it now.
This was Edmontons chance to win. As they pay these players more and more they will slowly become less competitive.
Way to go on a limb with that hot take....
@@halmartin7417
It’s not. You need cap space to get players…
@@kevinbadger8030 yeah but the team is to built to win right now. They just went to game 7 of the finals and just got better this off season. If they end up in a cap hell they will do whatever it takes to move Nurse in order to save Drai and McD. Even giving up first rounders in future drafts.
I'd say we got another year, possibly two, before hard decisions are made.
@@kevinbadger8030 90% confident they were being sarcastic
Well in 5-6 years when these deals are relatively at-cost and competitive again from an increased salary cap there’s a new cup window.
Look at deals like Mahomes getting paid $50 million in the NFL. When signed people thought it was outrageous, now it’s a relatively good cost for the best QB in the league
Why would anyone leave McJesus?
Seems to me that Jeff Jackson’s summer magic is an indicator/support for Draisaitl’s continuation with the Oilers
I was thinkin the 3-5 year (likely 4), scenario since his locker cleanout day interview. So I agree.
Would like to hear your take on TB with Guentzel in place of Stamkos. It looks like the Tampa power play will need to drastically change with the right handed slapshot of Stamkos and making use of Guentzel's speed and down low skill set. Also, Tampa is heavy on lefthanded shooters, will that affect them. Keep up with amazing content.
@ScottStenlundstammer took faceoffs but functionally has been a winger for several years. Point and Cirelli have been the top 2 centers
yeah, tbh, i don't think he signs the 8-year long-term. he probably has faith in the oilers being able to win but idk if it's enough to essentially sign away the entirety of his prime career years. i'd say around 4 years so he can shop around if the oilers end up coming short during his contract. that seems to make the most sense.
I think the contract will be 12-13x4 aswell… I think superstars will max out term wise at 4 years for now on. Just so they can keep getting those pay raises with the cap going up
If he leaves Edmonton things will be very different in Oil country
No, the Oilers will still be on their path to matching Toronto's fail streak. But where will Crysaitl cry next?
13x4 is crazy though. If I were Edmonton I would probably want more term. How old is Draisaitl? I thought he was under 30 but I guess if he’s around 30 that would make sense actually 🤐
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I think by the end of August we hear 13 million for 4 or 5 years. I think that is the best for the Oilers and Leon. He gets max money but the Oilers are not lumbered with a massive contract into his downslide years.
I think it depends on how well Edmonton does this year. Especially since McDavid and Bouchard also need to be re-signed. Edmonton's gonna need to go on another deep run if they want to convince him to stay.
He will either have an extension before this year starts or be looking for a new team.
I doubt he bothers having contract discussions with them next year if they don’t extend him this offseason. He will just go to the highest bidder.
If they want to sign him at anything close to a reasonable rate they better pay him now because there’s multiple teams who want to establish a culture that could use a veteran of his caliber. Every team in the league with $ to spend will be taking a look at him. So if it gets to that point there’s next to no chance he resigns with them.
Draisaitl likes it in Edmonton, it`s his home. He`s a very loyal guy, as much as he is driven. The Oilers give him the perfect spot to win, and he`s in a very nice environment for him, where he can shine. Why would he leave that?
He will want to have term, it makes sense for him to sign for 8 years. You can expect him to still have 5 more years at his level, so you want to be signed for the full term. If he takes a team friendly deal, he`ll end up with 11,5 or so. If he wants to max it out, he might ask Matthews money, 13m.
There might be a move to wait what MCD does, if MCD signs for 13,5m next summer, Drai might sign for 11,5 or 12m to give the team some room for a support cast.
Pls rate NHL logos 2024-25, that would make my day.
13x4 seems pretty fair, and I can't see Edmonton going any higher with the McDavid contract looming. It's going to depend on how hard a bargain Leon decides to drive
The thing is that the Oilers finally went and got sufficient depth to be considered one of the deeper teams, but it's likely going to come at the cost of Leon becoming out of reach unless they take a huge L on a trade to balance the books.
He said himself he wants to stay
I mean people have to be realistic about the human side. If you were guaranteed outrageously high pay in the prime of your life, and be able to pick your destination, would you pick Edmonton?
in 2024? Yes you would. 97.
Can we get a Gabriel landeskog update again. The guy is about to miss his 3rd straight season of hockey
The challenge is going to have enough CAP left over to build around him and McDavid so they do not end up in the Leafs situation right now.
Who else is he going to have a chance at a cup with, that has the cap space to take him?
