The Most ‘Expensive’ Man In NHL Hockey

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The Edmonton Oilers just made Leon Draisaitl the highest paid player in the NHL. We break down his game, how it works with Connor McDavid & how he's earned the 2nd highest contract in NHL history.

Check out Some Great Draisaitl breakdowns here from Darryl Belfry & Dimitri Filipovic of the PDOcast

[jamiepike]

McDavid is also a beneficiary of Draisaitl. It’s not one way.

[nolen]

Not long after Drai signed his contract (within the week) he bought a new house next door to McDavid, I don't think we need to be worried about McDavid not resigning lmao

[twillison]

Draisaitl has consistently been a beast in the playoffs. It's like he has an extra level he can go to if he chooses.

[mugsys]

Remember that one season when Draisaitl played without McDavid for like 50+ games due to injury? He tore it up. He’s already proved he doesn’t need McDavid, he’s a star player all by himself with no one around him. McDavid just adds to his dominance.

[kool]

Something no one is talking about is that he gets paid 16.25 million dollars this year. That’s his market value right now. He gets paid less later for the 14 mill cap hit. He could have demanded a 16mill cap hit. While all us oilers fan wish it was lower this is not a bad deal. And he has proven he is worth it. He played in the cup final with a broken rip and multiple broken fingers. He could barely shoot. He also played with a high ankle sprain in another run. And still puts up playoff numbers better than his regular season production. Edit also the cap is going up. Matthew’s was being paid a higher percentage of the cap when he signed his deal than this drai deal.

[BUZZNIGHTYEAR]

You guys seem to forget Draisaitl has been underpaid for a majority of his career.

This isnt an overpay. This is just paying him what he is worth and owed lol

[carparthero]

not an oilers fan or hater. congrats on draisaitl getting this contract. he was one of the best value contracts the last 4-5 years.

and thank you @hockeypsychology for all your hard work with the videos. the stanley cup final coverage in particular was amazing.

seriously consider selling merchandise, let the community know what your plans are.

cheers from southern ontario, canada 🍁

[philchurch]

These two are so fun to watch, even as a non-Oilers fan. I was really pulling for them to take the cup this year! He’s the first of several to get a deal like this, so it won’t be as shocking in the future- just like Ovi’s deal back then. Congrats to him on the contact, glad he’s staying in Edmonton.

[Slvrbuu]

We've had a steal on his contract for a few years now. He's getting what he's worth, and I'm sure most any team would have gladly paid around the same had they a chance to.

[estajosue]

Dude stop showing so many goals against the Kings. I’m under attack lol

[FC-tqyj]

Leon has been a monster who Western teams and fans know he almost never plays with McD except on the PP and at opportune/critical moments of a game.

Unfortunately, the East still believes he exclusively plays on McDs wing... which is why he's (overall) underrated.

Leon is arguably the player with the highest hockey IQ while McD can play (with a high efficiency) at speeds no one else can.

Leon's known as the German Gretzky for a reason.

[JeremyCuddlesSnap]

I been saying for years that I think Draisaitl is the best passer and shooter on his team and best passer in hockey. McDavid just has gamebreaking speed and stick handling that puts him over the edge as the best talent in the game. I defender his first contract before he broke out, and he made me look smart. But I never thought he'd be THIS good. It sucks, cause I am a Canucks fan. Watching him and McDavid torch my team is deflating.

[popeluigi]

I wish people would stop talking about dollar amount and start talking about cap percentage. All of the top players usually take around 15% of the salary cap at the time of their deals. This was no exception. Sid's first $8.7M contract was about 15% of the cap at the time as well

[frankiejb]

hes getting what hes worth, and as the cap goes up and other players like matthews and mcdavid sign new contracts i think it’ll age pretty well and be proportional

[FiveStringCommando]

This is a well done analysis of Draisaitl.

[Shellbean]

I am just now starting to get down the rabbithole of hockey and trying to get into it. This video has been so helpful to understand tactics and play styles! 😊

[ryanchan]

As an Oilers fan, I've seen tons of discourse on us being the next Leafs when it comes to paying our top guys a premium price and tying the majority of our cap into a few players. My rebuttal to this - I think what a lot of hockey fans fail to realize is that Toronto signed their guys with the expectation that the cap was going to rise exponentially. Obviously, COVID messed that up. Drai is worth every penny and I do think that he left some money on the table that he could've gotten on the open market.

Obviously, this doesn't excuse the Oilers from mailing it in when it comes to drafting and developing (easily my biggest gripe of the Holland regime). If anything, the Oilers organization has to grind like never before to find affordable ELC's (the Savoie trade this summer is a great start) and diamonds in the rough that can perform above their paygrade.

[dvon]

Hes the third best center in the league and a top 10 player. He deserves it

[naval_james]

Draisiatl is the second best player in the league in my opinion and he helps McDavid just as much as McDavid helps him

[Regalman]

great analysis I think it is warranted