The article got everything else about the Oilers right - ineptitude up and down the lineup - but suggesting McDavid is above criticism misses the mark, IMO.
Yes, he is exciting, and easily the most gifted player in the league. And he gives it his all, no doubt. At least he does offensively. But I have not seen a commitment to winning from him. I see a guy who wants his team-mates to get him the puck, a guy who wants to play in one direction. And yet it is his team-mates who have to endure the brunt all of the criticism for failure. If I was a team-mate, I would struggle to not have a ####-you attitude towards him.
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