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Originally Posted by Sofa GM
Oilers fans just will not accept that McDavid, Draisaitl, and RNH are a massive part of the problem. Watched a portion of their game last evening (did not get the Flames game stream) and that is some of the worst center play played in professional hockey. Continuously blowing the zone, poor d-zone coverage and numerous neutral zone turnovers. And yet, they all just lash out and blame the defense group for all the shortcomings. Now their defense group has not been very good, but good defensive teams play team defense with strong defensive support from the forward group limiting odd man rushes and defensive zone breakdowns. It is just absolutely hilarious they refuse to make it stick with any of those guys and make those players hold any accountability.
Funny that Adam Larsson leaves and he becomes an extremely solid defender. Did he just learn how to play the game the last 1.5 years. Absolutely clueless up there.
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McDavid is a -1 at home this year! 38 points in 21 games and a -1. He's basically a powerplay specialist. They'd be better off with an average defensive minded center taking his 5v5 minutes.