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Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne
The only thing keeping McDrai in Edmonton is the fact it is likely the only city they will be able to play on the same team again. No one in the league could A) Give up the assets to secure both and B) Clear $30M of cap each season to sign them both to enormous contracts.
They're BFFs, have houses together in Ontario, etc, etc. What they value is going to be telling, them being content with losing, padding stats (Not even true this season) and coasting on a bad team, or truly chasing a ring and start GAF again.
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Edmonton just sucks. They could probably come out of this far better off if they moved Drysaddle this year to address the many holes on the roster, but they would never do it. They probably still feel like these two scorers can just carry the burden by outscoring their problems for the rest of the clown car roster. Nevermind their abysmal defensive play and the message it sends to have two elite stars uncommitted to doing the little things right defensively.
You might not necessarily win the deal in terms of letting the best player go, but if you brought back players like Owen Power and Jack Quinn as an example, are you a better or worse team in Edmonton?