Imagine if McDavid were to go down for a month like Auston Matthews just did. The Oilers would be back in the basement so fast they wouldn't even know what hit them. The strange part is that their fans are aware of this, but seems content with the situation now that they managed to squeeze out a couple of wins. It's the same deal each and every season as they go on a win streak, everything is solved, everybody's happy, cup parade planned. Perhaps that is the thing that actually solidifies the status quo in the organization. It only takes a tiny bit of success for all the failures to fade away.
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