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Do you know what other teams did to CHI in trades when CHI was at the top of the league winning cups every other year? They fleeced CHI every chance they got. All while CHI's revenue was supplementing the income of the smallest markets in the league and helping to revitalize the NHL through profit and commercialization. I'm not complaining, though. That is exactly how it should be. But, the point is, when you are at the top, no one is going to do you favors, even when you are paying their bills.
EDM may have had a very rough start to the season, but overall in this era of the NHL, they are at the top of the league right now and up against the cap. No one is going to do them favors. Especially not a rebuilding CHI team. All of the trades you have proposed would be massive favors for EDM. Now, I would love to see a generational talent like McDavid get himself a cup or two, but no one is going to hand it to him.