Draisaitl 12.75 x 6, and McDavid 13.5 x 5 extensions with the Oilers
Too low on both, but not too far off
I too would be shocked if he does choose to not sign, Edmonton bias here clearly, but, He seems to not mind Edmonton as a city to live in (I wont say enjoys cause everyone will jump on my back LOL) but he has some semi regular outings with team mates at the bars here during the season, is polite to the fans (even the annoying ones) has said good things about the city especially during play off season and most importantly plays with Mcdavid, Draisaitl re-signing here in my opinion has a big impact on Mcdavids choice to re-sign here. He's on a competitive team that has been making and progressing in playoffs, Has a chance to go down as one of the best duo's in hockey's history. Unless he recently had some sort of epiphany that he wants to carve his own name out and not be tied to McDavid, I think we see him sign for 13.5 X 8, wouldn't be surprised if its even 14 as his first contract was a absolute bargain from the second year onwards.
13 x 4 was my estimation as well.
lol why would he sign that haha
It all comes down to if the Oilers are able to win that one extra game this year, cuz that's the only way that they can do any better than they did this year. If the Oilers get bounced in the second round or the WCF like they did the prior two seasons and this pass season was somewhat of a fluke, then there needs to be a serious talk about what the direction is for the team. These are all really big ifs obviously, but the team can't stay one game away forever
I dont see how he could get into a better situation than playing alongside McJesus
Edmonton should get rid of him while he's at his peak. Imagine what they could get for 12 million, maybe a couple strong D men and a solid first line forward. It would be huge and Edmonton could add to their depth, which is what they need. To be honest, I bet Drai is annoyed of living in McDavid's shadow and wants to move on so he can be a captain and a leader of a team who needs him.
Depth is not a problem right now.
@@whodat3700 I would respectfully disagree. McDavid makes a lot of mediocre players look better than they are.
This is a bad idea unless drai truly doesn't want to re-sign. Who trades their 2nd best player to get a bunch of depth pieces and a first line winger? Draisatli could be the first line winger!! Better plan would be to ship out nurse with draft picks to upgrade their defense.
@@chrischris3099 I would agree that Nurse needs to go, but nobody wants that contract, so they are stuck with him until 2029.
It’s funny, you cited both MacKinnon and Pasta extending 8 years after being on value AAV prior but for Drai you limit it to 4. Seriously getting sick of people wanting him to emulate Matthew’s as if he’s some mercenary player
My Guess 14 x 5 at the top end 13 x4 might be the low end. He is generally regarded as the 2nd best player in the league so with McKinnon at 12.6 unless he is very humble I can't see less than 13.
Drai is about to put a Cup ring on his finger, he's not going anywhere.
Oldest team, maybe second oldest team in the league. They had to run it back, no question. But, you're banking on performance from the supporting cast to be as good or better while being a year older, and after a bruising run that fell short. Again, they had to do it, that's a tough ask. If Ekholm alone suddenly falls off a cliff, that's devastating to their defensive game. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
@@michaelgallagher518 True. That speed game though doesn't show any weaknesses due to average age.
No ring in Edmonton.....
I am not that long into hockey but what is the reason that athletes in the other big three sports get payed multiple times the amount of these guys? Is hockey making that much less money?
There's a team limit for what all the players can earn combined
A big part of Drai's success is McDavid. And vice versa. If Leon is looking elsewhere, is there another player who could work with him? He is not the one man army McD is and he could be the goat on another team if he doesn't put up the numbers. If he doesn't sign, they have a year to see what comes of it. Worse that can happen is Leon is a UFA and the Oilers have cap. I don't think they will trade him.
Either way... even if they re-sign Drai & McJesus... they have to find a way to get rid of Nurse!! I'd literally be willing to give up 2 1ST Round Pick & 1/3 salary retained on a 3 way deal to move Him out! That $$$ gotta go... otherwise they won't be able to re-sign a key piece... then it's good bye Stanley Cup!!
Yeah there’s no way he’s leaving, I hope not
imagine he takes a team friendly and doesnt listen to an agent trying to get a pay day so we can guarantee a cup
13.5 x 4 would be my thoughts ... Than of course the McDavid Soap Opera starts
He loves being an OIler and he loves playing with his best bud McDavid and the rest of the group. This isn't a Gaudreau situation because the OIlers have a good lockeroom and better management. Calgary was/still is a toxic environment, you can see Conroy making strides to fix that already by axing guys who dont' wanna be there.
If he feels he can't win a cup on the oilers hes leaving. Say what you want to cope but thats the reality of professional sports.
I ain't even an oilers fan, but oilers have a really good chance at the cup next year led by a healthy mcdavid and draisatli. Rest of the improved team contributes and skinner/rental goalie are above average do their job and they have the best chance imo.
