UConn's Tage Thompson, now with Buffalo, has 5 goals through 2 periods against Columbus tonight. What do you even call 5 goals?
It’s very unlikely that Edmonton is just gonna let go Mcdavid and Draisaitl to free agency like they were normal players.The Edmonton Oilers are currently fighting for their playoff lives & hanging on to a playoff spot by 1 point in the very weak NHL’s Western Conference. Signing free agent goaltender Jack Campbell to a long contract appears to be a disaster & he’s no longer their starting goalie & they’re now relying on an unproven rookie named Skinner to try to lead them to the playoffs. With Leon Draisatl only having two more years remaining on his current & unlikely to re-sign it appears that their window to remain a competitive team is closing. But even worse is the fact the NHL’s #1 player Connor Mcdavid only has three years left on his current contract. The money is that he’ll be moving on & hit the free agent market three years from now & many expect he will sign with his hometown team the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s always been a lifelong dream of his to play for the Leafs & it might just happen.
Mcdavid hates Edmonton. Too cold, too small & too isolated. I know a few members of his family & they told me he can’t wait for his current contract to expire in order to escape from Alberta. I’m told the only Canadian team he’d consider moving to is his hometown of Toronto not only because he grew up being a Leafs fan but also to be closer to his family. But he’d also welcome relocating to the States if that was also an option. The Leafs may be able to sign him in three years once Auston Matthews goes back home to the States. John Tavares will also be gone at around the same time Mcdavid becomes UFA so that means there’ll be a lot of money left even if they re-sign hometown boy Mitchell Marner, who’s contract expires a year earlier and at the same time Draisatl’s contract expires. And more cap space coming with Nylander’s contract off the books a year from now. Just Nylander & Tavares’ contracts alone will leave the Leafs with tons of cap money left to sign Mcdavid if by chance they end up re-signing Matthews. Matthews, Mcdavid, Marner? The Three M’s playing together!It’s very unlikely that Edmonton is just gonna let go Mcdavid and Draisaitl to free agency like they were normal players.
I’m pretty sure Connor’s lifelong dream is to win the Stanley Cup so him going to Toronto really…
The Leafs already have the most complex cap hit in the league and they are built backward with 40M$ cap space spent on only 4 forwards.
Edmonton just signed Mcdavid’s best friend Darnell Nurse for 8 years/ 9.25M and the Oilers still made it to the conference final last year probably aiming to do more damage this year.