THIS IS THE EDMONTON OILERS LAST DANCE…

THIS IS THE EDMONTON OILERS LAST DANCE…

[Music] okay I’m sorry I’m not going to be annoying anymore no I’m just kidding that’s kind of my stick isn’t it let’s talk today about the Chicago Bulls and the last dance as everybody said it was oh can you really have the Last Dance when you didn’t win any championships who really knows okay sorry I’m going to stop being annoying just kidding that’s my shtick today what I wanted to do is talk about the sentiment that I’ve slowly seen roll out there as to whether or not the Edmonton Oilers are in their last dance era now the reason we’re talking about this is because of a post made by bige head hockey on Twitter they post this graph yesterday not even really a graph it’s just four names here are the Edmonton Oilers that are on expiring contracts LeAndre iidle Evan buard Jeff Skinner and Ryan McLoud is this year the Oilers Last Dance Now if you’re a hockey fan like me and you don’t know anything about basketball then you might be thinking okay what the hell is that last dance why is Michael Jordan in a thumbnail well to say gave you some trouble the Last Dance was one of the very popular television programs that had aired during the initial covid-19 pandemic in the 2020 era you know everybody was talking about Tiger King everybody was talking about that everybody was talking about toilet paper people eating bats and it was the last dance and now I’m hit with a wave of nostalgia because I realize that those days were 4 years ago a we’re getting old dude I was a young 20-year-old full-time YouTuber at that time now I’m still a full-time YouTuber but whatever the Last Dance was noted because it was the last time that the Chicago Bulls could run it back winning multiple championships with multiple Stars this was a team on the cusp of greatness but the question was could they do it one more time we had already made One Last Dance video with Austin Matthews and that was like a thing oh could the Maple Leafs be in their last dance even though they never made it past the first CR like it was kind of crazy when you think about it and for the Oilers I guess you could say that similar sentiments could exist here but then again the Last Dance was super important because it was like you know the last time this team could run it back they were a championship caliber team in the 9s and the Oilers went to the finals once now they went to the third round two times the last time they did so before going to the finals they got swept against Colorado the thing is hockey is hard it is very difficult to win consistently in hockey you don’t see teams do that unless they are from Florida that’s like the only caveat if you’re from Florida then okay you can get yourselves a dynasty you can get yourselves multiple Stanley Cup finals appearances in a row maybe even multiple cups but every other team that is not in Florida that does not have that state tax advantage it’s very difficult to string together consistent success in the playoffs so while I don’t doubt the idea you know the Last Dance you’ve got a competitive group of guys some of their contracts are expiring soon you may not see a good chunk of them return to the team in future years while that sentiment does exist at the same time the magnitude of success certainly is not the same when you compare it to the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan like okay maybe Conor McDavid and the magnitude of how good he is compared to everybody else could be seen as the equivalent to Michael Jordan’s statistical overall dominance across the NBA in that time frame but you know it’s kind of just Apples to Apples goats to goats it’s pretty similar and it’s an easy conclusion to make here but nevertheless going back over to the Tweet the question asks is this upcoming season the Oilers Last Dance a lot of these replies are all over the place this season was the last dance off the bar tune says another comment says buard and dry CLE will got huge raises so it will definitely be tougher to have depth next year if dry Sidle resigns this is definitely an important ear for the Oilers this is the beginning of the biggest Dynasty since the80s so no yeah this is the last dance they got lucky last year one of the worst tweets of all time to be honest so you can see that people are very mixed as to whether or not this last dance situation actually does apply to the Edmonton Oilers but a lot of it is going to depend on what happens with these big names how much does Leon draddle resign for he could realistically get more money than Conor McDavid for a season because Conor mcdavid’s gonna have to resign the year after and no one would bat an eye dry could get more money than Matthews and nobody would bat an ey Evan buard could get more than $10 million a year he can get k marar money he can get Roman Yosi money Evan buard is that dude and it’s not necessarily because he’s the best defenseman quote unquote like he’s the best at playing defense but he happens to get so many points offensively he is arguably the best off offensive defenseman the Oilers have had since PA coffee and look there’s a lot to like out of Bard’s game it’s just 10 million bucks while it may be uncomfortable to think about it may be the only appropriate number in this case if the Oilers want any chance of keeping him around so overpayments whatever you could debate whether or not that’s the case but it doesn’t change the fact that that’s likely the number buard dry cdle $25 million in salary cap space taken up there 24 to 25ish does this give you the opportunity to maintain a stable core of depth players around them and continue to succeed is it even valid to call this similar to The Last Dance you know it would be the last Dan if the Oilers made the finals again this upcoming season dry sdle actually goes off in the finals instead of you know disappears and then the Oilers win they do it convincingly they win in five games and then next season comes around and people are wondering oh is Conor McDavid going to stay is Conor McDavid going to leave and then what that’s the real Last Dance back-to-back Stanley Cup finals appearance as a Stanley Cup win and then a potential defining moment for a superstar to choose his own adventure and go over to the Washington Wizards or go over to MLB who really knows um okay Michael Jordan comparisons we got to stop those the Last Dance I don’t think really applies to any situation in hockey in the past 20 years because that combined Aura of desperation and already determined success does not exist here the Oilers didn’t win the cup they didn’t win multiple cups and they could still have themselves an opportunity at keeping some of their guys so the Last Dance might be a little bit dramatic but it makes for a fun and entertaining video so I wanted to go out there and bring this one up here on the internet Conor McDavid let me know your thoughts in the comment section below as to whether or not he’s going to stay or he’s going to go what are your thoughts on Leon dradle thoughts on Evan Bard we haven’t even talked about Skinner and Ryan McLoud but I’m going to assume Jeff Skinner is going to be very good with Edmonton I’m going to assume he adds another element of goal scoring potential to this forward core that is different from the on the rush dangling by everybody kind of style that Conor McDavid has it’s different from the pure sniper one timer option on the far right that Leon dradle has it’s different from the crash the net front presence garbage creas skak Heyman style it’s kind of a mixture of nent Hopkins sniping ability and positional one-timers Jeff Skinner is a very versatile scorer and I think he’ll be fine in Edmonton but his contract is only one year long is this the real Last Dance situation how much does Ryan McLoud end up making after this upcoming season let me know your thoughts in the comment section below about the Oilers Michael Jordan the Chicago Bulls and everything in between and whether or not the Oilers do have themselves a big desperate sort of attitude heading into the 2425 season to win a championship and to get things done and finally bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada so in the comment section below I hope you enjoyed this v99 and bye [Music] [Music]