@chrischris3099 you are dreaming if you think they will even make it back to the finals in the next few years. They were really lucky to even get as far as they did which isn't good when you consider how bad their competition was in the west during the playoffs.
Whatever happened to that 40 mil number that was rumored a while back - meaning 16 for McDavid, 14 for Draisaitl, and 10 for Bouchard? The rumor was that they were offered that just before Game 4 facing elimination, just before they pounded the Cats 8-1!
When the Cats weren’t trying and it was so clear that even a toddler with zero knowledge could see? Mate, I live in Edmonton and still don’t glaze them this much.
@@Lite-8 I don't know what you're even saying and I'm well over the "who was really better" drivel. Cat's won and that's that. Just wondering if there had ever been something to that deal rumor.
@@vajrasiddhi Yes, there was indeed a deal made between the teams for extra revenue. It’s why McDavid and Draisaitl both no-showed the most important game of their careers. Florida owner wanted the revenue of game 7. Oilers struck a deal.
I agree that it will likely be a 4 year deal at the minimum of $12 mil/per.
Pull a Goudreau is insane 😭 (I’m still sad about it)
Best case scenario for Edmonton is they win the cup this year. Because either way they are in trouble going forward. If both Leo and McDavid re-sign, their cap is going to be a nightmare.
Bet he signs a 4 or 5 yr deal for just over 13 thats my prediction and im a Flames fan...
He’s not signing in Edmonton until McD is. They’re both leaving.
Great summary. I agree
Asking if Connor McDavid will make a commitment now is crazy. The guy is going to get married soon, and Draisaitl’s fiancée is an actress in California. Whether she’s successful or not is irrelevant. She will want to continue her career and Edmonton is not exactly a place that actresses flourish. He’s going to California.
I hope you’re right!
I bet he signs for 8 at about the same AAV you said, 13M. Oilers will commit to him. He's the priority. Bouchard second.
I had a dream that they lost game 7 Stanley Cup Final again, for the second time in a row and first time in history to lose twice in a row like that. I can't recall the team that they lost to, in my dream, just the emotion. 😂
He’s staying in Edmonton with Connor his besty
13.5x4
I would be shocked if he went somewhere else but anything can happen
The 007 man 😂
Leon needs to prove playoff durability
Literally nobody that plays as much as he does foes they the whole playoffs with some sort of injury
He's played in all playoff games and is #2 among active players in playoffs points per game. He needs to prove nothing.
@@JohnSmith-jb2jf not as effective against panthers due to his injuries - but who isn’t injured during playoff right
... Wait only 30% underpaid? That's only like 2 and a half mil more? I'd be ok with that.
You never know. We said the same thing about Stamkos
Stamkos is way older.
Wouldn’t pay him more than $10 million… his play style is not worth $12+ for me
If we got home for 12.5 by 8, I'd lose my marbles
Maybe 4 years 13 on the spot then Mcdavid at 4 years mere 14 mill. Considering the cap goes up lord willing!
Why only 4? Why not 7 or 8?
if I was ass Talented as Drai I would just sign one year contracts till 32 then try and get the 8 year contract lol.
13.5 2 years or 13 4yrs last 12.5 8yrs
I am hoping for 5-6 years at 11.5 but everyone says I'm devaluing Leon
Oh yeah that’s way too low. Below 12 is almost delusional, below 13 is praying even.
If you add term you usually take off money, unless your GM sucks, or if your player isnt willing to compromise on term or $'s
5-6 years will most likely be 13.5. Long term maybe 12.75
I think he will be the highest paid player and it will be at least 13 million per and it will be for 8 years. I can't see him taking 4 years and gambling that he'll be a top player 4 years from now with too many things that can go wrong.
purely spitballing numbers, but if I was a betting man I'd say McDavid and Draisaitl sign identical $13.5M/y contracts, similar to what Kane and Toews did in Chicago
HE STAYYY
Contract predictions:
Leon: $14*8
Connor:$15*8
Draisaitl will get $16 million and 4 year term. Mcdavid will get $18,9 million and 6 year term. And everyone will be happy with those contract’s.
Say good bye to a name like RNH to keep him around. No one wants Nurses contract and they have to figure out cap space. Edmonton can’t clear 3 or 4 players to get Drai to sign, that would spread them very thin. When injuries happen are they going to dress 13 players, espically in the playoffs.
I concur.
Go to Detroit for 17
prepare to be shocked
$13 million x 8 years. He's gonna be here long term. Book it
Drai signs this year, McDavid walks next year.