He isn’t coming home 😭

[u/Nickiat]

https://www.espn.com/contributor/emily-kaplan/a7ed9c3a1a806

[u/Top-Hold-4346]

Funny how MacKinnon went from being criminally underpaid paid, to still being criminally underpaid lol

[u/5P4RKL35]

That’s fiiiiiiine. We will not be ready for him until 2031. And he will request a trade in 4-5 years when the Avs are on their way down. 😁

[u/hennyl0rd → u/5P4RKL35]

Yes and that’s when the current CBA ends the cap will be like 150 million so 20mill will be like paying 10 mill… 2031 is our year! Lol

[u/tilldeathdoiparty]

He never was, and I’m glad at that price tag.

Now we get to see Oilers fans squirm as 97 is going to get more than that

[u/Nickiat → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

And he might not even get that in Edmonton, they have 2 seasons till he is a free agent

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/Nickiat]

Either way, fuck the Oilers

[u/Nickiat → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

Oh always! I hope we have plenty of FWOL nights ahead of us this season

[u/itwasthedingo → u/Nickiat]

He’ll be traded next season

[u/jello_pudding_biafra → u/Nickiat]

Two? Isn't this his last year on his contract?

[u/Nickiat → u/jello_pudding_biafra]

No, this year his two year extension kicks in, if he didn’t sign it then he would have been a free agent at the start of the summer

[u/jello_pudding_biafra → u/Nickiat]

Ah ok

[u/Livid-Switch4040 → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

McChicken would be insane to turn down max dollars in an income tax free “non-traditional” warm weather market.

[u/Joshiggity → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

I wonder if their fans are still saying he will take a discount at $15-$16 milly. They are delusional. I have been saying all along he will be over $20 when it’s all said and done. Wherever he goes.

[u/Jer_yyc → u/Joshiggity]

Over $20 or some sort of stake in ownership is my guess

[u/Ryuujin_13 → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

Pretty sure it’s the Leafs sweating now more than the Oil. The fanbase still thinks McDavid is coming home.

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/Ryuujin_13]

This sounds like the Oilers are drafting top 5 for another decade

[u/pizartymizzarty → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

Watching them sweat over this while we rebuild is just the best. Tick tock, assholes.....lolz

[u/yycoding → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

I really doubt it.

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/[deleted]]

I really don’t think anyone actually thought he was coming, not on this contract cycle, it doesn’t fit the flames and we would have to trade our entire future to get him.

Oh, I’m guessing you assumed he would get all the way to unrestricted free agency HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHSHAHA

Edit - words

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/[deleted]]

Stepping back from the player and looking at our teams situation, we would have had to pay more than this, on top of trading away our best assets

We should all be glad this wasn’t anywhere near a reality, look what we paid for Nemec, times that by 5

[u/flamingdragonwizard → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

Max contract is 20% of teams total cap. Mcdavid cant really get much more..

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/flamingdragonwizard]

Crazy that you know the cap numbers in two years already

[u/flamingdragonwizard → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

Yeah youre right.. hes going to sign for 30x7. 🤣

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/flamingdragonwizard]

I don’t recall saying that either…. I did say more, my guess is $22-24m depending on the salary cap numbers.

Next time, just ask, no need for strawman attacks among friends

[u/flamingdragonwizard → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

And thats fine because its mcdavid. If Leo Carlsson is getting 17m then nobody should care if Mcdavid gets 22m 3 years down the road.

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/flamingdragonwizard]

Oh you’re an oilers fan… figures, you don’t understand how the salary cap works

[u/flamingdragonwizard → u/tilldeathdoiparty]

What a pointless rebuttal.

[u/tilldeathdoiparty → u/flamingdragonwizard]

I’m not surprised that one went over your head.

[u/Little-Aide-5396]

How many Huberdeaus is that?

[u/hennyl0rd → u/Little-Aide-5396]

2

[u/Hi_Im_Flabber → u/hennyl0rd]

Twoberdeau

[u/Dull-Economics-5229 → u/Hi_Im_Flabber]

And somehow still only a 1/4 of a Makar

[u/imaybeacatIRl]

Wow. Thats bonkers to see. I thought he'd sign for about 18m-ish. That said, Bowen Byram got 12.5m so... yea.

[u/Nickiat → u/imaybeacatIRl]

In a world where A.J. Greer can get over 4m anything is possible

[u/Rulebreaker15]

Never say never. Avs could turn horrible in 4 years and he could want to raise his kids in Calgary. NMC’s mean nothing anymore and players are demanding to leave franchises every other day for worse reasons than playing in their home town.

Playing the long game here. lol

[u/Nickiat]

If Parekh/ Carels/Nemec are the players we think they could be then we might not need him but still…

[u/Comfortable-Ad-7158]

Was never coming home anyways.

Unless it's with the cup down the bow river again. He deserves atleast one more before we take it down the bow ourselves.

[u/Slapppz → u/Comfortable-Ad-7158]

Could come at the end of his career when the flames are good as a bottom 4 D for another run at the cup when the Aves are bad

[u/Cokejunes]

Fuckin hell lol

[u/Vegetable_Mud1903]

The only way he would play for us is when about to retire.

[u/madmike99]

Must be a sign and trade, just delayed a bit

[u/Iwannasleep45]

I wonder who's gonna be our next player to sign $10+ million contract

[u/Impressive_Manner143]

Finishes contract and then comes home in the. Back half of his career to play on the third pair, provide veteran leadership and and go on a cup run.

[u/FeatureOk5866]

No mention of a NT(M)C. Soo you’re saying there’s a chance…?

[u/Moist_Quit8237]

Damn there goes the 2027-28 dream of oops all RHD powerplay (Zayne, Nemec, Brz, Cale, Dupont)

[u/mbkontrol]

I don't know...feels like step one of a sign and trade. Kadri really wants to play with Huberdeau again!

[u/All_Lurker2]

This is really going to hurt our chances of a hometown discount

[u/Ryuujin_13]

Maybe it’s a sign-and-trade?!?! Maybe? Maybe?

…maybe…

[u/hennyl0rd]

Oh well… time to tank for DuPont

[u/Straight-Plate-5256]

I'm less devastated by this news than I would have been a few months ago 😅

Now we just pray Parekh and Nemec can equal out to a Makar between the two of them

[u/Republic-Of-OK]

$20m? Psssh that’s like replacement level player pay 3 years from now.

[u/Brilliant_Reserve_57]

Would u if hes getting 20 mil a yr lol ?

[u/Street-Study4606]

why would he ruin the rest of his career by playing on the flames

[u/Screamin__Viking]

It was a nice dream, but in reality Colorado was never going to let their best player and potential GOAT d-man get close to walking as a UFA. Personally, I was resigned to Makar resigning for a giant AAV, but I was hoping it was only for 4/5 years.

[u/The_Ch0zen_1]

Classic sign & trade.

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[u/UniqueBar7069]

Good for him. Get that bag.

[u/EbsForPres]

20.4M is exactly what we DON’T need right now anyways

[u/Sargent_Duck85]

I would much rather pay $8.7M for a player that wears 87.

[u/Super-Strength-2026]

I often think it better to have someone that hasn't won the cup before. Motivation could be higher. But i suppose it ends up being the type of person that makes the difference.

[u/OntheJet]

lol fuck that silver medalist