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Originally Posted by Rhett44
Clearly McDavid wants to win and they have more money to spend on other players.
I also see this another way as well. This helps soften the blow to the fans if he leaves after the 2 years. No one can possibly be mad if he doesn't win the cup and leaves, after giving the team a 16 million dollar discount.
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Yeah I cant figure out if this shows that hes incredibly stupid or smart. Could be either, depending on the rationale.
But giving the oilers more of your prime who will not address their issues in any meaningful way at a discount just to be able to exit that hell hole gracefully with no ill will seems like its not worth what it could be costing him imo.
I think if he left and signed with Dallas or Toronto he'd be lifting the cup the following year. Not sure thats happening with this current oilers roster.