If McDavid asks for and receives a trade does that finally force fans to stop supporting them?

[Matty Sundin]

I honestly think the whole reason why Katz has no interest in doing anything with managment is cause fans still buy tickets and attend games and give him money despite them being a diaster for the last decade minus 1 season. Would Conor leaving finally make fans stop attending and finally force him to do something?

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[Llamamoto]

He's not going to ask for a trade!

He just said that the season was frustrating. I'm so sick of all these overreactions.

 

[DickSmehlik]

He'd be losing the best player in the league so I would imagine that he would have to do something?

Also, I don't agree with your premise. I don't think Oilers ownership is not trying to win, it's just that they make poor, poor decisions.

 

[hyduK]

He won't ask for a trade unfortunately.

He's the epitome of the "good Canadian boy" hockey player and taking your career into your own hands would be very far out of character.

Honestly even if he asked for one I don't think the Oilers would trade him.

 

[oXo Cube]

He isn't going to ask for a trade and wouldn't be traded even if he did.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

Edmonton fans have had no problem shelling out money to reward Katz and co. for terrible decisions over the past decade, why would that change now?

 

[crazy8888]

When pondering his future he should look at Ovechkins career and take note. Same situation, team sucked, no playoff success. He stuck it out through all the BS and finally won.
So i say to Mcdavid stick it out kid. It feels so much better when you finally win it then bailing and going to other teams trying to find playoff success.

 

[ovythegiraffe]

Doubt that people in Edmonton will ever stop watching hockey and the team would probably man up and play better hockey if they got slapped in the face with McDavid leaving. Hard to understand how a successful businessman like Katz hasn't had enough and just flat out fired everyone working in the management positions though.

 

[McFlash97]

If McDavid asks out which will never happen.. but if it did , the franchise might as well fold. If you cant build a proper team around the games best modern day player, you are in the wrong business. What owner could deal with the reputation of not supporting and losing a generational player as he is about to enter his prime years and be revered in a city ? Katz would have to pack his bags and gtfo if this were to go down. It would be unforgivable.

Edmonton riots if this goes down. Guaranteed.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

There’s literally nothing else going on in Edmonton. The Oilers will always have support when they’re the only ticket in town.

 

[Hatrix]

This is such a sad, tired, desperate narritive perpetuated by sad, tired, desperate toronto based media and the peasants that follow them that are still asshurt McDavid isn't wearing a maple laughs jersey.

Every single player in the league says the exact same thing when asked about missing the playoffs but for some reason one quote is taken way out of context and misconstrued down a rabbit hole of idiocy.

McDavid just signed a max term contract with the highest AAV in league history. This isn't Tavares going into a UFA off season here.

McDavid isn't going anywhere.

Complete trash thread.

 

[gwh]

Friedman gives 1-2 years before the trade ask is on the table. Funny enough I got a ban from HF couple years back when I suggested that this will happen if the suck continues. Recent GM hire is just icing on the cake.

Not funny anymore, Oilers fans should riot to force Katz out of the Hockey property business and into the playing hockey business.

 

[yababy]

ever spent a winter in Edmonton?
That'll answer your question

 

[hyduK]

When pondering his future he should look at Ovechkins career and take note. Same situation, team sucked, no playoff success. He stuck it out through all the BS and finally won.
So i say to Mcdavid stick it out kid. It feels so much better when you finally win it then bailing and going to other teams trying to find playoff success.

Lol what?

How is this anything similar? Washington didn't have much playoff success, but Edmonton has no success period lol. Washington has only missed the playoffs once since Ovechkin's third season and have won a bunch of divisions/conferences/presidents trophies. They competently surrounded Ovechkin with talent pretty much every season but just couldn't get over the playoff hump. By this point in Ovechkin's career the Caps were a 50 win team.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

He won't ask.
But im fine with what Savard said.

But screw it

To Arizona
Matthews
Nurse
Kapanen


To Toronto
Mcdavid


To Edmonton
Ekman-Larsson
Keller

 

[CraigsList]

He won't ask.
But im fine with what Savard said.

But screw it

To Arizona
Matthews
Nurse
Kapanen


To Toronto
Mcdavid


To Edmonton
Ekman-Larsson
Keller

Wow, Edmonton walking away the CLEAR winners. McDavid and Nurse for OEL and Keller

And Toronto trades Matthews and Kapanen for McDavid. Wonder who you're a fan of

 

[Connor McConnor]

It's crazy how much Toronto media has blown this non story up. Leafsnet has released 2 videos in the past 3 months (forget the 1st one, 2nd one was Tim & Sid aka Toronto fan bois). It is literally impossible for Connor to force a trade. He's not even in the 1st year of an 8 year deal, what's he going to do if they refuse? And they would 100% refuse.

With that said, I honestly feel bad for him. I'm not sure how much of a toll it will take on his mental health if they continue to lose and if this team doesn't win a cup during his 1st contract he is for sure leaving. It might already be a done deal that he will leave after this contract anyways based on the permanent damage these few years have done on him.

 

[780il]

If McDavid asks out which will never happen.. but if it did , the franchise might as well fold. If you cant build a proper team around the games best modern day player, you are in the wrong business. What owner could deal with the reputation of not supporting and losing a generational player as he is about to enter his prime years and be revered in a city ? Katz would have to pack his bags and gtfo if this were to go down. It would be unforgivable.

Edmonton riots if this goes down. Guaranteed.

This

There would pandemonium in the streets. Literally. Think Vancouver circa 2011.

 

[ManofSteel55]

This

There would pandemonium in the streets. Literally. Think Vancouver circa 2011.

I think there would be a few burning effigy's outside of the arena.

 

[Legionnaire]

Trades? I doubt it.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Pretty sure he thought thought long and hard before he signed that long term mega contract that is basically untradable for Edm

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's crazy how much Toronto media has blown this non story up. Leafsnet has released 2 videos in the past 3 months (forget the 1st one, 2nd one was Tim & Sid aka Toronto fan bois). It is literally impossible for Connor to force a trade. He's not even in the 1st year of an 8 year deal, what's he going to do if they refuse? And they would 100% refuse.

With that said, I honestly feel bad for him. I'm not sure how much of a toll it will take on his mental health if they continue to lose and if this team doesn't win a cup during his 1st contract he is for sure leaving. It might already be a done deal that he will leave after this contract anyways based on the permanent damage these few years have done on him.

....Not really.

While I don't feel like he's got one foot out the door or that he's quietly urging his agent to push the Oilers brass to get a move in place......I do feel that if it DID come to that and it became public knowledge that McDavid wanted out, the Oilers would have no choice but to move him.

 

[Sens With Benefits]

I remember thinking Karlsson would never be traded. But terrible ownership and management led to him being traded as well.

 

[Highmarker]

If Connor left I would stop supporting the Oilers yes.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Pretty sure he thought thought long and hard before he signed that long term mega contract that is basically untradable for Edm

Lol, you think McDavid with his current contract is untradeable?

What?