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Originally Posted by jayswin
See that's the tough part for me. That you have multiple sources adamant he's leaving in two seasons, when there's no peep in the hockey world about the league's biggest star moving on from Edmonton.
I've read guesses and speculation about wanting to leave or possibly going to places closer to home (as there always is when stars get close to FA), but you're the only one I've heard have a 100% understanding that he's done in Edmonton. I mean, I would love it to be right, don't get me wrong, I just don't see how the player or agent have tipped that info to multiple sources that you've spoken to, but the rest of the hockey world is in the dark.
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I am extremely confident where this coming from is accurate. Also, Ken Holland chose to not continue in an organization that barely missed winning the SC last season, he doesn't leave if he did not know this, no GM is deciding to ride off into the sunset when they are that close. The Oilers can't trade the biggest name in the game again, they can only try and convince him to stay but it isn't going to work. I believe the game plan is to put all the chips in this year, this is it. There is a reason Draisaitl and McDavid said Cup or bust before last year but the Oilers media don't want to see that message for what it was. I suspect because Draisaitl knows his best friend is moving on he has the same plans. If Draisaitl was going to sign it would have happened by now imo.
Edit, my sources are not hockey insider related, this info is coming from somewhere else.