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Originally Posted by iloveicedhockey
I don't know how Mcdavid can look at the age and composition of the team, the management, the lack of prospects and picks, and the results so far this season and think of staying, if he wants to win. He's not going to sit through a rebuild and him and Draisatl are probably good enough to prevent them picking top 5 ever.
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I was just gonna say this. The writing is on the wall, and you have to think that McLotteryball and his agent likely have an exit plan if this year continues to get worse. We're almost 25 games into the season and the Oilers are barely clinging to a WC spot.
What we're currently seeing is exactly what they are: a poorly constructed team with piss-poor D and goaltending who has enough high-end talent on the top line to get past most bottom feeders and non-playoff teams. But whenever they go up against a legit playoff contender, they really seem to struggle. One thing I've noticed so far this season is that teams seem to have figured out how to defend against the Oiler PP, hence why it currently sits 22nd in the league. Not to mention how bad their PK is this year.