Confirmed Signing with Link: [EDM] Leon Draisaitl signs extension (8 years, $8.5M AAV)

[Drew4u]

Yikes. That Lucic deal is going to kill the oilers in future

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Not The One]

Crazy expensive for someone with two years of experience. Some of these contracts will be be financial disasters for the teams after a few years. Maybe not for Draisaitl, but it will happen.

So who will be get the next Alex Semin at 8M x 8 years?

 

[NarcoPolo]

too much

Agreed. I was expecting ~7M AAV.

 

[McFlyingV]

yeah okay, they basically the same player

Not really. Draisaitl's puck protection game is elite and he's beginning to develop a feisty physical game as well. I think his 2-way game projects to be much better than Kuznetsov's as well when he hits that age.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Same deal as Stamkos as an RFA

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

I believe the splits go 60% GF with, and 44% GF without? That's an enormous difference.

Draisaitl is a good player but there's no reason that he should be paid this much more than Tarasenko or Gaudreau.

McDavid's GF% also dips when he doesn't play with Draisaitl, but let's not mention that at all.

 

[ijuka]

Wow, that is a ton of money. Making Scheifele seem more and more like a steal.

This will also cause major issues for both Sabres as well as Leafs, because both Eichel and especially Matthews will obviously want more than Draisaitl.

 

[Randy Randerson]

after the Johansen signing, not sure how it could have been less than $8M. Seems like an alright deal to me

 

[Empoleon8771]

They won the 3rd cup after the contracts were given if i remember correctly

I think they got the contracts before they won their 3rd, but those contracts didn't start until after they won their 3rd. Yeah, I believe that's what happened.

 

[King In The North]

Fair deal. Might be a headache with Lucic in the future.

 

[Mobiandi]

I feel his value will plummet next summer because the Oilers will be in a rather desperate situation. They should see what they can get for him now.

Pending on how well they draft in the future, and if Draisaitl plays on the same line as McDavid, I don't think they'd be willing to gut some of their center depth to trade for a lesser player at what might be their best chance at a cup this year.

I think they'll probably bite the bullet and lose a trade next offseason to shed his salary once the McD extension kicks in, if he continues to underwhelm

 

[smack66]

that's a lot of money tied up in two players but also a nice problem to have. Build around these two and move RNH at some point.

 

[NeverBeNormal]

It's this season or bust now because when these contracts kick in they're depth is gone and not coming back. Can't believe nobody learned from Chicago. At least they got multiple Cups out of Toews & Kane before the exodus.

 

[KlefDown]

Any idiot can throw big money at a couple of top players. Chia's management ability starts getting tested now.

This x100

 

[Balthazar]

Yikes. That Lucic deal is going to kill the oilers in future

Yep. RNH isn't really an issue because he's fairly easy to trade, Lucic on the other hand...

 

[SmellOfVictory]

Holy hell, McDavid and Draisaitl together make $21 million starting in 18-19. That's flat out obscene. That's the same that Toews and Kane got together for winning 3 Cups as UFAs.

The Draisaitl part is the one that may or may not bite them in the ass. McDavid's salary is fair, given that he's a step above both Toews and Kane at any point in their careers. However, Draisaitl has basically one year that could possibly justify this salary, and it's certainly a gamble.

 

[InfinityIggy]

A bit high but I don't think the Oilers will regret it. Lucic and RNH contracts might become problems though..

 

[ffh]

a little higher then kuznetsov but thats the going rate now a days

The caps gm said they overpaid because of the russia factor so thats not the going rate

 

[NedPlimpton]

I knew it was coming, so I'm fine with it.

Just glad it's done with. I think he'll be more than worth it through most if not all of those 8 years.

 

[Jim Bob]

Same deal as Stamkos as an RFA

It's 3 years longer and $1m more per year than Stamkos got coming off his ELC.

But, that could be inflation over 7 years.

And Stamkos had back to back 45+ goals and 90+ point seasons to finish off his ELC when he signed that deal.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Haha your winning the thread so far. Congrats.
Shows how many people have actually watched the Oilers last season and in the playoffs.

Last season where he scored most of his point with McDavid?

Or the playoffs where he had the majority of his points in the 7 game Ducks series with almost 30% shooting percentage?

 

[Habs Halifax]

Fair deal. Might be a headache with Lucic in the future.

Might? It's going to be a problem for sure. Cap problems start with the Oilers next year and gets worse the year after.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Wow, that is a ton of money. Making Scheifele seem more and more like a deal.

This will also cause major issues for both Sabres as well as Leafs, because both Eichel and especially Matthews will obviously want more than Draisaitl.

I ran a poll after the McDavid signing on what Eichel/Matthews get and seemed like $9.5-$10.5 was the overwhelmingly popular answer, this really seems to point to the lower end of that range to me for Eichel at least. Matthews still has another year to play, so if he regresses or takes a huge step forward that could change his outcome

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

This is going to be a bad deal. He's a product of McDavid. If he plays on his own line next year, I'd be surprised if he broke 50 points.

Probably the most ill informed post in this thread, and we're five pages in. Really impressive.

Congrats!