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Originally Posted by Major Major
The McDavid contract is foundational to why Edmonton will be no good for years to come. Some posters like to look at E=NG from a macro stance and should not be told that bringing up future futility is not worthy of this thread.
Let's face it, that team has been built randomly and by piece meal at the whim of a dumb owner for years. They picked a new GM to get them out of it whose only weakness' are trading, managing cap, and drafting. And the only 3 players who actually contribute are about to get 300-500% raises. Also, they're at the cap already. If you can't see the no goodness here, I don't know what to tell ya.
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I... I think you're reaching here my good friend.
*Don't come here much, but I like to check in how you fine folks are doing*
Anywhoo.. your bring up a few points that I just have to take issue with. Firstly, let's talk about the McDavid contract being be a bad foundation for the team. I'm assuming you're talking from a dollar value and cap. Mcdavid will command 10M a year over 10 years (100M contact), and yes in it's current cap system the Oilers will be hard pressed to keep Draisaitl and Puljuljarvi and RNH.. and.. and.. but I think you're thinking in the present term. The cap will go up 3% this year as mandated by the NHLPA that gives the Oilers I think 3M for next season to add which is a decent player in itself. Connor is tied into the Oilers to 2018-19 season at his present rate so with simple math with a basis line of 3M per season the cap will go up 6M by the time McDavid commands his big contract (and by God, he'll get it) you have take aways from the books of the Ference signing (3.25), Pouliot will be gone by Vegas (*hoping*) Nurse and Benning are probably going to be re-upped but in the end the Oilers will have room. Will they be to the cap, heck yeah. Draisaitl isn't going to get more than 6 a year and less in a bridge deal so again no issue. Will the Oilers have to do finagling? You're right, they do, however foundational wreckage because of McDavid's contract? That's a reach. The Pens can and have done it with Malkin and Crosby, why don't you think the Oilers can?
Dumb owner... hey man he's surrounded his franchise with his idols.. yep that's dumb no argument. How about Bobby Nick and company? I think they are extremely well connected and smart hockey people. Bob Nicholson with his reach in running Hockey Canada, it's nothing but business smarts, and I think also hockey smarts - one thing for sure he's done a heck of a job running the OEG.
Chia's done some highly suspect signings. We're still not over the Hall trade and while I personally think the trade worked out because Larsson is pretty amazing, there are a few that which the number 4 wasn't Russell. In the end, he's got us to the playoffs and I really hope the Flames and Oilers meet up in the post. Chia's had a poor performance at the trade deadline and his announcement of "happy to be where the Oilers are" and "we're going to run with what we got" are concerning but hardly a cause for alarm or franchise faltering. In the end he got us to the playoffs, and should be commended for doing that.
As for the 3 players getting 300 - 500% raises, again an hysterical reach. The oilers will have to anti up some change to keep some of the players we have, Eberle may be gone but if Puljuljarvi keep progressing, he's a super cheap option. We are getting scoring from most of our team, not as even as we like but in the end we're not in "backup up the brink truck to pay them" territory.
Anyways, great thread, thjanks for listening and hope that I'm not eviscerated because I defended my team.