Connor McDavid’s decision to re-sign with the Edmonton Oilers at $12.5M AAV was a gift and a challenge. McDavid, who took a discount on his previous deal, doubled down on taking less money in an effort to help the team over the top. If the Oilers win a Stanley Cup in the next three seasons, McDavid should get some consideration from the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builders category. I kid, he’ll get in as a player.
Where does that leave ownership? Most certainly grateful, this is a gesture beyond what any man or company could hope for from their franchise player. The deal comes with a shorter term, and that should give ownership pause. It is time for some solemn reflection, on the past, on the roster mistakes made, the wastage, and how to guide management in spending the newfound cap dollars. If I’m Daryl Katz, I stay out of management’s way. He hired them, management turnover always bites this team in the ass (St. Louis offer sheets) and there aren’t that many chances left to shoot the moon and bring back Stanley to the land of ice and snow.
What should Stan Bowman do? I can’t believe I’m saying this about an Oilers general manager not named Glen Sather, but he should stay the course. Bowman has done a fine job in procurement in his time with the team, and there are many signs he’s using all avenues availalble (including analytics) to guide this team to glory.
I’ve been especially impressed with the procurement work in Europe. Bowman helped the Chicago Blackhawks immeasurably with his Euro free-agent signings, and appears on the way to something similar with the Oilers.
From what I can tell, the Oilers procurement process involves Kalle Larsson (senior director of player development) and Tobias Salmelainen (European player acquisition and development) and Bowman. The impact of their work is already showing up on the Oilers roster (David Tomasek) and the Condors are going to have a full boat (Josh Samanski, Atro Leppanen, Viljami Marjala) in time for opening night.
I expect Bowman and Larsson are also responsible for the procurement of Damien Carfagna and Quinn Hutson, but there may be others involved.
Bottom line: The Oilers are in a good place this October, made ideal by McDavid’s incredible gesture that should gift the future Oilers teams an extra impact player. What an incredible, unprobable, turn.
On the Lowdown today, we’ll hear from Daniel Nugent-Bowman at The Athletic about how things went down and what it means for the future. It’s also roundtable day with Declan Krueger, Donovan Paulson, Josh Fenwick and Sam Willness. It’s going to be two hours of chaos! Stay tuned! Noon to 2pm on Sports 1440 radio and You Tube.
RE McDavid contract duration – probably been said 1000 times but for me the duration is a direct result of a rising cap. Going short term results in lower incremental cap hits (I.e. if he signs 4 x 2 year contracts the AAV has a lower incremental cap hit the first two contracts and higher in the second two as compared against 1 x 8 year contract).
I remember the Bruins in 1977 I think it was Saskatchewan boy Bob Miller who was the Eleventh player on the team to register 20 goals. Bruce would know what the record for us is I would say 9 at the most. The reason I’m bringing this up is I believe we see 7-8 players register at least 20 goals for us this Olympic year.
97, 29, 18, 93, 2 (88, 22…53?)… what’s the path to 8?
Yes Sir. This McDavid signing must give his teammates a real bump. It’s a Olympic year so it’ll be condensed schedule which leads to more injuries as well as more Goals, As long as K.K doesn’t Coach the offence out of Savoie-Tomasek-Howard these 3 will surprise.
Any news on the Walman injury? He’s only surprisingly played 267 regular season games with the Playoffs he’s still under 300 games played. Hopefully the 2nd half of his career brings better health.
Coach confirms Howard is playing tomorrow – with Henrique and Tomasek (Lazar out it seems, as it should).
What about Philp?
Philp is playing with Podz and Kap.
Paying 3 million for a 4th liner is putrid, especially when some say paying half that price for a 4th liner is awful and mismanagement.
Henrique better have himself one hell of an October and beyond.
So its confirmed you’ve moved from Foegele on to Henrique.
I mean, don’t you think there are players on every team who are making more than they would be if the contract was renegotiated? Can we actually call each one of these cases “mismanagement”. Or is there a reality that exists where “management” involves taking educated risks, navigating ever changing landscapes and sometimes paying a little more than you would have liked to a player. (Which is probably almost every new contract?).
Pretty sure if he went down on waivers, he’s getting claimed.
