how long until the Oilers win the Cup?

[WarriorofTime]

I'll say 2020 conservatively. McDavid will be 23 and all their other guys will be in their prime.

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[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

High draft picks don't equal success.

 

[WarriorofTime]

High draft picks don't equal success.

Great players do. McDavid is the best player in a decade. Probably will be better than Crosby to be honest. Crosby is injury prone and isn't aging tremendously.

 

[PALE PWNR]

They wont

 

[Random Forest]

Great players do. McDavid is the best player in a decade. Probably will be better than Crosby to be honest. Crosby is injury prone and isn't aging tremendously.

And even with Crosby, the Pens only won one Cup. A generational player isn't a guarantee.

 

[Bullseyes]

When they get good defense, goaltending, and depth.

 

[PuckG]

All depends on what MacT does to support the core.

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

4-5 years.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Put it this way Hall RNH and Yakupov were all weak 1st overalls compared to guys like Kane, Stamkos, Tavares, Ekblad. However, Connor McD will be better than all of them easily.

 

[ungentrified]

If the hockey gods have a sense of humour (and they clearly do), they would pull a Yzerman and have McDavid play for 10 years before he got a shot at the cup.

 

[Joey Moss]

Next year baby!

just kidding

 

[WarriorofTime]

And even with Crosby, the Pens only won one Cup. A generational player isn't a guarantee.

He has a supporting cast in place for him. Playing with Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, and Nail Yakupov on the wings is going to do wonders for McDavid. Pens still have a Cup and that beats 0.

 

[Eggberto]

They just got another top forward. cool. They have no defense and no goaltending. Barring any snow-esque moves they still wont be in the playoffs by 2020. People have been saying "Tgis could be the oilers year" for like 5 years and they are just as bad as when they started. One player cannot turn a franchise around. 1 player with a competent management team however..

 

[The Rage Kage]

Never under current management, and I don't see that changing anytime soon

 

[Evincar]

Great players do. McDavid is the best player in a decade. Probably will be better than Crosby to be honest. Crosby is injury prone and isn't aging tremendously.

Youre going to be disappointed if you think McDavid is going to be better than Crosby.

Oilers arent going to win a Cup without any D or goaltending.

 

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaa]

And even with Crosby, the Pens only won one Cup. A generational player isn't a guarantee.

This post fails due to the obvious.

It isn't a guarantee but it is what happens so it is a guarantee.

For the record, I was hoping the Flyers would win it so that he could play with Nick. but I am pretty thrilled about this outcome too.

 

[MMC]

-25 years.

 

[HisIceness]

The year a 16 seed beats a 1 seed in the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament.

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

They better within that 7 year time-range because he is bolting once his unrestricted free agency hits...(if the look on his face today is any indication)

 

[Sojourn]

We aren't doing this. Feel free to discuss it on the Oiler board.