Boston Bruins insider Jim Matheson reported today that the team will be heavily pursuing Leon Draisaitl in the offseason. However, a trade for the Oilers superstar could prove to be extremely difficult. The report comes after rumors earlier in the season suggested that the <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl/trades/The-Edmonton-Oilers-Considering-Trading-Superstar-Leon-Draisaitl-in-a-Massive-Move-to-Offload-Jack-Campbell' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Edmonton Oilers might actually consider trading Draisaitl. </a> Those rumors ultimately quieted down quickly after the Oilers got their season back on track. However, it took the team <a href='https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38881416/oilers-fire-coach-jay-woodcroft-hire-ahl-kris-knoblauch' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>firing head coach Jay Woodcroft in order to get the season back on track.</a> <q>Jim Matheson believes that the Boston Bruins would «move heaven and earth» to bring in Leon Draisaitl if he becomes available by any means.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class=instagram-media data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5EulEyyxa7/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=31d252de-3db8-44a1-94df-e5cdcd6ba918 data-instgrm-version=12 style= background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);><div style=padding:16px;> <a href=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5EulEyyxa7/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=31d252de-3db8-44a1-94df-e5cdcd6ba918 style= background:#FFFFFF; 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With Draisaitl currently making just 8.5 million dollars against the cap, he is due a huge raise that will kick in during McDavid's final year at his 12.5 million dollar cap hit. <q>The Edmonton Oilers are facing a looming decision with Leon Draisaitl's contract extension as his performance impacts negotiations. Darren Dreger believes the numbers could price Draisaitl out of what the Oilers can afford.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhl_digest/status/1771950124870369415'> </a></blockquote></div> Given his level of play, Draisaitl will likely be asking for around what McDavid makes now. Of course, McDavid will also be due a big raise so the two players combined could be making nearly 30 million dollars against the cap in a couple year's time. While the salary cap is projected to continue increasing, the Oilers could be the first team with two players making such a high proportion of the cap. We will just have to see what path the team takes with their star players and whether or not it will lead to Stanley Cups in Edmonton. Source BladeofSteel: <a href='https://www.bladeofsteel.com/nhl/news/insider-reveals-eastern-conference-team-heavily-pursuing-draisaitl' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Insider reveals eastern conference team heavily pursuing Draisaitl</a>