
Originally Posted by
moahunter
^so you would pay him $10M because you imagine he can go to free agency like Getzlaf? Ok... I'd pay him 6.5 to 7m for 6 years, and I expect that's what PC will pay him, and what he will sign, but lets see who is right, and who is wrong.
I'll go with 9-10M. It really depends on if there are any offersheets.
The article comparables don't factor in that some of those players were signed to pre-emptive contracts that occurred prior to the players inflation in value. Draisaitl's value is known already. The Oilers aren't likely getting him on sale.
The one bad thing about this playoff run is it removed any bit of doubt, and negotiating space around how Drai would do on the biggest stage. he knocked repeated home runs and made it look easy. In his first go round.
Even the article states that Drai's pay will smash the 6M range the Oilers had established. One just can't argue he's in that pay range. Also Drai is significantly younger than any of those players, is owning the NHL even at his age of 21, and is clearly improving in leaps and bounds. This is why a bridge contract would be monumentally stupid with this player. So you're saying 6.5M to 7M for six years. I'll go with a similar range and say 9-10M for similar term. (my range is bigger due to inflation and relative pricing differential..

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For the sake of the Oilers I hope you are right, but Drai would really be doing the org a huge favor at that payscale and signing for part of his UFA years.
Players like Hall, Seguin, got less because there was already known flaws in their game, i.e. pretty clear one way players. Kessel similar. But Kessel has changed and commited to all round good play. He's grown up. Good fortune for the Pens. Blake Wheeler? Jebus, Draisaitl is way more of an asset than that.
With these Blake wheeler and Johnny Gaudreau type comparables I have to ask. Are you actually "Guymez" from hfboards. This sounds eerily familiar.. The Oilers are extremely lucky to have Draisaitl bloom into an elite player. Damn straight Chia would know what nature of player he is and that he has enormous skill and strength and is a wrecking ball power forward. This is quintessentially a Chia type player and sky is the limit for how good he becomes.
ps I will admit I thought Drai was turning UFA status one year earlier than it appears. I thought it was 2020-2021. just saying. With that stated it could be in 8-9M range. No way it should be 6-7M range.
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