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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Rift? Firstly, teams leak stuff to the media for all sorts back-scratching reasons. They can't help what the media and public say and feel about something.
Secondly, you can't build a roster and implement a blank-cheque policy. What can they do? Hard ball him? No, so why not try anpther harmless strategy?
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There is nothing they can do, and yes, the Oilers are in a position where they basically need to just hand McDavid a blank cheque, which is basically what they have done.
I will repeat here that even if the Oilers are the source of the leak, it was NEVER for the intention that it might make McDavid rethink his value. That is ridiculous, panicky Oilers-fan logic that has them convinced the final cap hit will come in around $11.0 m.
It isn't happening. It was never going to happen.