I never understood the narrative that McDavid was out if we don’t win this year. For one thing, I think most competetive players want to build a winner more than just show up on one. For another, there aren’t really any teams that can afford to pay the trade value or free agent contract McDavid would command that would be more competitive than a back to back finals appearance.
There are several teams that could accommodate a McDavid acquisition who would be instantly competitive with him inn the lineup.
Figures you’d be the one to make this statement. Care to name them or do you want to just make the goal posts wander all over the place instead?
Utah is one that I’ve parsed earlier.
There are others.
You said several. List them and your proposed deals that would be made.
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McDavid is not putting the team on notice.
Hes not asking “what can you do for me?”
Hes saying “what can I do for this team?”
This is a leader.
I think it can be both putting the team on notice and doing what he can to help.
Another interpretation that hasn’t been mentioned much. If taking a team-friendly salary helps the Oilers, perhaps this means McDavid will be willing to take an even lower salary in the next negotiation, if he believes it could help the team more. Set a lower-salary standard for the team to ensure the people who choose to come to the Oilers have winning as a priority rather than cashing-in.
McDavid is acting in his own self-interest, just like Kaprisov did. (There is nothing wrong with acting in one’s own best interest, directly or indirectly.) And in this case, McDavid’s self-interest is also in the best interests of the Oilers, his teammates, and the fans, but not in the best interests of the NHLPA, but McDavid took note of the NHLPA by not impacting the Kaprisov negotiation.
Kaprisov’s legacy does not depend on how many Stanley Cups he wins. McDavid’s legacy does, since he is amongst the best players of all time, and the number of Stanley Cups won impacts his standing amongst the best of the best.
The criteria for McDavid in evaluating his self-interest is different from every other player not amongst the best of all time.
Very well said!
He is essentially following the Crosby template with the proviso that the Oilers need to win the cup this season or next.
For some reason, sanity maybe, I read any of your comments hearing the voice of the teacher in the Peanuts cartoon. It definitely helps.
I get a Walter Brennan vibe from you.
I get a sad, mentally vulnerable, & easily confused vibe from you!
Yeah or an insufferable coffee aficionado!
This is about how I thought McDavid’s contract negotiations would go. I had a little worry he’d ask for the moon but not much.
Can’t say I told you so, because I didn’t. But I was getting tired of the idiotic TORONTO media narrative. That town is such a burden on this country.
I may be an optimist but I don’t think McDavid signing two years = “putting the team on notice” or “we better win or I’m out in 3 years” etc.
I think the simplest explanation is that McDavid REALLY wants to win and, as of right now, he is only willing to sacrifice an extra two years at 50% discount on his contract to win. In two years, he will be able to evaluate how much money he wants to take and how long versus how much he needs to win
This. I think he’s a really thoughtful person, and in two years will go through a similar exercise of soul searching and evaluation (or whatever he was thinking about last couple months) and decide what his next move is. And it may or may not be perfectly tied to whether he wins in the next 2 years.
Gregor with some good intel: They can’t send Hamblin down until 3 eastern so don’t have another roster spot to call Howard up until then.
I presume they will make that switch this afternoon.
He’s got 10 games I hope to see at least 3 goals from the Iceman.
10 games for what? or what?
If he doesn’t have multiple Goals after 10 games then it’s off to the AHL. If he’s the real deal he will show early I do not take Hobey Baker winners lightly even though there’s the odd dud that wins it. The kid has a cannon if he’s a fast learner he’s going to light it up.
I keep getting the service unavailable message this morning. Anyone else have trouble accessing site?
Yes happens quite often for me maybe I just can’t take a hint.
Couldn’t be more impressed with our capitán. What an exemplary athlete. One of the better days for our organization.
On another note, would Blumel have been an improvement on the wing?
?? Not sure Blumel has proven himself as an NHL player or better than current Oiler wingers. Great AHL player for sure.
Oilers have placed Hyman on LTIR and recalled Tomasek.
Of note, they have NOT re-called Howard and, currently, Hamblin remains as the extra forward and Howard in the AHL.
Interesting.
I’m not totally against that but I hope it doesn’t last long and Howard forces his way back up (if this is how they start the season).
Gregor just tweeted the lines and said Howard not on the ice bc he technically can’t be recalled until 3pm.
I think Tomasek is going to be sneaky good out of the gate. Nobody has a book on him yet.
