joined by Bruce Burro Bruce Leon’s dry saddle has got one year left on his current deal; if all goes well, he could decide to sign an extension as soon as this July first. Connor McDavid has two years left on his deal before he could become an unrestricted free agent, with the two superstars nearing franchise-altering decisions. How critical is it for the Oilers to win this series and keep their cup run alive? Well, you know what? You know, I don’t know if it’s critical that they win but they have to come close. They can’t have a—I think if they lose in.
four or they lose and they don’t play well and it’s in five, I think both Leon and Connor, what they want to do, they’ve done everything else. What they want to do is win the cup and if they don’t believe that they’re going to win in this, uh, uh, uh, in this little portion or the next three, four five years, then I think they’re, it’s going to be a decision time for them and it’s a, it’s not an easy decision but it’s, it’s something I think that they will definitely take into play.
McDavid and Draisaitl can’t save Oilers alone
Another player with lots on the line is Stuart Skinner. He got the hook in game three versus the Canucks and sat for games four and five before bouncing back in six and seven. His 888 SA percentage is the worst amongst the four remaining starters. How much is on the line for him personally against the stars in the Western Conference? Well, 888 isn’t good enough to get it done but I think there’s a lot on the line for him as well. Let’s face it, if he doesn’t get it done or if he gets pulled in one or two of.
the games in this series, the Oilers got to be thinking, Hey, we need to go to a number one or get a new number one that we think can win it and, uh, that’s what’s on the line for him because if they don’t do that, then obviously Leon and, uh, Connor have got other decisions to make. Can we win it with this group? So it’s, it’s I think it’s important for a lot of members of this Oiler team, uh, when it comes right down to it so I mean for them to put on a good showing, make it a.
McDavid and Draisaitl can’t save Oilers alone
six or game seven game series or get to the finals to make them believe that they can win the cup in the next year or two or even this year, I think, is vital to the future of a lot of their players. The UTS in the final four for the second time in the last three years, they were swept by the eventual Cup-winning Nat’s the last time they got this far. If McDavid wins tonight, this will be the closest he’s ever been to winning the Stanley Cup for.
