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Leon Draisaitl lands historic $112M extension with Oilers

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Leon Draisaitl has signed a blockbuster eight-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers that gives the star center the highest average annual contract value in the salary cap era.

Draisaitl, 28, agreed to a deal that begins in the 2025-26 season and carries an average annual value of $14 million for a total of $112 million. He's entering the final season of an eight-year contract signed in 2017 that carries a $8.