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We’re going over the Edmonton Oilers’ expiring contracts, and whether or not this really is The Last Dance for the team.

Contracts expiring include Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard, Jeff Skinner, and more.

This video is taking place after the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2024 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) San Jose Sharks, Macklin Celebrini
2nd) Chicago Blackhawks, Artyom Levshunov
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Beckett Sennecke
4th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Cayden Lindstrom,
5th) Montreal Canadiens, Ivan Demidov
6th) Utah Hockey Club, Tij Iginla
7th) Ottawa Senators, Carter Yakemchuk
8th) Seattle Kraken, Berkly Catton
9th) Calgary Flames, Zayne Parekh
10th) New Jersey Devils, Anton Silayev
11th) San Jose Sharks (from Buffalo Sabres), Sam Dickinson
12th) Minnesota Wild (from Philadelphia Flyers), Zeev Buium
13th) Philadelphia Flyers (from Minnesota Wild), Jett Luchanko
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Pittsburgh Penguins via San Jose Sharks), Konsta Helenius
15th) Detroit Red Wings, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
16th) St. Louis Blues, Adam Jiricek
17th) Washington Capitals, Terik Parascak
18th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Sacha Boisvert
19th) Vegas Golden Knights, Trevor Connelly
20th) New York Islanders (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Eiserman
21st) Montreal Canadiens (from Los Angeles Kings), Michael Hage
22nd) Nashville Predators, Yegor Surin
23rd) Anaheim Ducks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Stian Solberg
24th) Utah Hockey Club (from Colorado Avalanche), Cole Beaudoin
25th) Boston Bruins (from Boston Bruins via Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators), Dean Letourneau
26th) Los Angeles Kings (from Winnipeg Jets via Montreal Canadiens), Liam Greentree
27th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Marek Vanacker
28th) Calgary Flames (from Vancouver Canucks), Matvei Gridin
29th) Dallas Stars, Emil Hemming
30th) New York Rangers, EJ Emery
31st) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Edmonton Oilers via Anaheim Ducks), Ben Danford
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Florida Panthers via Philadelphia Flyers), Sam O’Reilly

This video is also taking place after 2024 NHL Season, and after the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

The Oilers captain is Connor McDavid, who was the first overall pick at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st – Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Jack Eichel
3rd – Arizona Coyotes, Dylan Strome
4th – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner
5th – Carolina Hurricanes, Noah Hanifin
6th – New Jersey Devils, Pavel Zacha
7th – Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Provorov
8th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Zach Werenski
9th – San Jose Sharks, Timo Meier
10th – Colorado Avalanche, Mikko Rantanen
11th – Florida Panthers, Lawson Crouse
12th – Dallas Stars, Denis Gurianov
13th – Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles Kings), Jakub Zboril
14th – Boston Bruins, Jake DeBrusk
15th – Boston Bruins (from Calgary Flames), Zachary Senyshyn
16th – New York Islanders (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Edmonton Oilers), Mathew Barzal
17th – Winnipeg Jets, Kyle Connor
18th – Ottawa Senators, Thomas Chabot
19th – Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Svechnikov
20th – Minnesota Wild, Joel Eriksson Ek
21st – Ottawa Senators (from New York Islanders via Buffalo Sabres), Colin White
22nd – Washington Capitals, Ilya Samsonov
23rd – Vancouver Canucks, Brock Boeser
24th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville Predators via Toronto Maple Leafs), Travis Konecny
25th – Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis Blues via Buffalo Sabres), Jack Roslovic
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Noah Juulsen
27th – Anaheim Ducks, Jacob Larsson
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Anthony Beauvillier

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