Potential Oilers commerce candidates, and Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid’s long-term future in Edmonton
Sportsnet: Mike Futa on the Jeff Marek Present with Mike Marchese on the Edmonton Oilers and Leon Draisaitl’s and the necessity to signal him to a contract extension. Marchese mentions a few Oilers who could possibly be traded.
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Marchese: “The man that appears to face out with you recognize, they, in addition they introduced again Adam Henrique, I forgot to say him in there. The man that appears to be the best one to maneuver at this level might be Ryan McLeod. I might assume that he’s the man that’s on his means out.
Evander Kane, I imply, the no-move clause does make that a bit bit harder. I assume all of it relies on what harm points he has happening.
They nonetheless must signal Dylan Holloway, who I believed was wonderful within the playoffs for them. He confirmed a very bodily aspect, which I don’t assume lots of people thought he had in him, however he was good. They usually nonetheless must re-up with Philip Broberg. So there’s some work to do there.
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However the largest query surrounding the Oilers actually is, is what does Leon Draisaitl do with an extension? Is he going to increase in Edmonton and if he decides to not, what’s the plan of action right here since you don’t wish to stroll them to free company however on the identical time, you don’t wish to lose Leon Draisaitl if you, if you’re inside one objective of, of sending a Stanley Cup Closing sport seven to extra time.
Like, how do you assume that the Oilers tread with this Leon Draisaitl factor, and do you assume he finally ends up staying there? As a result of to me, that’s the largest query of the offseason interval. It doesn’t matter what crew, it’s all throughout the league, is what does Leon Draisailt do and the way does that have an effect on what Connor McDavid does subsequent offseason?
Futa: “I simply, there’s all the time been, there’s, I simply assume he’s staying. I believe there’s a lot made when you recognize, you come up as a result of clearly he was on such a team-friendly contract and, and clearly you have a look at him as being one of many elites of the elite within the league, and that’s going to come back with an enormous payday.
However I believe with the cap going up, and specifically, the numbers that they maintain a few of these gamers out have been wonderful. I imply, I do know folks discuss like final yr Connor Brown had a $3 million bonus I consider or one thing that kicked in if you happen to play a specific amount of video games. So he unexpectedly quietly grew to become a you recognize, he was a lot bigger cap hit than it appeared at $1 million.
However at this, there’s some team-friendly offers there and I believe you recognize, each little bit of cash saved, I imply, the Jack Campbell buyout saves cash. I simply assume when the time is true to make a deal, a deal will get carried out with Draisaitl they usually’ll put it to mattress.
And I believe Connor McDavid will keep there as nicely. It’s, it’s a particular, particular hockey market. And once more, there’s unfinished enterprise. It’s once more, such as you received to recollect Gretzky already had, you recognize, when Gretzky was moved to Los Angeles, I consider he already had 4 Stanley Cup rings or so. There was rather a lot that already been achieved.
I believe there’s quite a lot of pleasure within the reality, if you discuss Sidney Crosby being a Pittsburgh Penguin for all times. And once more, I imply, I might have stated the identical factor about Steven Stamkos being a Tampa Bay Lightning for all times, however I simply assume that these two gamers are going to be long-term Edmonton Oilers.
And the, the fervour, you recognize, if you discuss concerning the professionals and cons of sure markets and sure weathers, the fervour of being an Oiler for all times in that, in that metropolis, which is simply hockey-crazed. I believe it’s simply one thing that they usually’re going to be good, proper, they usually’re going to be good as nicely.
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So I believe they’re gonna keep long run and proceed to construct and, and as soon as they get that first one, there’s an opportunity that that crew’s received a possibility to be a bit little bit of a dynasty for some time. They’re simply that good. And if you get that shut you recognize, I believe, I simply assume there’s some particular issues which can be gonna be occurring over the subsequent few years.”
