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Originally Posted by taxbuster
My wife, who was a teacher of young kids for many, many years, looked at the video of McDavid after the last game, and felt quite sorry for him because he's had so much heaped on him: money, hopes, glorious praise etc....and has no leadership to help him grow into being the guy he actually might be able to be, and no role model to assist or follow.
He looks drained and tired, and likely fed up..who wouldn't be? As much as I dislike the Oilers, I can feel some empathy for the person. Yes - he grabbed the cash (no doubt propelled by an agent (Orr?) who had %%% = $$$ in his sights more than anything else) and signed the long-term contract. But it has to be an unenviable position he's in - massive expectations and zero support.
He'll be quite comfy for the rest of his life, but E=NG is hung around his neck like a millstone.
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I don't think Orr is like that. He had an agent steal/take a bunch of his money from his playing days... I forget the particulars though. Orr would have gotten the same amount or more over the life of McDavids career by telling him to sign till UFA and tell people where the line-up starts. If someone offers you 100 mil for 8 tough years of your life, you take it all day, every day. I can't speak from personal experience or anything, but based on what I have heard or read about Orr, he is one of the good guys out there.