Oilers media got too caught up in the glory of another BOA win when the Oilers got up 2-0 and when reality came crashing down at the end they were upset and diverted their attention to the Flames rather than focus on why the Oilers could get manhandled so badly in the 3rd period of the game. Oilers fans and media have to accept that teams aren't going to give McDavid a free ride every night. Crosby had to put up with a hell of a lot more than McDavid has in his career to date and I think Oilers fans have unrealistic expectations that he's untouchable in games. It's not like he's little Johnny Gaudreau as he's a big and strong man and doesn't need to be handled with kid gloves. I don't think he has to fight but the kid is so passive like the Sedins and teams are going to take advantage of that.
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