Is Leon Draisaitl Signing Extension With Edmonton Oilers Before Training Camp?
TSN Hockey analyst Frankie Corrado joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter and was asked about Leon Draisaitl’s contract with the Edmonton Oilers and how it shouldn’t be difficult to get an extension.
** NHLRumors.com transcript
Jay Onrait: “Interesting quote from Leon Draisaitl’s agent Jiri Poner, regarding a potential contract extension. There is no rush yet, but it could be as soon as the end of August or it doesn’t work. It will be clear whether Edmonton wants him or not. Leon holds all the trump cards. Yes, I would say so.
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Let’s discuss it with our hockey analyst, Frankie Corrado. Frankie, just listening to what his agent has to say there. It seems to me that if the Oilers want to make a deal this summer, they can. It will just cost them a lot of money. Shouldn’t this be a problem because they already knew that?”
Frankie Corrado: “Yeah, this shouldn’t surprise anyone, like if Leon Draisaitl wants to commit to Edmonton, because I don’t think it would be a long-term deal, I would think it would be mid-range. kind of agreement until the time. A dollar amount is whatever dollar amount Leon Draisaitl wants it to be and the Edmonton Oilers would be well aware of that.
But I almost look like there’s unfinished business right now in Edmonton and the fact that they’ve gotten to the level they’ve reached in the playoffs, they’re one win away from winning the Stanley Cup like him and McDavid are tied at the hip. And now you look at the season Jay has had so far, look at all these players who want to come to Edmonton, who want to stay in Edmonton, some guys who are cut to play for the Oilers.
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Why is that? Because they want to win the Stanley Cup and believe that the team has the ability to do so. So for Leon Draisaitl as it is, there’s probably a little part of him that says, let’s do this in Edmonton. Let’s finish the job we started and it will go a long way in Leon Draisaitl’s legacy as an Edmonton Oiler.”
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