Confirmed with Link: Oilers sign Draisaitl to ELC
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BoldNewLettuce
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Jimmi McJenkins
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Great news, clearly it was going to get done. I wonder if it's "cheaper" then the 1st overall contracts that previous players got?
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http://www.coppernblue.com/2014/8/12/5995081/draisaitl-contract-edmonton-oilers
"Some news from Oilers land this morning, the team and their newest first round selection, Leon Draisaitl have agreed to terms on a three-year entry-level contract. The dollars were not realeased but the last three players taken third overall - Jonathan Drouin, Alex Galchenyuk, and Jonathan Huberdeau - all signed identical deals with a base salary of $925k and bonuses of up to $2.3M, it's probably safe to assume Draisaitl's deal is in the same range."
Jimmi McJenkins
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Strange, on capgeek both Huberdeau and Drouin's base salary is listed as $894,167, not that it matters significantly.
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Both Huberdeau and Drouin were sent back to Junior so their contract slides and the signing bonus doesn't get included in the contract which is why the number changes. They signed for the same amount though.
I was hoping this would happen.
A part of me was very very worried that the Oilers braintrust would try something out of the box, and do something unexpected, to fool the entire league.
Yes, I do think they are that stupid.
A part of me was very very worried that the Oilers braintrust would try something out of the box, and do something unexpected, to fool the entire league.
Yes, I do think they are that stupid.
Delicious Pancakes
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He'll get paid his signing bonus and that's it. If he gets 9 games he'll get an NHL paycheque for however long he's on the roster but his contract will still slide to the following year.
Interesting, so that means if a player on an ELC gets sent back to junior initially, it lowers his cap hit for the rest of his ELC (not including the A/B performance bonuses)?
In any event, I am quite happy that Draisaitl is signed.
McJadeddog
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no, it doesn't change the cap hit, it just pushes when the 1st year of the contract actually starts... example: if leon got sent back to junior this year, but made the NHL next year, his ELC would start in the 2015-16 season and end in the 2017-18 season
From what the poster above says it actually does come down a little?
Perhaps the signing bonus is part of the contract and not the other bonus's.
Signing bonus gets applied to the cap year the contract was signed (this year)
and if the contract slides the cap for the next year is contract - signing bonus.
Just speculation.
Either way it seems to be a pretty insignificant amount.
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