NHL Rumors: There's Loads of Time Left This Summer season for Leon Draisaitl to Signal an Extension

TSN: No person needs to be nervous but that Leon Draisaitl doesn’t have an extension completed as Oilers offseason isn’t that previous and there’s loads of time left this summer season based on Bryan Hayes. There’s additionally Connor McDavid’s marriage ceremony that might play into it.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

Onrait: “Over the weekend Bryan, we heard from Leon Draisaitl’s agent. He stated Leon desires a deal completed by the tip of August.

So it looks as if the inexperienced mild has been given for Edmonton to signal this man. However when you’re an Oilers fan, at what level do you turn into nervous if an extension hasn’t been agreed to?

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Hayes: “I feel it’s nonetheless till you get to camp, proper? Such as you’ve obtained all summer season. Let’s not neglect they went to sport seven of a Cup Closing. Like, Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers entrance workplace, they had been preoccupied.

The Oilers entrance workplace was instantly preoccupied with the draft, with free company, Jeff Jackson in search of out a brand new GM with Ken Holland leaving. So there was loads on their plate.

Draisaitl has one other 12 months left. He might be there for camp. He’ll play out the season, hat is my perception. I feel that’s the assumption of most individuals in Edmonton. And such as you referenced, Draisaitl’s agent’s open to the concept of speaking about extension. I don’t assume it’s as a lot about when the extension occurs, it’s what that extension seems like.

And I’m gonna go TMZ a bit of bit on you right here, Jay. Connor McDavid is getting married later within the month. You recognize large story right here in Southern Ontario, in Toronto, up in Muskoka. I’m positive it’s the identical factor out in Edmonton. Individuals are conscious McDavid’s getting married.

And that is all going to be linked, I feel Draisaitl’s future to Connor McDavid. And why I carry McDavid’s marriage up is as a result of clearly he’s preoccupied, however sooner or later, I’m positive Draisaitl and McDavid are going to have a chat and attempt to work this out.

What does the longer term appear like, proper? As a result of I feel they’re principally tied on the hip. It seems like Draisaitl’s gonna be there long-term. McDavid’s gonna be there long run and vice versa. And I do know persons are actually anxious about that in Edmonton nevertheless it does really feel like that may very well be the case right here.

So Draisaitl has a 12 months left, David’s obtained two years left. I’m not as anxious about when this will get completed if I’m an Oilers fan, I’m extra anxious about what it seems like. For those who’re the Oilers and when you’re fan Oilers fan, you need Draisaitl to signal for eight years. Give him $14 (million) a 12 months, $14.5 (million), no matter. He’s, he’s gonna push the envelope. He’s gonna receives a commission greater than Auston Matthews, the highest-paid participant within the sport. He deserves that after which McDavid will go above him.

He indicators for eight 12 months, that’s unbelievable. But when he indicators for one, what he does is he matches up with McDavid. You assure Draisaitl, McDavid for 2 years. Two extra years. That’s an unbelievable get. There’s 31 different fan bases within the league that may do something for that.

However it would possibly open the door to one in all them leaving, each of them leaving. So I don’t assume it’s as a lot about when this occurs. I feel different followers are snug that Draisaitl might be again subsequent 12 months. They’ll go for it once more. Possibly it’s a final dance state of affairs. Possibly it’s a Kawhi Leonard in ’19 state of affairs with the Raptors and the chase the Stanley Cup.

But when McDavid is linked and Draisaitl doesn’t signal long run and it comes out that possibly McDavid is indicated he’s not going to signal long run, that’s when actually the anxiousness begins to get loopy and the panic would possibly set in.

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I don’t assume it’s about timing. I don’t assume it’s about this upcoming season. I feel it’s about Draisaitl, McDavid and their total future in Edmonton. And I feel we’ll discover that out greater than possible post-McDavid nuptials and positively by day one in all camp. That’s when the heats actually going to begin to decide up and I feel folks in Edmonton, understandably, will need some type of readability on what’s going to occur with the way forward for Draisaitl and once more, by extension Connor McDavid.