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This isn't the NBA. Superstars don't completely take over in the NHL as they do in the NBA.
If you trade half your team for Lebron or Durant, it makes sense. All you need on the court are 1 or 2 Big names, and that will qualify as a "team".
Doesn't work the same way in the NHL, where you roll multiple lines night in and night out. While McDavid would obviously be a huge asset to have, trading away all your talent around him, in order to acquire him at all, weakens your team more in the process. Having multiple lines of solid talent is more beneficial than having the Best Line in Hockey followed by a bunch of crappy ones.
At that point, you're basically just the Oilers. And nobody wants that.