Speculation: Three Years to McDavid?

[Joey Hoser]

Sorry I thought that was the whole premise of the "article".

The point of the article was to ignite a reaction from our fanvase, so people can point and laugh at the delusional Leafs fans who preposterously beleive they're getting McDavid.

It says so right in the article.

 

[Damisoph]

The point of the article was to ignite a reaction from our fanvase, so people can point and laugh at the delusional Leafs fans who preposterously beleive they're getting McDavid.

It says so right in the article.

yep, Edmonton fans have become even more insufferable since the draft.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

The point of the article was to ignite a reaction from our fanvase, so people can point and laugh at the delusional Leafs fans who preposterously beleive they're getting McDavid.

It says so right in the article.

And some of us are falling for it hook line and sinker.

Like come on. The kid was just drafted not even a month ago and some people are already counting the days till we could sign him?

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

That is all

 

[pheasant]

You realize you have to offersheet RFAs right? And if Edmonton decided to match, then has no choice in the matter.

Then McD can still refuse to sign if he really doesn't want to play for Edmonton. What do they do then?

Then he can either sit, which won't happen or he can ask for a trade, which the team will try to accommodate if they wish to. McDavid is Oilers property until he's 26 or 27 unless he demands a trade.

Eberle or Yakupov would be on waivers before they let McDavid walk for any package of mere draft picks.

tp71 was right from the start. If McDavid signs an offer sheet and Edmonton matches it, then he is now under contract to Edmonton. No choice in the matter.

That is how offer sheets work. If signed, the player has essentially accepted the terms of the contract, the only thing up in the air is whether it is with the new team or the old.

And since Connor already signed his ELC (meaning he can't take the Blake Wheeler off-ramp) the only ways out of Edmonton are:

1) Via trade. (practically impossible)

2) If Edmonton doesn't match an offer sheet 3 years from now (highly unlikely)

3) Signing somewhere else after he hits free agency. (at least 7 years away)

 

[egd27]

We can get Austin Matthews once his ELC is up in four years

Maybe I'll blog about it.

 

[ACC1224]

Maybe we can get Austin Matthews once his ELC is up in four years?

Won't he already be a Leaf?

 

[Swervin81]

Won't he already be a Leaf?

One can only hope.

 

[TLeafsFan]

tp71 was right from the start. If McDavid signs an offer sheet and Edmonton matches it, then he is now under contract to Edmonton. No choice in the matter.

That is how offer sheets work. If signed, the player has essentially accepted the terms of the contract, the only thing up in the air is whether it is with the new team or the old.

And since Connor already signed his ELC (meaning he can't take the Blake Wheeler off-ramp) the only ways out of Edmonton are:

1) Via trade. (practically impossible)

2) If Edmonton doesn't match an offer sheet 3 years from now (highly unlikely)

3) Signing somewhere else after he hits free agency. (at least 7 years away)

Well.... nuts.

 

[Nithoniniel]

That is all

In-*******-deed.

 

[Leafidelity]

McDavid? I guess we'll have to tell Crosby, Rinne and Toews there's no room.

 

[egd27]

Won't he already be a Leaf?

Oh yeah, I forgot my "completely ignore the odds" pills this morning. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[dzd ncnfzd]

Perry signed his last extension before becoming a UFA,
Tavares signed a 6 year deal that took him 2 years past becoming a UFA
Subban signed a deal that ate up 6 of his UFA years
Stamkos last (current contract) ate up 1 year of UFA status.

While technically correct none of them were ever UFA on July 1st, the contracts/ extensions they signed were not the contracts of someone who wanted to come home and play for the Leafs.

Hum: Subban may be a T.O. boy, but his favourite team growing up was the Habs....His Father started out in Sudbury before moving to the TO area, perhaps that's why. And also why the Habs "survived" the bridge deal perceived fiasco.

Which was the favourite team of the others growing up? Apart from the loyalties that are built up to team and team-mates over time, where they are drafted, TML is not automatically the home boys favourite team. Same can be said for the Habs, Bergeron for example grew up a "habs Hater"....

 

[crump]

Every generational player gets this thread, even before the Internet is was Gretzky then Thornton, Stamkos, now McDavid. Never gets old...except me it seems.

 

[Mystifo]

I will just wait for UFA I think. Don't want to give up the pieces needed and a offer sheet wont work. I mean at best what you could do is offer sheet him max money till he say hits UFA. Knowing full well EDM won't let him slide you just put pressure on the team to try and compete and just wait till he is a UFA. (This assumes your team has the cap ability to have McDavid at max money.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I don't think there's anything worth discussing here at this point. Closed.