Lets Go Blues
Joined: Jun. 2016
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Brings up an interesting dilemma: do you always take an 8 yr offer for the security or do you take yourself to FA to ensure that you are part of a franchise that can competently reach their goals? I'm sure McDavid and Drai were always treated well and it was a no-brainer to take the long deals and become franchise players, but I wonder if they might start to loathe the fact that they have 5 and 4 years remaining with mgmt still spinning their wheels. All the while, they're starting to catch more heat from the media despite playing at MVP level. Do they need to be loyal to the Oilers? It isn't like they gave them a chance when no other team would or anything like that; they just happened to have draft picks in the right spots. Of course, this whole thing could just be PDO-driven and a complete overreaction, but IMO there are still glaring needs on their roster and they screwed their chance to get things right this offseason when they had nearly 30m in cap space to work with.