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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
If McDavid wants to win, he'd be better leaving as a free agent than stripping his new team of assets in a trade. McDavid holds the cards with his no trade contract, too. He could say he will only go to one team and really limit the return.
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Yeah I think that’s a given. Oiler fans and short sighted Oiler friendly media will be expecting a haul like Gretzky.
They’ll get something, as mentioned picks and younger players, but nowhere near what would be considered a haul because the good players won’t waive.
But again the Oilers and McDavids camp, in my opinion, have that understanding on how this is going to go, with McDavids camp likely giving a few options for teams.
The Oilers again are aware of this coming and figuring out what it is they will be getting in return will be better than nothing, when the time comes, and have to fully spin it to the fans.