I think there were some rumblings that McDavid would give Holland a couple years. The way I see it playing out is after the expansion draft the Oilers will have a bunch of cap space. Holland will overpay in the free agent market and to try and satisfy McDavid. To be honest, I haven't looked at the UFA crop to see if there is even the talent to make it happen.
If they are not a competitive team after that, then he will leave. They are in no position to wait 3 years to see if any of their kids pan out and quite frankly who do they really have that will move the meter. They probably are better off using an offer sheet to grab a player, and suck up losing a couple firsts, 2nd, and 3rd.
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