Is this guy a future GOAT? Also /hoc/ thread
No. His team and teammates will forever hold him down.
>>66323981
I thought Oilers aren't that bad. They seem like a decent team to me. Where would you like to see him?
>>66323512
He will be elite like a Tavares, Duchene, or stamkos but he wont be a Crosby Goat level
>>66324046
Oilers are pretty fuckin dreadful m8
>>66323981
This, sadly.
>>66324656
Oh...I really thought they are okay as a team. What about their record in the past years? Were they any good then ?
>>66324687
What team suits him the best?
>>66324703
Are you a Wild fan yet Roma?
You missed a great win yesterday
>>66324703
A team that will never get him, a team that would benefit from a good, young center.
Like Detroit, St. Louis, NJ... almost any team other than EDM or TOR.
>>66324729
Well , I was late to the game , honestly but all I can say is that your goaltender is fucking great and Blackhawks are shit at penalty shots.
>>66324730
McDavid would easily be the GOAT on Detroit. I'm not even a Wings fan but thinking of McDavid and Larkin raping the league makes me wet.
>>66324703
NHL is a 30 team league, here is where the Oilers finished
15/16: 28th (current)
14/15: 28th
13/14: 30th
12/13 24th
11/12: 29th
10/11: 30th
09/10: 30th
08/09: 21st
They're an embarrassment.
>>66324755
As a Wings fan and Detroit native, yes obviously, but we'll never get him. EDM will never move him
>tfw you pray for a line next year of Larkin, Mantha and AA
>>66324775
That's embarrassing. I really thought they were better, I don't know why.
>>66324781
So EDM will never move him , doesn't he get a chance to move? When does his contract expire?
>>66324814
They'll tender an offer to him if they do not extend him before his ELC expires. Like Taylor Hall, RNH, and Yak before him. Feels bad man.
I mean they could move him, but they won't, he's too good.
>>66324827
Then why will they waste such a talent on such a shit team? His only offer to play came from Oilers only ?
>>66324814
McDavid is under contract/restricted free agent status until he's over the age of 27, or has 7 years of service time. So he'll be a unrestricted free agent after that. 2022/2023 probably.
>>66324840
Look up the NHL draft rules. Young players coming into the league have to declare for the draft, you aren't free to sign with anyone you choose.
>>66324814
That's the joke about Edmonton. They've had four #1 overall picks since 2009 and still suck enough to keep getting more
>>66324859
They declare for the draft but only Oilers chose him? Or in the draft you sign up for all the teams ?
>>66323512
Future Crosby, but not a future Gretzky.
>>66324881
Declare for draft, be #1 pick, Oilers hold the #1 pick. Boom.
>>66324881
Players declare for the draft. the draft order is decided by how teams finished the previous season. EDM finished 29th (2nd last), Buffalo finished 30th (last) last year, but Edmonton won the draft lottery and got the 1st overall pick. So with the 1st pick, the Oilers chose Connor McDavid, so McDavid has to play for them.
The draft, in theory, allows the worst teams to chose the best players coming into the league in order to get better.
>>66324893
No one will ever be like Gretzky
>>66324914
This is so fucking shit , m8. Is it possible that Oilers will improve in the next 5 seasons?
>>66324974
They need to get some quality defensemen, same problem they've had for years.
Also a better goalie would help.
>>66324999
So why do Oilers keep picking attacking players? Even in McDavid was the best choice , he wasn't the player they needed , right?
>>66325043
Well McDavid is the exception, they definitely should've picked him. However, in prior drafts, they should picked Seth Jones or Ryan Murray.
Ideally they need to trade a high draft pick for an already established defensemen.
>>66324881
do you imagine that there's a one-team draft?
>>66325064
How is the draft pick trade working?
>>66324729
Will your team win against Kongs? What do you think about it?
>>66325096
Exactly how it sounds. Example: EDM trades their 2017 first round pick (very high pick, 1-3 overall) and a team gives them a defensemen for that upcoming pick. Happens all the time!
>>66324914
>The draft, in theory, allows the worst teams to chose the best players coming into the league in order to get better.
in theory...
>>66324775
15/16: 28th (current)
14/15: 28th
13/14: 30th
12/13 24th
11/12: 29th
10/11: 30th
09/10: 30th
08/09: 21st
>>66325110
Oh , okay. So it's like making a transfer without giving money to the team , instead they offer the draft pick.
Pulju and Laine are future goats
>>66325186
Only if McDavid had a better team..
>>66325205
All predictions had him ending up in Buffalo
>>66324703
Rangers
>>66325186
atleast laine already is starting to recede to kane's level
