Frank Seravalli

And I'm not suggesting anything.

I'm just saying I don't think you can take that as a foregone conclusion.

And beyond that,

Look, I don't even view 2027-28 as the deadline here.

The Oilers, in my estimation, have one year to get this right, and that's it.

This isn't a two-year deal.

This is a one-year deal with some space to make a move if that's what Conor McDavid wants.

I'm not saying, again, I'm not saying that he will.

I'm just saying everyone has the timeline wrong, at least how it's been talked about.

And this...

This is the most consequential offseason in Edmonton Oilers history.

And yes, I'm including...

the summer in which they traded Wayne Gretzky.

Well, there's nothing to tell at the moment.

The Austin Matthews camp is sitting back and watching all of this play out.

There's no decision to be made today.

We don't know one who's going to be coaching the team to who they're going to be drafting and three, what their other plans are in terms of filling out the roster and rebooting this thing, whether it's a retool or a longer term thing.

No one has line of sight yet on that vision.

The vision hasn't been communicated to Austin Matthews and his group yet.

And until that is and until we can take the temperature of Austin Matthews and what he's feeling or thinking, there's as much to be made of nothing.