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| Jay wrote on Fri, 14 December 2018 09:24 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 14 December 2018 09:06 |
Leon had another 2 points last night. Up to 39 pts in 32 games which is a 100 pt pace. When is it OK to say that he's not overpaid? Leon is not doing it like Maroon did that one year where he cleaned up the garbage from McDavid, he is doing some INSANE things and is right there with McDavid play wise.
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I actually agree with this. I think 29 gets a lot of unwarranted criticism here because of the way he plays. He is a methodical play maker - He doesn't look like he skates as hard as he can every second of every play. In Edmonton that's a recipe for a bulls eye on your back. I still think the comparison to a guy like Thornton is a good one - but Leon is a better goal scorer. Fantastic player and odds are only going to get better for the next few years.
I'm ok with his contract and I don't see it as a huge overpay for what he brings.
That said, I'm convinced the team butchered the signings of him and Mcdavid. If they would have signed 29 first they could have had him for ~7 and 97 for ~10.5. When they set the bar with McDavid first they gifted him the most obvious comparable in his own dressing room. 29 was never going to consider a salary that was half of what 97 got a month earlier.
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I don't mind the McDavid number. Pay him whatever he wants. He is the best player in the league and a generational talent. Any team in the league would trade a Lindros type package for him, even at that salary.
Draisailt was given too much for what he had done up to that point. There were numerous comparables in the $6.5-6.9MM range. If he cracks 100 points this year, which is a big if, that doesn't make the fact the Oilers overpaid any better, but it does make the contract tradeable, versus being an anchor like Lucic. Draisailt has the 15th highest cap hit in the league and would be the highest cap hit on 21 of 32 teams in the NHL. That is superstar/franchise player money. Any player making that kind of money should have established themselves already and been in the mix for a major trophy (Hart, Art Ross, Rocket). I like Draisailt, but he is just not at that level. The Oilers have a bad history of overpaying a player hoping they develop into someone who can earn that money. That is not how it should work.
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