How are the Oilers this bad with mcdavid?

[justafan22]

They're 6 points out of last in the nhl with Mcdavid on his ELC. How is this possible?

And if they win the lottery by some stroke of luck, what trades would they make this summer?

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[FreeBobbyFarnham]

Just lost to Arizona too lmao

 

[Seanaconda]

They're 6 points out of last in the nhl with Mcdavid on his ELC. How is this possible?

And if they win the lottery by some stroke of luck, what trades would they make this summer?

No shooters. Mcdavid cant shoot but there is noone he could pass to with a killer shot

 

[Jacob]

 

[SI90]

Takes a lot more than 1 superstar to be a successful team. It’s not the NBA.

In today’s NHL you need to be able to roll 4 lines, play defense, and be good in net to be successful.

 

[GlitchMarner]

They're no Golden Knights.

 

[NeoCanuck]

They're 6 points out of last in the nhl with Mcdavid on his ELC. How is this possible?

And if they win the lottery by some stroke of luck, what trades would they make this summer?

Full on willing to bet that Bettman goes into the room when they roll the lottery numbers and makes sure it doesn't happen.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Chia ruined the team's depth and identity
goaltending has been brutal
Special teams have been even worse

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

When you've perfected a craft you tend to outshine other teams at it. The NHL should be fearful that we can outtank any team.

 

[The Shovel Penguin]

And if they win the lottery by some stroke of luck, what trades would they make this summer?

....can they somehow trade Chia?

 

[Coffey]

Shitty PK +
Shitty PP +
Shitty goaltending +

= Shitty season.

Chia ruined the team's depth and identity
goaltending has been brutal
Special teams have been even worse

Bingo. He gets it.

 

[Hank Plank]

Arrogance.

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

They're gonna end up with Dahlin aren't they.

 

[justafan22]

They're gonna end up with Dahlin aren't they.

And then trade klefbom for peanuts

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Takes a lot more than 1 superstar to be a successful team. It’s not the NBA.

In today’s NHL you need to be able to roll 4 lines, play defense, and be good in net to be successful.

Well I mean yes but there is really no excuse for them to not be better with a player like McDavid in his 3rd season in the league. It's not McDavid's fault but pretty well every other player with his kind of pedigree was at the very least a solid playoff team by the time the ELC was coming to an end. Now Edmonton has to fix a lack of depth with McDavid making 12.5 a year when they couldn't with him making 3 or 4 lol

 

[I am not exposed]

They're gonna end up with Dahlin aren't they.

100%

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

And then trade klefbom for peanuts

And that is why Chiarelli is my favorite GM as long as he's not on my team.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Remember when talbot said they would be going to playoffs

 

[Bounces R Way]

At what point does McDavid take some of the blame? He's the one with the C on his chest and the 100 million dollar contract. Obviously there's many more deep seeded issues with the organization but absolving him of any culpability is just another cop out from a team with a long tradition of doing just that.

 

[7even]

A good 80% of it is on Talbot. With league average goaltending they're probably a bubble team even with all the other deficiencies.

 

[rent free]

Because they have no wing depth their pk sucks talbot sucks this year

 

[GlitchMarner]

At what point does McDavid take some of the blame? He's the one with the C on his chest and the 100 million dollar contract. Obviously there's many more deep seeded issues with the organization but absolving him of any culpability is just another cop out from a team with a long tradition of doing just that.

What more should he be doing exactly?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

At what point does McDavid take some of the blame? He's the one with the C on his chest and the 100 million dollar contract. Obviously there's many more deep seeded issues with the organization but absolving him of any culpability is just another cop out from a team with a long tradition of doing just that.

McDavid can take the blame as soon as the nature of the sport changes and 1 player can be the lone difference between a bad team and a great team. He's arguably the best player in the world and is the last person who deserves blame

 

[devbouz12]

How naive do you have to be to think that one superstar automatically makes a team good?

 

[Frosty415]

Their goaltending has been awful this year too, I don't recall Talbot stealing a big game for them.

At what point does McDavid take some of the blame? He's the one with the C on his chest and the 100 million dollar contract. Obviously there's many more deep seeded issues with the organization but absolving him of any culpability is just another cop out from a team with a long tradition of doing just that.

Wow.. seek help please.