05-11-2017, 03:04 PM
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#6101
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
NBA and NHL are much different and a silly comparison.
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Really? What team wouldn't make WHATEVER cap adjustmens necessary to accommodate a max term and salary for McDavid.
Seriously. Name one.
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05-11-2017, 03:05 PM
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#6102
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Franchise Player
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I would happily pay McDavid max if he was on my team. Oiler fans can fantasize about him getting $10million per year all they want, but it'll be closer to $14million AAV.
His agent should walk into Chiarellis office with 8 x 14 contract already in hand and just say sign here, and Chiarelli should just say yes sir.
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05-11-2017, 03:05 PM
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#6103
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sec206/208
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
NBA and NHL are much different and a silly comparison.
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You are so right. Both leagues pay athletes to play a sport. Yup so different. What a silly comparison.
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05-11-2017, 03:05 PM
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#6104
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I hope Oiler fans keep their expectations for the future high. Expectations are something the majority of their team has never experienced. Hell, high expectations are something Oiler fans haven't had for a long time now.
Its been too long since they felt real disappointment, we should try help those expectations stay impossibly high.
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05-11-2017, 03:05 PM
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#6105
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by 2macinnis2
Are this delusional and/or unappreciative?
McDavid can and will win ANYWHERE he goes.
Taking the stinking hell hole that is the Oilers to where they were this year is all the evidence anyone should ever need.
So tell me, why else should he stay?
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he can win, he'll get the money he wants and he has a lot of friends on this team
but your evidence is a single picture taken the second his life changed lmao 
Last edited by AlbertaOiler72; 05-11-2017 at 03:08 PM.
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05-11-2017, 03:07 PM
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#6106
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by 2macinnis2
I'd hang on to that tightly if I were an Oilers fan.
As I cringed in fear of the inevitable.
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you'll look pretty foolish in a few months..he'll sign an 8 year deal much to your personal chagrin
Last edited by AlbertaOiler72; 05-11-2017 at 03:11 PM.
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05-11-2017, 03:07 PM
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#6107
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Look, an existing team will always have an advantage in re-signing a pending UFA, simply because of the huge negotiation window and players' reluctance to relocate (which is why guys who have moved before via trade are more likely to move as a UFA). But big salary demands, limited budgets, crappy locations and winning prospects will all play a part. I'd put the odds at a re-signing at 66%. But only if the Oilers pay top dollar. There will be no discount.
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05-11-2017, 03:08 PM
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#6108
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
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"Those jeans don't make your ass look fat." -- Abraham Lincoln.
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05-11-2017, 03:10 PM
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#6109
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
thats the joke..
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Oh I'm sorry. I guess you know a thing or two about jokes as your team has been one for a decade.
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Originally Posted by Hockey Fan #751
The Oilers won't finish 14th in the West forever.
Eventually a couple of expansion teams will be added which will nestle the Oilers into 16th.
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05-11-2017, 03:11 PM
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#6110
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2macinnis2
Really? What team wouldn't make WHATEVER cap adjustmens necessary to accommodate a max term and salary for McDavid.
Seriously. Name one.
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That isn't what I'm saying.
NBA and NHL aren't the same because you don't usually see superstars walk as UFA.
I can't remember the last big name to walk as a UFA coming off an RFA deal.
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05-11-2017, 03:13 PM
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#6111
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Franchise Player
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he will probably stay in Edmonton...it won't be 8 years @ 9.7 though sorry Oiler fans
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05-11-2017, 03:14 PM
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#6112
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
Hell, high expectations are something Oiler fans haven't had for a long time now.
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What? They've been touted and believed they were a Stanley Cup favourite entering the season for half a decade now. This was just the first year that their insane expectations weren't absolutely laughable.
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05-11-2017, 03:15 PM
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#6113
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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I have an honest question.
What is stopping the LVGK from making a close-to-max offer sheet for McDavid?
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05-11-2017, 03:16 PM
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#6114
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I have an honest question.
What is stopping the LVGK from making a close-to-max offer sheet for McDavid?
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There isn't anything stopping anyone? Other than the fact he isn't eligible for that yet.
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05-11-2017, 03:17 PM
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#6115
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Franchise Player
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The Oilers caught lightning in a bottle and it will be hard to replicate the success they had this year. A lot of this year was built on zero expectations which is going to change next year.
The one thing I will give them credit for is that they have made some strides in the mental parts of the game. They didn't flail uncontrollably when things went south as they did in previous seasons. They played with confidence for most of the season, which isn't something we have seen in a decade.
Things did go pretty smoothly (I didn't think they faced much adversity through the regular season) so it will be interesting to see where they pick up things next year. Hopefully they read and believe in all the media hype.
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05-11-2017, 03:18 PM
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#6116
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by dino7c
he will probably stay in Edmonton...it won't be 8 years @ 9.7 though
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With the collision course that the NHL and NHLPA are heading towards. And McDavid being the bar setter as far as contracts go there will be tremendous pressure for McDavid and his agent to represent (Yo) the NHLPA's mandate.
I think it will only go two ways, either they walk to the table with an 8 x max (14) and negotiate to 12. Or they walk in with a 6 year x 12 and negotiate to 11 which allows him to maximize his value through UFA pressure.
I highly doubt that there will be anything under 11 on the table.
I don't doubt that Draisaitl will either sign an 8 x 7.5 or 5 x 7.
If Tavares gets 10 mil by 8 McDavid who is a huge step better all ready according to everyone will get more.
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05-11-2017, 03:20 PM
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
I have an honest question.
What is stopping the LVGK from making a close-to-max offer sheet for McDavid?
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I expect that Las Vegas or Carolina are in the best position to go big game hunter.
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05-11-2017, 03:21 PM
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#6118
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
he will probably stay in Edmonton...it won't be 8 years @ 9.7 though sorry Oiler fans
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More like 97Mil over 7
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05-11-2017, 03:23 PM
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#6119
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbob
The Oilers caught lightning in a bottle and it will be hard to replicate the success they had this year. A lot of this year was built on zero expectations which is going to change next year.
The one thing I will give them credit for is that they have made some strides in the mental parts of the game. They didn't flail uncontrollably when things went south as they did in previous seasons. They played with confidence for most of the season, which isn't something we have seen in a decade.
Things did go pretty smoothly (I didn't think they faced much adversity through the regular season) so it will be interesting to see where they pick up things next year. Hopefully they read and believe in all the media hype.
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They got outstanding goaltending from Talbot who almost never faltered, they got ridiculous offensive output from McDavid and Draisaitl, they got the easiest schedule in the entire league and suffered essentially no key injuries.
The stars aligned for the Oilers this year. This is likely as good as it gets for them.
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05-11-2017, 03:29 PM
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#6120
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: In my office, at the Ministry of Awesome!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
winning a round and taking the Ducks to a 7th game isn't "nothing"...especially since most of these guys haven't played a playoff game in their lives
but keep bring up the past if it makes you feel better
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We are all keenly aware of that fact.
Oh wait, you were using that fact to brag about how good your team is?
Classic Oil fan.
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