[CaptainCrunch]

Its likely that if Edmonton wanted to trade McDavid and bring back a bunch of young stars and high draft picks most teams would refuse unless they could send back some undesirable contracts to even the dollars out.


I think most GM's are seeing the struggles that are happening when you have a top heavy player or two in your lineup salary wise, and cap space is everything.


I guess the question is, would you rather have McDavid as your top line guy making 12.5 million dollars a year scoring a gaudy 100 points, or two players making 6 million dollars each that maybe combined are scoring 140 points and making up your first line?


In a NHL where depth is king and cap space even more so, what gives you the most bang for your buck?



I mean a top line in Edmonton of McDavid, Draisaitl and Chiasson for example might be scoring 36 goals and 36 assists and be bringing in about 22 million dollars.


At the same time a Calgary line of Gaudreau, Monahan, and Lindholm for example is scoring 33 goals 45 assists and making about a 18 million dollars a year.



That extra 4 million can go a long way.


I don't know if I'm a GM if I'd want to build my team around one uber player anymore, I'd be more inclined to build around a core group of 3 or 4 players and have that cap flexibility. Plus blowing your brains out to the extent of lets say trading a young first line center, a young top pairing blueliner and future prospect and a first round pick for one player makes your team a lot less threatening in the future.