Per Tony B:
I would say that Howard isn’t there because technically he’s been assigned to Bako but, well, so has Tomasek.
I am very hopeful that Lazar is NOT in the lineup tomorrow…..
Maybe Lazar is just a better fourth liner & Howard could use some seasoning in Bakersfield.
With the season kicking off today..we’re seeing projections for playoff standings.
Dom at the Athletic
Pacific Division
EDM 108.5
VGK 104.0
LAK 93.5
Central Division
COL 105
DAL 103.1
WPG 99.7
WC
MIN 93.1
STL 91.8
EDM wins the Presidents Trophy
DOM has EDM and TBL meeting the Stanley Cup final with TBL favoured at 9.0% and EDM at 6.6%
Moneypuck
Pacific Division
VGK 110
LAK 105
EDM 101
Central Division
WPG 116
DAL 106
COL 102
WC
MIN 97
STL 96
WPG repeats as President’s Trophy winner.
Moneypuck has EDM and FLA meeting in the cup final with FLA winning again.
https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm
https://x.com/domluszczyszyn/status/1975563221529747919
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So Moneypuck predicts the exact same thing that happened last year, bold, refreshing, game-changing analysis.
That site uses Mad Minute math in an Advanced Statistics world.
The Athletic staff also weighing in.
Win the Cup:
DAL 28.6%
VGK 22.9%
EDM 17.1%
TBL 11.4%
COL 8.6%
CAR 8.6%
TML 2.9%
No love for FLA.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6690057/2025/10/07/nhl-predictions-stanley-cup-stars-connor-mcdavid/
I’m preparing my disappointment for the cap savings from McDavid’s contract being blown to overpay some old or poor player.
Oiler me once, shame on them, Oiler me twice, shame on me……..Oiler me three hundred and twenty seven times, shame on me.
Maybe you could just consider it already spent on Walman.
Holland is gone and doing his thing to LA, which is awesome. Bowman has been doing the opposite
Do we have to rag on Holland, maybe not the best GM but he made some good moves and toiled rummaging through the bargain bin and solved problems to get us to the finals.
I have always said that Holland was a steady hand on the rudder, after many years of turbulent waters.
Holland did a nice job and was compensated well for it. Bottom line is he would still be here with his Kid if he had made a couple of better moves.
I don’t believe Holland was ever in consideration after his contract expired.
I don’t think the two-year term changes a single thing for management (or ownership).
I believe the owner has always been committed to giving his manager the resources to do what is needed to win.
Is there any doubt that all of Bowman’s moves transactions (and non-transactions) have been made with a primary view to trying to win a Stanley Cup in the here an now? None of that should change in any respect, right?
Bowman knows that he will likely continue trading draft picks and has done yeoman’s work bringing in European and college free agents that “have a chance to play” and help this team in the next few years – all of Samanski, Hutson, Leppanen (and even Marjala and Carfagna) have a chance (in additition to Tomaske).
That’s a draft class of players, already developed, that he brough in. Maybe none make it, maybe one or two are medium impact players
I don’t fully agree. Or I partially agree.
GMs are always looking at the here and now but with one eye on the future. I feel this forces Bowman to pull the trigger on an elite goalie and a top 6 winger this deadline/summer.
Much different than an eight year window IMO.
— the owners NPV on his investment with 2 more years is a big change though
— Jaxon made a great point yesterday : the GM has opportunities to look smarter in a rising cap world and a “free” 5-8 mm player with McD @$12.5mm…
It certainly make life easier for the entire organization moving forward with their goals in mind.
I suppose it could be true, but I see no evidence that this 2×12.5 is necessarily 97 putting the team in a corner.
This explanation is just as likely to be copium out of Toronto, a media base which still cannot compute that anyone would choose to live in Edmonton. This, lets be clear, is the primary motivation for their hatred of the Oilers: a self-loathing related to their own mediocrity as a city and an organization. Toronto is a place with all the components of a global city but is completely hamstrung by its ineffectiveness in putting those parts together into a greater whole. Just like the team. So the entire culture is for losers. (Unlike in Florida, where the entire political geography and culture is for cheaters.)
