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 may very well be traded.
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Marchese: “The man that appears to face out with you recognize, they, additionally they introduced again Adam Henrique, I forgot to say him in there. The man that appears to be the simplest one to maneuver at this level might be Ryan McLeod. I’d assume that he’s the man that’s on his manner out.
Evander Kane, I imply, the no-move clause does make that somewhat bit harder. I assume all of it will depend on what harm points he has happening.
They nonetheless need to signal Dylan Holloway, who I assumed was glorious within the playoffs for them. He confirmed a extremely bodily aspect, which I don’t suppose lots of people thought he had in him, however he was good. They usually nonetheless need to 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 similar time, you don’t wish to lose Leon Draisaitl once you, once you’re inside one objective of, of sending a Stanley Cup Closing recreation seven to time beyond regulation.
Like, how do you suppose that the Oilers tread with this Leon Draisaitl factor, and do you suppose 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 workforce, 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 at all times been, there’s, I simply suppose he’s staying. I feel 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 take a look at him as being one of many elites of the elite within the league, and that’s going to return with an enormous payday.
However I feel with the cap going up, and specifically, the numbers that they keep a few of these gamers out have been glorious. I imply, I do know individuals speak like final yr Connor Brown had a $3 million bonus I consider or one thing that kicked in when you play a certain quantity of video games. So he swiftly quietly turned 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 feel you recognize, each little bit of cash saved, I imply, the Jack Campbell buyout saves cash. I simply suppose when the time is correct to make a deal, a deal will get finished with Draisaitl they usually’ll put it to mattress.
And I feel 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 obtained 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 so much that already been completed.
I feel there’s plenty of satisfaction within the reality, once you discuss Sidney Crosby being a Pittsburgh Penguin for all times. And once more, I imply, I’d have stated the identical factor about Steven Stamkos being a Tampa Bay Lightning for all times, however I simply suppose that these two gamers are going to be long-term Edmonton Oilers.
And the, the fervour, you recognize, once you speak in regards to the execs 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 feel 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 feel 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 workforce’s obtained a chance to be somewhat little bit of a dynasty for some time. They’re simply that good. And once you get that shut you recognize, I feel, I simply suppose there’s some particular issues which can be gonna be taking place over the following few years.”
