The thing about trading McDavid is that suddenly all the other players lose their McDavid bump. What is...
Draisaitl? Is he a 100 pt player without McDavid? Maybe for a couple years, then he slows down. Is he any better than Marner or Panarin on his own?
Bouchard? He plays every shift that McD and Drai play together including the PP, and that is where he gets his points. Without McDavid, he is a 40-50 pt guy who is the worst defenseman in the NHL. He is Gostisbehere.
Hyman? A 33 year old 40-50 pt winger. He's Coleman
RNH? Without that PP, RNH is Frost with better finish. He probably never gets 60 pts again.
Those are their good players. After that, it's all filler. When they trade McDavid, they are the Canucks.
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