Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 03 August 2023 16:03

In retrospect .. it does look positive for a long term outlook for McDavid as an Oiler.

Pretty sure Judd Muldaver wrote that statement

Overall, this is probably helpful in keeping McDavid with the Oilers, but beyond that, we'll see.

It's hard to be optimistic about anything the Oilers do management-wise. After all, the group that hired Jackson are the same group that hired Nicholson, Chiarelli, Holland et al.

Assuming that Holland is done after this year, I think whomever Jackson hires as the next GM will be a big tell.

Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games