[Something_Special]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I think having McDavid and Draisaitl so offensively gifted is both a blessing, but also a curse. Whenever facing any sort of pressure of needing to score a goal to either tie it or turn momentum around, Tippett does the lazy thing and loads his top line with McDavid and Draisaitl, systems be damned. So when that doesn't materialize in goals, you get two guys who are mediocre defensively (and I'm being generous), and it throws the rest of his lines out of whack.

It's just a mess of a system that doesn't work. Add onto the fact that their d-core is meh, and their goalie tandem is below average, I just don't see how this team can have playoff success.

Add to it that McDavid and Draisaitl basically have to play all out in the regular season for the Oilers to have success, come playoff time when other teams turn it up and players ratchet it up another gear, McDavid and Draisaitl have no extra gear to reach since they've already hit that in the regular season.

Another smart post. Why is this so hard? You are right. It's a luxury and a curse.