2×12.5 is also just that. And there is no reason McDavid can’t sign this deal again until they do win a cup. He may as well bet on it in short-term increments, giving himself and his legacy the flexibility it needs. If anything, there’s an argument to be made that the chances of 97 re-signing again increase after this contract, because he’s sunk so much of his legacy into this one event: Edmonton Winning the Stanley Cup. the only way it would make sense, again, for him to leave in a couple years is if there’s another team even better positioned to win. How likely is that now?
Because it is highly unlikely the Oilers are positioned worse in three years time than they are now, and now they are already odds-on favourites.
Anyway, just some observations after forcing myself to listen to Nick Kyprios et al.s’ brain dead takes on this matter.
I think people underestimate how loyal drafted players are to that team. It’s their NHL identity. If they are traded, after the shock they are more business oriented, more like a mercenary. Sid should have left Pitts long ago if he wanted to win more Cups, but it’s not an easy thing. Pitts should have sold Malkin and Letang if they were serious about staying competitive. Marchand said he was surprised to be moved, they get over it of course
I think with McDavid this is true but also can be qualified around two other deeply important historical convergences: 1) not making the mistake Gretzky made and 2) bringing the cup back to Canada. These are two mountains unto themselves that others, including Crosby, weren’t born into. I keep saying it: if Edmonton wins and brings it home (Edmonton / Canada) it will be a more important cup than any, possibly ever. I think McDavid also knows this and knows the reward and legacy is that much more tempting in Edmonton.
Yes, except Gretzky didn’t make a mistake. He was sold, had brought 4 Cups to Canada. He made his choices in a different scenario
If Connor can bring a Cup (or two) home it would be a thing of all time NHL legend. It would be the greatest thing to his legacy that would not be the same elsewhere. Although I don’t think he thinks about his legacy, beyond wanting to win championships
If he brings home a Gold Medal with a Stanley Cup he vaults into arguably the top 5 all-time and still has 8 years to climb the ladder.
Agreed, to me that makes him four behind only 99, 66, and 4. He might get there anyway. But your scenario, it could be argued, may be the single greatest season all time.
Hockey players are a different breed then most sports. They seem to be a very humble universal group.
Does leaving $15M on the table, even though you’ve made over a hundred mil in the last ten years and will probably make 100 mil more in the near future matter? I don’t understand greed (not 97) but guys like Vladdy, Krill,
That’s why Tom Brady was so successful.
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There is some speculation that the cap will go up even more than announced for next season. Like a potential extra $3MM.
He’s likely $11MM but…… Kempe.
I like that idea
Does Draisaitl twist some nips and push the Oilers to go for his best buddy not an Oiler, Pastranak?
Friedman thinks the next focus is an Ekholm extension. Thinks he really wants to re-sign. Says he is getting mixed messages as some say it will be short term and others say it may be modelled off of Tanev to spread out and lower the cap hit.
I hope they wait a few months.
I really hope they wait as well. Ekholm from last year was not helping the team win. He starts again on first pairing based on previous years evidence (excepting last season). Time will tell if that is the correct placement. Team needs to know conclusively before they extend. They have depth on d from Bowman searching high and low. Can’t afford to lose young cheaper replacements as the old guys lose a step or two. It’s a cruel business.
Extending Ekholm now would be a massive mistake, because you don’t know what you’re getting.
I absolutely love the player, but we need to know that his injuries haven’t caused him to fall off a cliff.
Even if the injuries aren’t an issue, he’s already in the latter half of his 30s.
I wouldn’t be against trading Ek if it gave us a stud goalie this season. If extending him it has to be for very small dollars.
With the Walman signing and if Regula keeps getting better then the play is pump and dump Ekholm for ?
For me it only makes sense if he’s capped so that he can play in Kulak’s slot and not be a cap anchor. They need to be able to pay his replacement, and a rising cap doesn’t mean free money. Young guys will get paid as we go
I suspect Ekholm likes Edmonton and would probably sign a short term home town discount worth lower than expected money. He wants to win a cup or two before he retires.
Hate listen on drive to work today in Toronto:
— “He’s put team on notice”
— “if they don’t win next year he’s gone”
— “really had him slotted in as a leaf with Matthews next year”
Never change leaf nation …
— what a stunning “Tom Brady” discount. Just a shocking outcome no one could see.
— it’s interesting: had to dial back excitement as this year his signature on contract doesn’t improve their chances : lots of issues with team now but next year wow can they alter the roster a lot : bring two or 3 6-8mm players with discount to market plus growth of cap
— Thanks CmD. We are so lucky to have you
LFGOILERS!!!
