NHL Rumors: The Slow Play Continues as Connor McDavid Thinks Long-Term

Issues are undoubtedly fascinating between the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid

B/R Open Ice: Frank Seravalli speaking concerning the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid, and the place issues could go.

** NHLRumors.com transcription

“McDavid has talked about that he needs to play it slowly. However past that, I believe Connor McDavid is, to the very best of my understanding, pondering long run right here.

Sure, having gone to 2 straight Stanley Cup Finals, getting as shut as any group may with out successful a Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers are able to roll this 12 months. They’re able to have one other shot, notably with an injection of youth, youth from Matt Savoie and Ike Howard into their lineup.

However what’s the subsequent iteration? And we talked a bit bit about that on final week’s NHL Insider Pocket book right here on the BR app, in addition to streaming on YouTube, about that concept of what do the longer term iterations of the Edmonton Oilers appear like? He needs to have the very best long-term probability to win, and you may argue that with a little bit of an growing older core to this Edmonton group, that possibly that in Edmonton isn’t the spot.

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So he’s going to undergo this discernment course of, and possibly on the opposite finish of it, he indicators a 3 or a 4 12 months deal, or possibly he will get to the top of this upcoming season and says, ‘Hey, we simply acquired to a different Cup Closing, or we simply gained the Stanley Cup, or no matter it is likely to be, I believe the very best probability to win long run continues to be with this core, with the one different place on planet earth that I can play with Leon Draisaitl. I wish to do it in Edmonton, and possibly I’m really going to signal for eight years.’

So, there’s this push and pull. However I believe the fascinating half is, there’s nothing that Edmonton can present on their very own finish except Ike Howard and Matt Savoie are cemented within the prime six, or maybe even center six this season and have monster years which might be in all probability going to place a few of these considerations, query marks or fears at bay for Conor McDavid to reply and get to the basis of a few of these questions.

So, actually fascinating scenario creating in Edmonton, definitely one which we’re going to proceed to observe. And as talked about, this isn’t simply an enormous story within the NHL after a very quiet summer season. However when you might have a participant of this magnitude probably attending to free company or getting, inching nearer to it, there’s going to be an even bigger story throughout the all 4 main sports activities right here in america.

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