Yeah no this doesn't improve TB enough on the foward group to come close to being worth losing Cernak. I'll gladly keep Kucherov and Cernak at 14.7 over McDavid at 12.5 ANY DAY EVERY DAY!!

a mcdavid trade starts with bedard or Makar

you cannot be real LMFAOOOOO

Absolutely I am. You are aware Kucherov is again a 100 point player and in the last 3 playoffs has 71 gp 93 pts in the playoffs. He's not 3 million dollars a year better than Kucherov. I'll keep Kucherov at 9.5 over McDavid at 12.5

"Kucherov is a proven performer, and his acquisition would bolster the Oilers' forward line significantly"

McDavid has more than twice as many points over the past 3 years. This makes Edmonton "forward line" markedly worse, it doesn't bolster anything.

Now do Matthews.

He also missed the entire 56 game schedule which was in that time frame Bu**s*** argument ppg over that time Kucherov 1.432 ppg McDavid 1.706 ppg Kucherov $9,500,000 McDavid 12,500,000Cap hit Kucherov 2 Stanley Cups McDavid 0 Kucherov 3 Cuo Final appearances McDavid 0
There are now exactly 3 players with back to back 30 point playoff seasons Nikita Kucherov, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux

I don't see either side doing this... TB doesn't bc McDavid won't ( and is at best -and no, I don't care that he plays PK- a defensive liability [for proof, he's already been scored on almost 100 times this season... that's atrocious]) fit their style of play.

EDM declines bc the city of EDM would riot if they don't get 5x his value after EDM already trading Gretzky for a lacklustre package and bc Kucherov is a locker room cancer.

Honestly Oilers fans, I wouldn't do Mack for McDavid 1 for 1/ Vasy for Mcdavid 1 for 1/Makar for Mcdavid 1 for 1

Injuries are part of his record. Availability is a skill. The fact is that McDavid is clearly the better player, and all your anger doesn't change that.

So my point stands: this trade doesn't "bolster" Edmonton's offense, it makes it worse. By how much is debatable, but it does make it worse.

The improvement of Edmonton's blueline more than makes up for the minimal downgrade in fowards
It doesn't bolster TBs roster either.

Where t FU** you getting Kucherov is a locker room cancer? It isn't coming from the only NHL locker room he's been in. TB teammates love Kucherov.

That's not what the AI said though - it said that Kucherov would "bolster the Oilers' forward line significantly" when the opposite is true.

I agree it's a minimal downgrade Kucherov is sti a top 3 offensive player in the league.

When healthy. But as it stands he is a significant downgrade to McDavid.

And age is a factor here too - there's a lot more than 2 players who have more value than Kucherov.

His 2021 rant, Him throwing his gloves at the equipment manager, this being the first year he's an alternate only bc of fan request (this being the most dissapointing RS in a while etc.)

Just to name a few players who have more value than Kuch: Matthews, Mackinnon, Makar, Vasy, Drai, Thompson, Shesterkin

You mean saying Montreal fans over celebrated a game 4 win where they still needed games 5,6&7 or the Fact they had Hedman and McDonagh as the 2 A's. 104pt pace 3rd in the division hmm last year 110 3rd in Division Stanley Cup Final
Year before 75 in 56 109 point pace 3rd in Division Stanley Cup Champs
Year before that 92/70 107 point pace 2nd in division Stanley Cup Champs
And they just got out of their annual TDL slump. They finish the regular season right around 106 points in 3rd place and be just fine.
So you really have no basis for saying he's a cancer just wanting to talk s***.

The dude needed hip surgery. If you don't think he's a top 3 offensive player in the league. There is no rational conversation to be had with you.

When healthy.

You do realise MON fans were celebrating bc they were the first Canadian team since 07 (I believe) to make the SF and win a game in them. Obviously, they'd be happy... No need to be a d****e b*g about it

What I meant about RS preformence has gone down from prior RS years when Kuch wasn't on the leadership group and I will quote you: "104pt pace 3rd in the division hmm last year 110 3rd in Division Stanley Cup Final
Year before 75 in 56 109 point pace 3rd in Division Stanley Cup Champs
Year before that 92/70 107 point pace 2nd in division Stanley Cup Champs
And they just got out of their annual TDL slump. They finish the regular season right around 106 points in 3rd place." You also can't forget their 129 pts RS performance.

So why the decline in points now?

Cirelli and Bogosian missed the first 2 months. Vasilevskiy started out playing very sub Vasy by his standards. TB is also in their TDL funk. If your definition of a down year is 104 points your just foolish.
Btw we bi*** these guys show no personality. Let the dude celebrate with Bud lights then stick a microphone in his face.

This is a down year for Tampa's expectation, again, they had 129 points within 5 seasons ago

Yeah but McDavid is a choker come playoff time so yeah

Since that season they have learned it doesn't matter where you are as long as you get in the playoffs. This is pretty much exactly where I expected them to be I'm figuring they'll end up 105+-3

Oof. You couldn't be more wrong.

McDavid literally led all players in scoring in last year's playoffs despite playing only 3 rounds.

The only active player that has more points-per-game than McDavid in the playoffs is Leon Draisaitl.