The sweetness of the oilers missing the playoffs would be amplified by the potential effect on McDavid's future with Edmonton... he will be in every position to ask for a ton of money at the end of next season and he will be able to use offer sheets to dictate his salary + term.
Three consecutive seasons of futility with little to no help from his teammates or management to be a competitive team could go a long way in convincing him to seek max salary and shortest term to free agency. Pretty much any team in the league would be willing to offer him that too. The oilers will of course match but it will handcuff them for the remaining 4 years with a huge chunk of salary cap committed to one player. Then McDavid will leave in free agency.
Glorious.
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