ManofSteel55
Registered User
It isn't actually all that similar to the Lucic deal, so I don't know why that keeps getting brought up.True but this guy is still pretty unproven. Oilers management should have learned from the Lucic contract. There's no guarantee that Hyman will even have chemistry with McDavid. It wouldn't surprise me if he gelled better with Draisatl since Leon is a more versatile player for what kind of players seem to gel with him.
Lucic was already showing dropping numbers and had a few injuries over the years prior. His production led to his trade from Boston, and LA realizing that they didn't want to compete with UFA signings. Hyman on the other hand is coming off of his best two deals, and has less than half the NHL games that Lucic did at the time. I also think Chiarelli and Oiler fans convinced themselves that Lucic might actually not suck for most of the contract. For this deal, it seems obvious that Edmonton management doesn't care about 4 years from now, and fans are really worried about it.