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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No confirmation because they are working on details, like lockout-proofing it.
Think about what you said: you're suggesting that the Oilers would purposely set up their golden boy to be ostracized. Seriously, you throw out some questionable ####.
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Business is business. Somebody leaked it. It's not uncommon to like a player and still criticize them in arbitration. I don't think it's malicious in the slightest to leak a figure to the media and let McDavid hear about how "he's greedy" or "not wanting to win" from the media and fans in order to see if he takes a friendlier salary. It's not like it's the Oilers management saying these things to his face and salary negotiations always involve some strategy.
Either way, people will have their opinions. Why not use that as leverage? ####, I'd do it.