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Originally Posted by polak
Some of you should read this thread from an objective view point. It is pretty bad.
McDavid isn't chomping at the bit to leave Edmonton anymore than any of our players, He's not going to sign some crazy deal that will handcuff his team forever, and teams have in fact been able to and usually do win cups with a generational talent and unfortunately none of those teams have really had an issue surrounding them with a supporting cast. Hell, Pittsburgh has had TWO on their team for the last 10 years.
I'm all for beaking the Oilers but the mental gymnastics in this thread trying to justify how having the best player to join the NHL in the last 10, 15, 20 years is some how a bad thing doesn't look great.
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It's not mental gymnastics. There are pretty solid posts showing the percentage of the cap superstar players have taken up in recent history. With where the cap is today, it's not crazy to expect McDavid getting 8 years at 12 to 14 million. At the very least, why would McDavid's agent not walking into negotiations saying I literally want the max for my client? Oilers need Mcdavid more than anything.