ElPrimeTime
Registered User
Thats reading it with your Oilers glasses on. In what universe does any player say Summer 2025 "Im not re-signing, talk to me after the season" does a GM sit there, not trade him at the deadline, and hope he comes back. That would be an insane fire worthy offense. You would have to win the Cup that year for that to be acceptable.
This made laugh out loud. Didn't this exact same thing just happen with Mitchy Marner?!? Players with full NMCs/NTCs decide when and where they get traded. The Oilers have no obligation to meet those demands if their return does not help the team win now and in the future. If he only wants to go to the Leafs and all they are offering is Matthews and Tanev, you take your chances with McDavid and Draisaitl together one last time instead of burning your future cap on a player who goes invisible when it matters most.