{"id":449455,"date":"2024-08-28T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=449455"},"modified":"2024-08-28T10:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T14:27:58","slug":"edmonton-oilers-leon-draisaitl-extension-rumours-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/28\/edmonton-oilers-leon-draisaitl-extension-rumours-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers and Leon Draisaitl Extension Rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Edmonton Oilers are in the rumours conversation today and it doesn\u2019t appear to be great news. We provided an update back in early July on the progression of his contract extension with the club. Now, that timeline that superstar centre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/draisle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a> had previously mentioned is closing in on us. Therefore, we are here to provide an update on the details that are available.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Draisaitl remaining unsigned, Seravalli told me:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s unfair to categorize it as hitting a snag.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;On a money basis, AAV, I think these two sides are a little further apart than I envisioned.&quot;<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OilersNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OilersNow<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Oilers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brenden Escott (@BrendenEscott) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrendenEscott\/status\/1828450856590594139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latest Leon Draisaitl Signing with Edmonton Oilers Rumours<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s rumours come from Brenden Escott, who is apart of the team with Bob Stauffer at <a  href=\"https:\/\/oilersnation.com\/news\/frank-seravalli-i-think-theres-a-90-percent-chance-that-both-mcdavid-and-draisaitl-are-oilers-for-a-long-time\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OilersNow<\/a>. Escott was chatting with renown hockey insider Frank Seravalli. Granted, the news isn\u2019t horrible, as Seravalli said that<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s unfair to categorize it as hitting a snag.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From an Oilers fan perspective, and when you consider the fact Draisaitl is still under contract for the upcoming season at $8.5 M, it\u2019s definitely not all bad news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it does seem there is reason for a bit of reluctance from Oilers fans to get excited. First of all, was the fact that back in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/07\/07\/edmonton-oilers-and-leon-draisaitl-extension-rumours\/\" target=\"_self\">early July, when we reported these rumours, was the deadline<\/a>. At the time, Draisaitl\u2019s agent said<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cby the end of August, or it doesn\u2019t work out at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Will the Timing Be Right?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it is now that time. However, that was more than likely just a type of timeline of being before training camp hits. Realistically, Draisaitl and the Oilers still have the entire 2024-25 season to come to an understanding. After the season, the pending unrestricted free agent, Draisaitl, will hit the open market. This would even give general manager Stan Bowman more time to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/oilers-decline-to-match-blues-offer-sheets-for-broberg-holloway\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shuffle the roster around<\/a> accordingly. Thus, being able to absorb Draisaitl\u2019s lofty price tag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That seems to be a current issue, the dollar and cent\u2019s part. Seravalli went onto mention<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn a money basis, AAV, I think these two sides are a little further apart than I envision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There haven\u2019t been any hard numbers provided in these latest Edmonton Oilers rumours. However, it does seem that Draisaitl commands somewhere around $13-14 M in annual average value. The difficulty then becomes, how will the Oilers be able to afford such a figure? <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/23\/edmonton-oilers-rumours-regarding-search-veteran-defenceman\/\" target=\"_self\">They are already a club that is at the cap<\/a>. One nice thing, is there are a few other UFAs, that will free up some money. But will it be enough? For example, three of those contracts are only around $1M (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perryco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Perry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryande01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Ryan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownco02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Brown<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Oilers also have to re-sign a restricted free agent next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bouchev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Bouchard<\/a>. He will also be looking for a big raise. It just seems like there are too many unknowns at this point. The Oilers consider themselves Stanley Cup contenders in 2024-25, and having ongoing contract negotiations with one of their stars is not a distraction they need. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kaneev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-08-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evander Kane<\/a> situation is a big one that time will help to bring clarity to the bigger picture. His $5-plus million contract is a factor in the decision-making process. One good thing to keep in mind, is that the salary cap should go up. This would give the Oilers some money for Draisaitl (and ultimately, Bouchard as well).<\/p>\n<p>Main photo: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers are in the rumours conversation today and it doesn\u2019t appear to be great news. We provided an update back in early July on the progression of his contract extension with the club. Now, that timeline that superstar centre Leon Draisaitl had previously mentioned is closing in on us. Therefore, we are here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4222,"featured_media":449459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4547,4548,4321],"tags":[5540,2720,193],"class_list":["post-449455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oilers","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-edmonton-oilers-rumours","tag-evan-bouchard","tag-leon-draisaitl"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}