Brian Burke & Kevin Radomski (10/10/25)
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He really did. I think I hope people in Edmonton and Alberta understand just how significant this is. Given a real license to win a championship or two or three Yeah. He's paid his debt to Edmonton and it's time to move on if he so chooses.
Yeah, you know, it's funny, Brian, you look at it and you you're the guy that I think helps educate our listeners someday because you've often said, Bob, there's thirty two teams in this league. They're trying to win two. In theory you should win once every thirty two years. It is incredibly difficult to go to a Stanley Cup final in back to back years, isn't it?
Almost impossible. Look how few teams have done it. The last twenty years, how many teens have gone? In the finals twice in a row. Yeah. Maybe ten.
Yeah.
Maybe in thirty years, twenty years.
It's really hard to do. So the orders are right there and now Connor McDavid signs a two year extension. So the orders have him for the next three years and he didn't ask for a raise at twelve point five million dollars. Now, many years ago did you by the way, did you ever work for the NHL PA, Brian? I I'm just trying to recall. No. You never worked for the PA? I know you worked in the league office. You dealt with agents for years. What would be your perception? What do you think they're thinking w uh other players around the league when they see that McDavid takes a deal that that he suggested? It's not like Stan Bowman offered him up the deal. McDavid offered it to the Otters at twelve point five million times two.
Yeah,
you're talking about a really rare behavior. Talking about a guy who's putting his team ahead of him. I know twelve point five's a lot of money. I've I've seen people online say, Oh, he's gotta get by on twelve point five. That could have been twenty easily. Easily. He'd have walked into Stan Bowman's office and said, I want eighteen a year for f five years or three years or twenty years, whatever the maximum term is eight. Eight. You would have said done. You wouldn't have been able to finish the sentence. So no, it's it's a remarkable thing. Now. I don't wanna be overlooked. My buddy Sid did the same thing two years ago. Right. She did the same thing at eight point seven million. As a percentage of the cap at the time, not that far off.
So two great players doing the right thing for their teams.
Uh and it has a residual effect and it did right away. I mean the Oilers signed Jake Wallman to a seven year extension, seven million. He's a top four defenseman. He's moving into the prime of his career, a Providence guy. Brian, you can never go wrong with a player from Providence, can you?
How does Brian Burke evaluate Connor McDavid’s two‑year, $12.5 M extension?
No, you can't. I think he's a top three offensive.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the opening promo and sponsor message for the episode?
0:00–4:14
2
How does Brian Burke evaluate Connor McDavid’s two‑year, $12.5 M extension?
4:14–6:53
3
Why does Burke say back‑to‑back Stanley Cup finals are nearly impossible?
6:53–12:40
4
What impact did the Jake Wallman seven‑year extension have on the Oilers’ defense?
12:40–19:38