Leon Draisaitl

Against a 3.5% expectation, this deal cost the club $2.38M of room against its plan (where this number comes from) over 8 seasons with a cap on file.

• 2017–18: 11.3% (where this number comes from) of $75.0M (actual cap) · expected 11.3% of $75.0M · gap $0.00M (where this number comes from)
• 2018–19: 10.7% (where this number comes from) of $79.5M (actual cap) · expected 11.0% of $77.6M · gap −$0.21M (where this number comes from)
• 2019–20: 10.4% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 10.6% of $80.3M · gap −$0.12M (where this number comes from)
• 2020–21: 10.4% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 10.2% of $83.2M · gap $0.17M (where this number comes from)
• 2021–22: 10.4% (where this number comes from) of $81.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.9% of $86.1M · gap $0.45M (where this number comes from)
• 2022–23: 10.3% (where this number comes from) of $82.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.5% of $89.1M · gap $0.63M (where this number comes from)
• 2023–24: 10.2% (where this number comes from) of $83.5M (actual cap) · expected 9.2% of $92.2M · gap $0.80M (where this number comes from)
• 2024–25: 9.7% (where this number comes from) of $88.0M (actual cap) · expected 8.9% of $95.4M · gap $0.66M (where this number comes from)

Flat-cap tax (+) or windfall (−)

$2.38M (where this number comes from)

Relative to the league

$0.91M (where this number comes from) over 8 seasons: more room lost than the league's deals in force lost (2017-18 league rate 0.5%, n 67; 2018-19 league rate -1.8%, n 64; 2019-20 league rate -0.6%, n 60; 2020-21 league rate 2.6%, n 79; 2021-22 league rate 4.8%, n 67; 2022-23 league rate 4.9%, n 93; 2023-24 league rate 5.0%, n 137; 2024-25 league rate 1.9%, n 206)

Buyer's-market discount

Not on file (applies only to deals signed in the 2020 and 2021 flat-cap summers)

The same at other expectations

2.5%: $0.16M · 3.5%: $2.38M · 4.0%: $3.45M · 4.8%: $5.09M

At the league guidance on file when signed

Not on file (no dated league guidance covered these seasons on the signing date)

Mean share: expected · realised

10.1% · 10.4%

Flat equivalent

10.4%

Netted

Retention none on file; LTIR and bonus overage Not on file (no allowed source states them per contract)

Regime

Signed in the rising (2005-06 to 2019-20) years; runs through rising (2005-06 to 2019-20), flat (2020-21 to 2023-24), fast rise (2024-25 to 2027-28).

Seasons

8 actual

Paid

$8.50M (where this number comes from)11.3% of the cap in 2017–18

Worth

$13.5MCup: paid under the market

Worth is what standard deals signed at 26 or older pay for production ranked where his projected points rank. It is a market price, not a judgement of the player.

Term

8 seasons, 2017-18 to 2024-25

Signed

2017-08-16 (2017–18: 11.3% of that cap)

At expiry

Not on file (status not on file)

Trade protection

Not on file (no source states a clause either way)

Retained

None on file

Contract type

standard

Rules it was signed under

2013 CBA: at most 8 seasons with the incumbent club, 7 elsewhere; no season above 20% of the cap in force at signing.

Year-by-year salary and bonuses

Not on file (structure needs a licensed contract source (owner decision pending))

Other deals on file

• 2025-26 to 2032-33: $14.0M
• 2033-34 to 2040-41: $8.50M

Tier

certified

Sources

• NHL.com: Draisaitl signs eight-year contract with Oilers

Quoted

signed an eight-year, $68 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday ... average annual value of $8.5 million ... runs through the 2024-25 season

Archive

An earlier deal from the contract archive (researched history, 1 source). The archive holds 855 standard contracts; year-by-year structure is unknown on every one.

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