| Connor & The Discount - Maybe Crosby?? [message #847812] |
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 HamBlaster
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Is there a world where our current generational talent just took a hometown discount to try to make room for one of the all-time greats to come and join the squad?
I'm not meaning to write off the Penguins, as they can have Crosby and absolute garbage filling out the roster and they could probably make a run at the playoffs..... but, what if? What if the pundits aren't wrong and the Pens are a draft lottery team this year? How much would it take to convince Sid that adding him to a team already stacked with Connor, Leon and Bouch... might be the swan song run at the Cup he'd been destined for?
Dare to dream, folks.
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oilfan94
Messages: 503
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
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I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Kr55
Messages: 12122
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 08:21 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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I'm dreading the possibility that Crosby ends up on the Panthers this time around. Using Barkov's cap space. And Barkov also comes back for playoffs and the NHL bends on their new playoff cap limit rules with an exception for players that were out the whole season.
Please don't let this happen hockey gods.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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Hibernia
Messages: 181
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
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| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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oilfan94
Messages: 503
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
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| Hibernia wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 12:19 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
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Play Stetcher instead of Nurse in the playoffs. Or some other swap like that. Frees up space for Crosby pretty quickly.
I say that and I am not a Nurse hater. He is a valuable part of the team, but just makes $4M too much.
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inverno76
Messages: 2489
Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...
2 Cups
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| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:36 |
| Hibernia wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 12:19 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
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Play Stetcher instead of Nurse in the playoffs. Or some other swap like that. Frees up space for Crosby pretty quickly.
I say that and I am not a Nurse hater. He is a valuable part of the team, but just makes $4M too much.
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On the bright side, when the cap jumps to 120M he will have a equal value contract.
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Hibernia
Messages: 181
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's
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| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 15:06 |
| Hibernia wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 12:19 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
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Play Stetcher instead of Nurse in the playoffs. Or some other swap like that. Frees up space for Crosby pretty quickly.
I say that and I am not a Nurse hater. He is a valuable part of the team, but just makes $4M too much.
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This isn't fantasy hockey. We both know that's not happening. They aren't going to sit a guy who wears an A on his chest.
What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes
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oilfan94
Messages: 503
Registered: June 2006
Location: USA
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| Hibernia wrote on Thu, 09 October 2025 07:20 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 15:06 |
| Hibernia wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 12:19 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
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Play Stetcher instead of Nurse in the playoffs. Or some other swap like that. Frees up space for Crosby pretty quickly.
I say that and I am not a Nurse hater. He is a valuable part of the team, but just makes $4M too much.
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This isn't fantasy hockey. We both know that's not happening. They aren't going to sit a guy who wears an A on his chest.
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Hey, we are talking about the Oilers trading for Crosby so we are already diving pretty far into fantasy.
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 Adam
Messages: 7570
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Hibernia wrote on Thu, 09 October 2025 05:20 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 15:06 |
| Hibernia wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 12:19 |
| oilfan94 wrote on Wed, 08 October 2025 11:51 |
I think it would be more likely him going to the Avs. Crosby would get to choose where he goes, and he and MacKinnon are good buddies.
Honestly though, I just don't see him leaving. I think he values his legacy as being a one team player over winning Cup #4.
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Agree. Plus, keep in mind that you would have to fit his $8.7M contract under the cap limit in the playoffs. Unless there is a significant injury to one of big four (2, 25, 29 or 97) I don't know how you could make that work without some big brain creativity or possibly playing short a player or two.
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Play Stetcher instead of Nurse in the playoffs. Or some other swap like that. Frees up space for Crosby pretty quickly.
I say that and I am not a Nurse hater. He is a valuable part of the team, but just makes $4M too much.
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This isn't fantasy hockey. We both know that's not happening. They aren't going to sit a guy who wears an A on his chest.
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Unless he's hurt, Nurse is playing. He's overpaid, but he's still a pretty valuable member of the team.
And if they DID sit him, it's probably not for a right-shot seventh defenceman who they benched in the finals last year.
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