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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
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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The Oilers are bad. They are a bad hockey club. Top to bottom.
Now this isnt exclusively McDavid's fault, but I agree, he is part of the Badness. Maybe to a smaller degree because he makes them significantly less bad most of the time, but that doesnt absolve him of all blame.
Some might assume that if the Oilers werent a dumpster fire that McDavid would change his game and become der Uber-Kapitan but that is just an assumption because there is no evidence one way or another.
I mean...this is simple stuff. The Oilers are built to be saved by their big horses. Thats how they are, thats why Tippett is there....because he has experience with that.
Get your talented players on the ice to make a difference...in the meantime nobody can make any mistakes.
Thats where they're falling flat on their faces. The people you're entrusting with 'never making mistakes' really suck. They suck out loud.