NHL’s Top 10 Contracts of 2025: Which Stars Are Winning Big—and Who’s the Biggest Surprise?
The bigger news was the rising cap. While it was always assumed that the cap had a lot of room to catch up with hockey-related revenues, it was difficult to expect the seismic leaps that were confirmed over the next three seasons. That put Draisaitl’s $14 million in a new context, one where the expected Net Rating from the deal starts at his level in Year 1, but drops substantially to first-line level by the end of it.
Combine those two things, and the Oilers once again get Draisaitl on an eight-year deal for a lot less than he’s worth.
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