Listen closely, hockey fans. And you'll hear it.
Particularly the closer you get to Rogers Place in Edmonton.
It's the alarm clock ticking on Ken Holland's desk. Or maybe just in his mind.
Either way, as each day passes this spring—and each hour brings the GM closer to the end of yet another unsatisfying Oilers season—the din from said clock gets louder and louder.
It's the time remaining until the franchise's signature player says enough is enough.
It's already happening in Buffalo, where Jack Eichel is using words like "disconnect" to describe his relationship with the organization and fielding questions about how long he'll be a Sabre.