Player Discussion McDavid

[oobga]

I enjoyed watching the leafs fans reaction to the draft lottery.

Haha. I watched a couple for a good laugh and was going to post one of those. Decided on the positive angle though with an excited oilers fan. Need the positive vibes going into playoffs

 

[Fourier]

Man, getting Dougie would've been great! I totally didn't think of that. No question he'd rather play with McJesus than rot in Calgary, and then we probably never have to sign that awful Sekera contract (didn't we JUST finish paying the buyout?). And then Ryan McDonaugh was available for our 4th overall pick at the 2016 draft, so we'd walk into 2016-17 with McDonaugh (LD) and Hamilton (RD) instead of Sekera (LD) and Larsson (RD). McDonaugh is still a major, Ekholm-level difference maker TODAY. We keep Hall, never sign Lucic, dodging another cap-crippling contract, and I can't imagine any other potential GM signing that Koskinen deal...and then maybe we have the money to sign Nurse to a more cap friendly long-term deal instead of bridging him to the worst possible time for maybe for any team ever.

As for the GM question, I would've snagged McPhee/Kelly McCrimmon before Vegas even existed.

Plus if we never get Griff Reinhart, we could've drafted Brock Boeser or Barzal...I say Boeser because Boeser was the kind of power forward any intelligent GM would've snatched up with the surplus we had at centre and he was still available. And then with that other early pick in 2015, shore up our blueline with Brandon f***ing Carlo!

EDIT: I guess to get Hamilton we would've had to give up the wasted picks we could have used to get Boeser and Carlo. Either option much, much better than the one we faced.

How can I get into THAT Timeline?

Lots of interesting possible paths for sure. That said at the time I don't think the Sekera contract was all that bad, He was a very good defenseman until injuries pretty much ended his career. I also think his contract could have been movable with a little creativity.

 

[ahmedou]

Mc David's jersey

At the Vatican

Easter 2025

 

[ahmedou]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

 

[oobga]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

Start the year as the #1 cup favorites. End the year with people questioning if 80% of our roster can even play hockey anymore. Almost go down 3-0 in the series and turn the jets on. And just to keep everyone doubting, turn jets back off, then almost go down 3-1 and turn them back on.


All going according to plan.

 

[CN8]

I just noticed he’s tied for playoff points and hasn’t even got 1 on the pp yet

 

[Mr Positive]

Connor McDavid: "I’m sure there’s lots of people doubting us still. But we like it that way."

No shortage of doubters in our own fanbase at times too, lol

 

[brentashton]

No shortage of doubters in our own fanbase at times too, lol

I highly doubt he “likes” it. Maybe tolerates it. It’s not human nature to like opposition. You can, however, take energy from that opposition. Maybe that’s what he meant. Hard to really know.

 

[brentashton]

Mc David's jersey

At the Vatican

Easter 2025
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Looks photoshopped

 

[ahmedou]