Proposal: McDavid to LA

[Vancouver Canucks]

A GM wouldn't even be allowed to make that trade, something like that has to be OK-ed by an owner and it's not 1988 anymore and Daryl Katz isn't some meat packing plant owner hard up for cash.

Katz tries to hold onto the best players hard. Yes, I'm aware.

 

[Soundwave]

Katz tries to hold onto the best players hard. Yes, I'm aware.

McDavid isn't even like just a player, he's a massive business asset that generates tens/hundreds of millions of dollars over his playing career.

The Oilers were given a Forbes valuation of $1 billion dollars, I'd say that plummets below $700 million without McDavid easily.

You also can't divorce the history of the franchise, the Gretzky trade still lingers over the city of Edmonton, the city simply would riot if something like that was done again.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

McDavid isn't even like just a player, he's a massive business asset that generates tens/hundreds of millions of dollars over his playing career.

The Oilers were given a Forbes valuation of $1 billion dollars, I'd say that plummets below $700 million without McDavid easily.

You also can't divorce the history of the franchise, the Gretzky trade still lingers over the city of Edmonton, the city simply would riot if something like that was done again.

What if McDavid requests a trade? Do you think Katz will just ignore his request?

 

[Soundwave]

What if McDavid requests a trade? Do you think Katz will just ignore his request?

Unless it's in the final year of his deal ... yes I would ignore the request. I would trade every draft pick for the next 10 years and load up the roster rather than trade McDavid because on a strictly business level ... the odds that any of those picks will generate even 1/3 of the money a McDavid does playing in hockey crazed Canada is unlikely.

This is a business first, not a hockey soap opera.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Unless it's in the final year of his deal ... yes I would ignore the request. I would trade every draft pick for the next 10 years and load up the roster rather than trade McDavid because on a strictly business level ... the odds that any of those picks will generate even 1/3 of the money a McDavid does playing in hockey crazed Canada is unlikely.

This is a business first, not a hockey soap opera.

I see, I see. If I were Katz, I'd ignore the request, too. So, I can completely understand.

 

[Taluss]

Regardless of how fair the deal may be you just don’t trade McDavid

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Regardless of how fair the deal may be you just don’t trade McDavid

Just as the Edmonton organization got criticism for trading Gretzky, they'll be heavily criticized for trading McDavid.

 

[Oddbob]

This offer doesn't even keep any GM on the phone!

 

[2-4 Slashin]

None of those players have proven anything, Edmonton would be stupid to make this trade.

Wait. What?! Kopitar has 2 Cups and 2 Selkes. What’s McDavid got again?

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Wait. What?! Kopitar has 2 Cups and 2 Selkes. What’s McDavid got again?

Skills.

 

[egelband]

What about Shesterkin, Fox, and K’Andre Miller or something like that for McDavid?

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

What about Shesterkin, Fox, and K’Andre Miller or something like that for McDavid?

McDavid with Laugherinere won't be a good chemistry lineup, to be honest.

 

[egelband]

McDavid with Laugherinere won't be a good chemistry lineup, to be honest.

I see what you did there. You’re clever. You still can’t have Schneider.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I see what you did there. You’re clever. You still can’t have Schneider.

We don't need Schneider. We have Demko now.

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

Wait. What?! Kopitar has 2 Cups and 2 Selkes. What’s McDavid got again?

Kopitar is a salary balance, still great player but he's close to retiring. He doesn't hold much value in this trade to a hypothetical rebuilding Oilers.

 

[Deen]

To Edmonton: Byfield, Clarke, Turcotte, Bjornfot, 2022 1st, 2023 1st

To LA: McDavid

Fire away

I would do that package for Gaudreau and Monahan.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I would do that package for Gaudreau and Monahan.

You'd probably need to add another prospect or a first-round pick.

 

[Deen]

You'd probably need to add another prospect or a first-round pick.

Probably take out one of theirs and add our own down the road.in 2023.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Probably take out one of theirs and add our own down the road.in 2023.

I don't know about that.

 

[RC51]

When Gretsky was traded The then owner of the oilers was in need of big bucks and that trade included big bucks.
Now the owner is Katz, he is already rich If you want McDavid then your offer will start at a ton of drafts and prospects and that BIG FAT CHECK of about 1 billion USD CASH because Katz has a marketing cash cow ( McDavid) worth about 250 Million USD each year and he is only 25 so thats at least 8 more years at 250Million in marketing money.

 

[BLNY]

Repeat of Wayne

Peter Puck might need $15 million in cash, but he doesn't own the team anymore.

 

[Cancuks]

None of those players from LA are guaranteed to be stars in the NHL. In fact, there's as good chance at least 2 of them will be busts.

 

[McFlyingV]

Good offer but it doesn't make sense for LA to sell the farm either.

That being said, oiler fans say no but the oilers (of any GM that has McDavid) says yes

Not a single GM of McDavid's says yes to that good lord.

 

[voxel]

Love Byfield but see nothing special with Turcotte (oft injured) and Bjornfot.

Byfield, Faber (or Grans), Clarke, 2022 1st, 2023 1st.

Both fanbase would scream - so it's probably within range

 

[Tetragrammaton]

This is an impossible deal to make.