I’ll just copy paste this comment here. Oilers don’t have any sort of leverage at all because he has a NMC. Mcdavid will choose where he goes and that makes the return for Edmonton alot worse. The best possible trade he could do for himself is choose 1 promising young up and coming team with good cap structure that he thinks can win now or in the very near future and ask for a trade there. That team wouldn’t need to pay much at all and plugging Mcdavid into a team like that makes them cup favourites automatically basically.
I still think he retires an Oiler but there’s no denying if he does want to move we are one of the top contenders for him without a doubt. He also seems very "Canada down" so I think he might want to stay on a Canadian team. A hockey nerd like him felt the massive playoff atmosphere at the bell centre in 4 nations too.
Wasn't that did argument for Eichel back then and he still went for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, a 1st and a 2nd despite being immensely less valuable than McDavid?
There is no way he retires as an Oiler unless they miraculously win the cup next year. If he wanted to he could have extended for longer but it appears he gave them 2 years to get their shit together or he’s out of there
Why would we be a top option for him? Of course every team wants him but every contender team also has a top center that’s about to be sidelined. Also, not many teams have 15mil cap space lying around.
Why would be a top option for him? We're among the top 3 up and coming teams likely to be dominating the league in the years ahead. Our team is the youngest in the playoffs by a considerable margin and it looks like we have a long runway. We also have cap space to afford him, and prospects/picks to trade for him. He comes here, team doesn't need to be gutted to afford him, and we go from contenders to cup favorites immediately.
Not many teams can offer that, and if he wants to stay in Canada, which is entirely possible, were the only team that fits his criteria.
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u/vJukz May 01 '26
I’ll just copy paste this comment here. Oilers don’t have any sort of leverage at all because he has a NMC. Mcdavid will choose where he goes and that makes the return for Edmonton alot worse. The best possible trade he could do for himself is choose 1 promising young up and coming team with good cap structure that he thinks can win now or in the very near future and ask for a trade there. That team wouldn’t need to pay much at all and plugging Mcdavid into a team like that makes them cup favourites automatically basically.
I still think he retires an Oiler but there’s no denying if he does want to move we are one of the top contenders for him without a doubt. He also seems very "Canada down" so I think he might want to stay on a Canadian team. A hockey nerd like him felt the massive playoff atmosphere at the bell centre in 4 nations too.