It wouldn't cost that much to get him. If he demanded a trade, it would be after his NMC kicks in and then he would give a list of just a couple contenders. I bet a package of Marner and a couple other assets would be enough.

Marner, Robertson, a 1st and Ritchie to balance the cap would likely be all is needed. None of the other contenders would have a better package.

Leaf fans are something else...

McDavid starts with Matthews ++++

oilers get better after this, leafs get worse

If he demands a trade, and gives 3 teams that are contenders in his age group, who would that be. TO certainly is a top 5 team in his age range. Colorado would be as well and then I'd say the Rangers are as well.

The Rangers could offer a decent package but the cap would be difficult for them to manage without gutting their team. Colorado could offer up Rantanen and some futures sure but would they want to part with enough to make it worthwhile? In any event you would have a limited number of teams involved which would lower the return in a big way. It's not like he's going to demand a trade and then say Buffalo is where he wants to go.

If he demands a trade, and gives 3 teams that are contenders in his age group, who would that be. TO certainly is a top 5 team in his age range. Colorado would be as well and then I'd say the Rangers are as well.

The Rangers could offer a decent package but the cap would be difficult for them to manage without gutting their team. Colorado could offer up Rantanen and some futures sure but would they want to part with enough to make it worthwhile? In any event you would have a limited number of teams involved which would lower the return in a big way. It's not like he's going to demand a trade and then say Buffalo is where he wants to go.

Not if he demands the trade. And it's not ++++. If McDavid demands the trade after July 1 he picks the destination which will drop the return big time.

I think McDavid doesn't go anywhere if the offers don't start with Matthews or MacKinnon realistically.

Also, unless he refuses to play out his contract until he's traded (ala Ben Simmons), the return package would still be astronomical for him from whichever teams he's willing to go to.

That said it's not ++++ with the player mentioned above, but it is a massive haul if it does indeed happen

If he moves the Oilers lose. It's going to be ugly. I think these guys thinking Matthews, Nylander and several 1sts are out to lunch. A guy wants out, the team trading him is at a huge disadvantage, especially when it's the most expensive player in the world who has a NMC