Jacob Kerr: Frank Seravalli on Bob Stauffer’s Oilers Now radio present on CHED 630 stated that the Edmonton Oilers have held some contract extension talks with Leon Draisaitl.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Seravalli: “The following iteration of this when everybody’s locked up and I’m saying when as a result of to me it’s not if.”
Stauffer: “Whoa, Whoa, Whoa. So that you’re, you’re saying they’re gonna get all three of these guys signed.” (third participant being Evan Bouchard)
Seravalli: “I consider the Oilers have already begun discussions with Draisaitl’s camp.”
Stauffer: “Okay.”
Seravalli: “Now what that appears like when it will get signed …”
Stauffer: “Nicely I’ll inform you this. It’s my perception that the Draisaitl camp will need seven, they” need the max, they’re not in search of the Austin Matthews four-year deal right here.”
Seravalli: “Why would you?”
Stauffer: “Proper. they’re gonna, they’re gonna search for a long-term deal.”
Seravalli: “In fact. So then you definitely get that accomplished. My level is, two years from now when the Oilers take the ice, those self same three guys are going so as to add as much as 40 million bucks.”
Stauffer: “$16 (million), $14 (million) and $10 (million)?”
Seravalli: “Yep.”
Stauffer: “Okay.”
Seravalli: “That’s my projection.”
Stauffer: “Okay.”
Seravalli: “And if the Oilers are sitting of their workplace and Jeff Jackson’s massive board that he has up there, I guess the numbers are actually near that.”
Stauffer: “Okay.”
And simply to reiterate, you assume …”
Seravalli: “The cap by the way in which can be going to be $100 million then.”
Stauffer: “Proper. And also you assume they’re, they’re gonna get all three, they’ll discover a option to particularly to get McDavid and Draisaitl.”
Seravalli: “That is the one place on planet earth that each of them can play collectively. The place else you’re gonna go to play with Connor McDavid?”
Stauffer: “Yeah.”
Seravalli: “He’s not going wherever.”
Seravalli says Oilers have begun contract talks with Draisaitl, McDavid is dedicated to staying in Edmonton #LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/geIrR924yk
— Jacob Kerr (@timminstoilets) June 15, 2024