Toronto media is also spinning it in a funny direction though.
Matthews was asked his thoughts about McDavid’s contract and Matthews said
“I think for him, it’s all about winning”
Que the pitchforks towards Matthews saying for him, it’s all about money since he makes more than McDavid but is not as good.
Didn’t like the Bowman hire but so far he’s been the best since Lowes early days. Not sure that’s much of an accomplishment.
I think it is. Walman vs Ceci is enough for me
Harder for me to handicap the GMs that had Peak McDavid and Draisaitl on their rosters.
I absolutely loved the Walman trade. It really helped to make up for losing Broberg. Honestly, in June 2025 SCF, would you rather have Walman or Broberg as 2RD? I think most would say Walman. I still remember the massive goal he scored for us.
But is Walman worth $7M through age 37?
I hate to be that guy, on a morning where we should all be thrilled for the franchise. But McDavid takes a massive discount…yet we can’t convince Walman to take a discount on the same day?
Florida and Tampa became powerhouses by convincing everybody to take a discount. We should be at that stage.
Walman hasn’t had a sniff of McDavid’s career earnings. This will be his only ‘big’ contract so it’s hard to fault him for wanting a bigger deal
Maybe Walman was pushing for a few extra bucks, and then saw MCD, and said. Ok. I’ll sign your offer of 7, instead of my ask of 7.5.
Or maybe fine, let’s do 7×7 instead of my ask of 7×8.
It is go time and Im excited about this years team but Im telling my self to be patience.. New players new coaches and new systems will take time to get up and running on all 8 cylinders
-5 on 5 we are much quicker and the coaches have introduced a new system to reflect us having Savoie, Howard , Philip and Manjiapane vs the system they had to implement to accommodate the likes of old and slow J Skinner ,Perry and Ardvisson
-penalty kill system is new with new players
-power play is being tweaked with new players and more use of a second PP unit
It is going to take a few months to work out the kinks but I think this could be a fun year to watch this team.
Agreed. Do you know what changes they have made, haven’t seen anything.
-5 on 5 they are much quicker in transition .Last year they came up ice as a group much more maybe because Skinner and Perry could not keep up ( my opinion)
– new PP coach who has said he will tweak the PP so they have a different look as other teams seem to be keying on . i.e always Dri from his office
-https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/kris-knoblauch-confirms-one-major-strategic-change-the-edmonton-oilers-plan-to-make-for-next-season
I think it helps that Stan seems to genuinely enjoy the procurement side of the job. He’s quoted as saying he likes finding those hidden gems and building them up. He must’ve played NHL GM mode growing up.
It helps when you’re actually excited to go to Scandinavia over breaks to speak in person to the players. It seems some GM’s pack it up whenever they get the chance, although less common.
Embracing any new techniques available to improve a roster, adding staff and expertise, leaving no rock unturned, that’s how you build and maintain a contender. Feels like it’s taken this franchise twice as long to come to this point, but progress!!
Sometimes the ole Winchester is correct. I had 2 years at 12.5 prediction out months ago.
Putting myself in his shoes, how can he do the most to guide the team to Stanley? He knows top heavy teams have failed. He knows the bottom of the roster is critical. He knows even the best player can be minimized with playoff tactics.
Besides scoring goals, he knows this is the number one thing he can do to help. But not forever. Three year window now. After that he still may not leave, but only fair he gets a big raise.
Wonderful, wonderful commitment and sacrifice for his team and teammates. I really want him and this group to win, they have worked so hard for it.
Such great news yesterday.
