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Edmonton Oilers show class to their biggest rival by holding off on the Leon Draisaitl announcement

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Tom Banks
September 3, 2024  (6:15 PM)
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Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers.
Photo credit: CTV Edmonton

The Edmonton Oilers announced a huge extension for Leon Draisaitl, but a report has now revealed the class move in holding off the announcement until Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the NHL world was witness to history when Leon Draisaitl officially inked the biggest deal in league history, with the Oilers announcing that No. 29 will be paid $14 million annually over the next eight seasons.

However, a new report has revealed just how classy the team were to their biggest rival, as the contract was agreed too late last week, but given the tragic passing of former Calgary Flames superstar Johnny Gaudreau, they held off on making it official, giving fans of every team time to grieve the tragedy.

While everyone takes their own amount of time to grieve, the fact that the Oilers even delayed this for 4-5 days shows how respectful they were of the situation, further reiterating the fact that the hockey world came together in a beautiful way to pay tribute to one of the league's brightest stars that was simply lost too early. The tributes continue pouring in for Johnny Hockey, and will likely continue well into the new season as games begin once again, and while the two teams will go back to being bitter rivals when that happens, this was a great move from the Oilers that will garner the front office plenty of respect around the league.

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