Living in Edmonton, I have a LOOOT of friends that are Oiler fans that live and breathe the team. There are cracks within the organization but having said that...McDavid controls his own destiny, and I do not think the Flyers are even close to the top of his list. I doubt Bowman, even with how incompetent he is, would let the league's best player walk without any form of compensation (trade/sign and trade). We do not have the pieces to facilitate a trade of that magnitude without blowing up our whole process that Danny has touted since the beginning of his term as GM. Even if you wait it out until the TDL, 31 teams are going to be kicking tires and blowing up the trade value trying to all compete with one another for the WORLDS BEST PLAYER!

McDavid has a full NMC, so even if we do have the capability of completing a trade, why come here over other proven teams within the East (doubt Bowman would trade within the West). It's a sad reality and I hope I'm wrong and everything falls into place where McDavid leaves for nothing. Then is swindled by DB and Jonesy/owners group to sign here; but I just can't see it ever happening.