Lindros was the biggest bust of all time!! Or, haven't you learned anything about hockey history on the main board?What is with the revisionist history of the Lindros trade on this site?
How about:
McDavid +Lucic to Buffalo for Eichel + Ristolainen + 1st round pick
Who says no?
and thisYes, but they wouldn't get that kings ransom he's worth from any team.
And definitely this lolWith a competent GM/Management -- yes.
With the current Management -- no way.
As long as Lowe/MacT et all. are running things trading McDavid would be a disaster of epic proportions. Either the players they got back would not be worth it, or they'd squander the draft picks (or both).
Hell no, the current Oilers management couldn't pull that trade off, they would absolutely lose that trade.
And nobody is in a position to offer a proper exchange. Unless they are wiling to become a one line team. The second he signed a 12mil deal he became very hard to trade.If the oilers are in the same position next year as they are this year? McDavid asks for a trade. Regardless of what team it is--a star player will only suffer so much for the cause
McDavid is a scoring line.Id imagine they'd get enough back to form an entire scoring line which is more than they have
Or keep the pick and have MacKinnon/Hughes and still have Makar + Rantanan...I'd consider it for this package:
IF OTT 2019 1st is 1st overall
OTT 1st (#1 overall) + COL 1st (top 10 likely) + Makar + Rantanen + Zadorov
That's Jack Hughes + another stud who is 1-2 years away from being an impact guy + a potential #1RD + a #1 LW + a top 4 LD
Obviously the cap would be difficult to figure out but as a base, I'd think EDM considers it. IDK if the Avs ever consider that but a 1-2 punch of McDavid and MacKinnon would be filthy
Lindros refused to report to Quebec and said he'd never do. That's a huge difference to the McDavid situation.There's one example of something similar to this in history: the Lindros trade. It made Qc better, though the benefits were made in Colorado.
Would it be different? Hard to say. Who would pay that much for a single player? The cap era also makes it more complicated.
Safe answer is : it won't happen anyway. If it happened, well, maybe. But those who easy "clearly no" should be careful.
I'm not saying that's a bad idea but this thread is asking what would improve the Oilers if they deal McDaddyOr keep the pick and have MacKinnon/Hughes and still have Makar + Rantanan...