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Old 02-06-2019, 10:17 AM   #8299
kukkudo
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Originally Posted by Igottago View Post
I honestly think this is unlikely. It wouldn't surprise me if his agent is already coming up with exit strategies. No way McDavid wants to waste his prime hockey years as a generational player at a dumpster fire organization that has to undergo yet another rebuild. Despite the length of his contract, McDavid has all the leverage and could demand a trade at any point when he decides he's fed up. I suspect the new GM will have to bend over backwards to convince McDavid that they are finally going to get it right.
McDavid, Orr and McDavid's dad are no dummies. They know this is not a short term fix, and they are going into another rebuild. They were promised everything would change etc when he got drafted. I say next summer he is on another team.
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