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Originally Posted by spuzzum
It would never happen but look how Quebec turned into a powerhouse trading Lindros. Although they did have better building blocks even before trading Lindros. The return for Mcdavid would be insane and they could hire a GM with some sort of strategic planning with plans to stabilize such a crappy franchise.
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People keep saying stuff like this, and I really think that a Lindros-type trade is simply not possible in today's NHL. The cap sets massive constrictions on the ability of what a team can move or add, and the value of draft picks is higher today than possibly ever. I don't think the Oilers would get an offer for McDavid on which they could pull the trigger, because I don't think any team would risk the cost that it would require to add him.
McDavid may end p being traded one day, and it will most certainly be the biggest trade in the last couple of decades. But there is no way the return would anything comparable to what Quebec got back for Eric Lindros.