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Unholy_Goalie wrote:
Or Vegas and have everything.
Vegas makes more sense for him, but I don’t believe he is going to leave Edmonton in any future.
He wants to go play with Marner so he can score 100 goals in a season.
How do the leafs dump Matthews to pull it off is the main question.
So McDavid is going to leave a team that went to the Cup Final twice, leave Draisaitl, live in a worse part of the country AND NOT play with Matthews.That’d be hilarious.[/quote]
McDonald’s would love that.
I don’t know the answer to this question, we should wait and see what happens.
He is not in easy situation there and up to very difficult decisions.I think the answer is they have run out of prospects and draft picks to make a difference. They also don’t have cap space to sign free agents or make trades necessary to improve the team.
I think the Oilers only hope is if one of their goalie prospects comes in and stands on his head. But for this year, they’re going back to Skinner, Pickard and now Ingram, for a 3 headed monster of giant question marks in net.
Teams have won the Cup with great players like McDavid and terrible goalies, but they still require a higher level of defense. The Oilers don’t have it or the resources to change it quickly. That’s why a landing spot like Vegas, that has everything but is missing something like McDavid, makes the most sense.
I makes sense to me, but the question is what makes sense for Conor, we
have no way to know what he is going to do.I don’t know the answer to this question, we should wait and see what happens.
He is not in easy situation there and up to very difficult decisions.I think the answer is they have run out of prospects and draft picks to make a difference. They also don’t have cap space to sign free agents or make trades necessary to improve the team.
I think the Oilers only hope is if one of their goalie prospects comes in and stands on his head. But for this year, they’re going back to Skinner, Pickard and now Ingram, for a 3 headed monster of giant question marks in net.
Teams have won the Cup with great players like McDavid and terrible goalies, but they still require a higher level of defense. The Oilers don’t have it or the resources to change it quickly. That’s why a landing spot like Vegas, that has everything but is missing something like McDavid, makes the most sense.
Can McDavid afford to put his Cup winning fate in the same organization for the rest of his career?
I don’t know the answer to this question, we should wait and see what happens.
He is not in easy situation there and up to very difficult decisions.Yes, I agree, but still thinking he stays in Edmonton.
Sure, more chance to win with Vegas or Florida, no doubt about it.
He was not lucky to sign contract with the team, who unlikely can win the Cup, but so many
other players been in the same situation.His biggest reason to stay in Edmonton is Draisaitl. But the rest of the team is so average or below average. Why would he stay for another 8 years? To carry a team to a point where they can’t help him win?
Vegas makes the most sense. They have a solid team, solid D, decent goalie and he has chemistry with Marner. Plus, better weather and lower taxes. If Vegas trades Eichel to Boston, they can easily afford to add McDavid, especially with the tax savings. As a UFA, McDavid can go anywhere he wants and if he stays in Edmonton, he is stuck with having to win a Cup by himself which already has not worked for close to 10 years. Can McDavid afford to put his Cup winning fate in the same organization for the rest of his career?
Might not be possible in Edmonton given the way their team is built with no D and no goalie. He has to do everything by himself in Edmonton. The only reason they got close is because he’s the best player in the world. If he joins Vegas, next time in the Final, he gets a lot more help and gets the job done.
Yes, I agree, but still thinking he stays in Edmonton.
Sure, more chance to win with Vegas or Florida, no doubt about it.
He was not lucky to sign contract with the team, who unlikely can win the Cup, but so many
other players been in the same situation.Unholy_Goalie wrote:
He wants to win a Cup. He will leave Edmonton if it means winning a Cup and it looks like he might have to if they can’t do it this yearHe wants to win it in Edmonton and they were not so far from getting it done for 2 years in a row.
Might not be possible in Edmonton given the way their team is built with no D and no goalie. He has to do everything by himself in Edmonton. The only reason they got close is because he’s the best player in the world. If he joins Vegas, next time in the Final, he gets a lot more help and gets the job done.