Good points. If he stays, I think he will continue to take lower contracts. Every season is a shot at a Cup on a well run team, and it is now methinks. I didn’t think Connor was about money, and he’s already made more than he’ll ever need
I firmly believe he did this to help the team win, and I also believe he didn’t want to make tons more than Leon career wise, as Leon is as important as he is to their success. Looking at it if I’m right Leon should catch up some but not all the way
Leon delivered the first high value contract, Connor the second
I am always 110% invested which is why I am critical when I think it’s warranted. After Bowman got to work for me the worry about the GM was quelled. None are perfect, but he has shown solid player assessment, skill in making fair deals, skill in turning up non obvious players, skill in luring the best available non NA players. That makes an above average GM to me
I am still on the fence with the coach, although the GM (whom I say I trust) thinks he is the right fit. Knobby is a good coach for sure, the Oilers need a great coach. He’s still NHL green, but he doesn’t have time, he needs to get it dialed in this season. He needs to be a strong leader, and be more certain in his direction
As LT said, his changes against the Panthers were not bueno, and he had a series under his belt already to counter them. They don’t change either. He has yet to get the all of the team rolling consistently, admittedly not easy with this group. They still fall apart under serious pressure, which Vegas and Dallas didn’t bring. LA and Florida did
After the ‘summer of consternation’, what Connor did adds another level of joy. He and Leon have sacrificed so that the team isn’t hopelessly top heavy. I hope the rest fully recognize what has happened. Bouch’s next deal should be like this, it’s the Oiler standard now, as it was before, but now without question
I think this was a shrewd move by McDavid to take away some of the fan scrutiny and media spotlight.
Players like Shawn Horcoff and Darnell Nurse were/are under a lot of pressure not because of their on-ice performance, but because they couldn’t measure up to the contract dollars. People still want to run Nurse out of town for that reason only.
Imagine how much heat Kaprisov will be taking. Every time his name is mentioned, every interview, will be prefaced by “the highest paid player in the league.”
McDavid’s contract will even turn the burner up a bit on Leon for that reason.
I think Sidney Crosby was on to something. Shift some pressure and just play hockey.
Draisaitl put up a 2nd Hart Trophy season after he signed his contract, even before his new contract went into effect.
It already is a huge value deal, and it has 8 years to run.
A decade ago the franchise had a chance to lay the foundation for a dynasty.
Instead, management went for magic beans and quick fixes.
McDeity’s decision yesterday seems to me to build on Bowman’s more measured approach. The two year term will keep everyone focused.
Well done.
I wasn’t sure about Bowman when he was hired but his player moves have been consistently good. He’s got a lot of players for very little (Podkolzin, Regula, Emberson, Ingram, Jarventie) and when he has given up assets he’s done well too (Savoie, Walman, Howard). The Oilers now seem to know how to value players which is a drastic change from forever, Holland would just acquire aging players and pay more than fair value.
It seems like the Oilers finally have above average management which when you have the star players already is a recipe for long term success.
Contrast to the Leafs who gets worse with each move Treliving makes. And now the Kings who are doing the same.
I have absolutely have no criticisms thus far. It’s early, but it’s also very strange.
It’s amazing that the goal of most NHL GM’s is to not ice a losing roster. This is different than trying to ice a winning roster.
Treliving, Dubas, Doug Armstrong, Holland, etc are all trying to make the playoffs and hope for a run. Every once in a while they might, and St Louis did, but adding middle-six and mid-pair players is both risk-adverse and championship-adverse.
Having a championship-focused GM means finding value where others aren’t looking are aren’t willing to go.
Vegas focuses on acquiring top-6, top-pair talent. They remain championship caliber.
Zito has won two Stanley Cups by bolstering his core with non-conventional additions, finding top-line players and stout defenders with very little downside in their acquisition.
I think Mike Grier is building something sensational, and he’s gone against the grain to do it.
Stan Bowman … knows a thing or two about winning. We’re watching it play out.
I agree Bowman is playing the long game as well as trying to win a Cup. I really like his trading so far the only blemish was Holland’s fishing buddy sticking a fork in us before Bowman even sat down. I also like the idea of finding a diamond in the rough goaltending wise with the astute gamble on Ingram.
What a captain!
Prospecty!
The lone Euro amongst this year’s NAmateurs gets the spotlight tonight.
David Lewandowski went off for a goal and four assists on Sunday, giving him eight points (2 + 6) in his four games since returning to junior. Does he have another such outburst in him again? A Giant test awaits him as the Blades host Vancouver.
Puck drops @ 7 p.m. Twin River time.
I am happy to admit I was wrong about McDavid. I thought it was all over. Maybe I’m more affected by the DoD than I thought
Based on all previous progressions of this type, an exit was a real and present danger. There are very few examples of what McDavid did yesterday. I think this is a truly unique happening, and not being able to predict what took place is a universal experience.
Yes, even at my most optimistic, I didn’t predict the outcome we got. Too much Eeyore in me!