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00:00I I took a look at a Red Wing move and I said all right Dylan Cousins right from from Buffalo
00:05He's a player that seems to be available a once 30 goal scorer. He's still young. He can be a power play factor and
00:13You know, he seems to be out there as an option a guy that went did he go right after the Red Wings took most cider
00:20I think he's right. He's right the next pick
00:24And I remember him being discussed at the time and earlier in his career
00:27He was more productive than he is now, but maybe in Detroit, you know and to add to some scoring depth
00:33But then you blew my doors off and I went alright is this actually realistic
00:39So I brought the name Connor McDavid and I know right away people are saying that's that's just stupid that's foolish
00:45There's no way that's gonna happen. And okay, once you get past that then start to do a little digging and see
00:49Are you sure about that?
00:51he's a free agent after next season and
00:55He makes a ton of money right he makes twelve and a half million dollars a year
01:00and
01:02He's not the highest paid planner his team. That's Leanne dry sidle who is signed for a long time. He's many years left in his contract
01:10so
01:11Could Edmund can Edmonton afford to re-sign him? I
01:16Think that they try to find every way possible
01:19Because they don't want to lose a guy that's been there for ten years and is the the star of the league
01:24However, the star league hasn't won a Stanley Cup and not that the Red Wings are ready made to win the Cup
01:31but maybe a change of scenery might do him some good and coming to a team that is
01:37Younger and up-and-coming here as opposed to being this top-heavy team that they have in Edmonton. Maybe that has some appeal
01:44The salary cap will go up significantly each in the next few years in the NHL
01:49It goes up for everybody but it goes up for the Red Wings and it's a part of the league they have some cap space
01:57they'll have players coming off of contracts and
02:01More importantly, they're gonna have players
02:03Coming into the roster
02:05That will be really young players that won't cost them much of anything because they're gonna be draft picks
02:10They've had for the last few years and are finally gonna get to see the light of day here on a regular
02:15basis with this team
02:17so
02:18Could they afford him?
02:20Yeah, I think they can't afford him in the is we look towards the future of this whole thing
02:26Okay, so look I'm I'm this feels a little pipe dreamy fantasy
02:31But but on the surface if he does get to free agency
02:36Right now the Red Wings going into the 26-27 season
02:41Have the 8th most cap space in the league
02:45They only have seven players under contract
02:47But as you mentioned they could have a roster filled with young players that don't cost anything
02:53The teams ahead of them in terms of cap space
02:57You know, there are places that seem like it would be unlikely. He would end up. I don't think he'd end up at San Jose
03:02I don't think he'd end up in Anaheim. I could see him going to Chicago. I could see him going to Dallas
03:09I could see him going to Pittsburgh
03:12In terms of teams those teams all have more cap space
03:16There's so much highway between now and then in terms of okay
03:20What what players do you sign this offseason? What players do you trade for what players?
03:24Do you have to re-up feels like the Red Wings have already re-upped two young players that?
03:30kind of commanded big salaries
03:35Is there any way Edmonton lets him get the free agency
03:39I
03:41Bend could trade him
03:45What would compel them to trade him because they know they can't sign him
03:49If they can't sign him you have to trade him or risk losing him for nothing
03:55And that's not what Edmonton has done historically right now. They have one of the best teams in hockey
03:58They're not gonna trade him this year
04:01Next year would be the last year. He's under contract
04:04It would you know what a requirement would be a requirement would be that they would have to take a dramatic step backwards
04:10Well, they not winning the Cup could get frustrating
04:14There's a lot of pressure on them to do so a lot of pressure on Connor McDavid to deliver
04:20because he is best player in the league and
04:23You know, they got it. They got a whiff of the Stanley Cup finally last season, but they didn't win it
04:27They lost to a team in Florida
04:30Which has to be heartbreaking for them and I don't know what's going on economic David's head if he's frustrated about it if he wants
04:37out
04:39Well, we'll see you know, but it's it's just I can't
04:44The things that would have to happen the dominoes that would have to line up to a path to get him
04:50They're unpredictable right now
04:53It
04:55Would take a collapse from Edmonton
04:57It would take a player that wants out that's sick of it and it would take an organization that is backed into a corner
05:04Greatest player in NHL history was traded from Edmonton after they won a Stanley Cup
05:08Yep, and Luca the Luca trade has brought has allowed us to sort of it's a kind of licensed us to talk about crazy
05:16crap
05:18even if it even if it does seem
05:20Does seem unlikely how whoever imagined Luca would get traded there was an NBA player
05:25I think it was Pascal Siakam who recently was asked about his level of you know
05:29What what his commitment is and he's like look man anything can happen now
05:32The wheels the lug nuts have been loosened on every possible trade. Do I think this is possible?
05:39probably not but
05:40They would be one of the teams and be prepared to make a move. Now. All we need is for epic collapse and
05:46We need we need in fighting we need disgruntlement we need to bring in disgruntlement