The only saving grace is that the Oilers, in my opinion, have ZERO chance of winning the cup. They can't get past the likes of Tampa/Boston/Vegas/Washington in my opinion, let alone Toronto in our own division.
They have easily the best player in the world, and perhaps the 2nd best in the world, yet they will not win the cup. As awesome as it must be to be able to watch these two guys on your team night in/night out (as undeserving that franchise is), it must be frustrating knowing you're wasting these years away with what is otherwise, a very subpar team.
As far as his attention in the media goes though, I think it's justified. He's on another level. You can literally pick out when he gets 'the right type of momentum' in his own zone, and can predict he's going to have a scoring chance at the other end. He is unstoppable, as much as I hate it.
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