C Connor McDavid - Erie Otters, OHL (2015 Draft) VI

[OutForMilk]

Remind me, how many number one picks has Edmonton ruined?

hahahaha.
seriously though, none.

 

[KidLine93]

If Mcdaivd can't succeed here. no one can.

Which means we didn't screw up by not picking Seguin, Landeskog, or Murray.

HfBoards will have to admit either our management is the issue or we drafted the wrong guys. Can't be both if McDavid doesn't pan out

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Can you blame him? This is probably the worst possible outcome for him.

I'm a little disappointed honestly. Especially after his interview with McKenzie, where he pretty much said that he'd be excited to go to any team.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

 

[thadd]

He'll have better wingers to play with than what Crosby had to play with.

Just find us a few d-men and then we'll win hockey games while scoring a ton.

 

[lawrence]

theres no doubt in my mind he will still become one even with a sad sack of a franchise in the Edmonton Oilers.

 

[Randomhero]

The tears taste so damn good

Enjoy it bud. It may be Oiler fans who are in tears when the blackhole of talent claims its latest victim.

 

[Spawn]

We'll see, although I expect by the end of the summer when people will rank recent first overall picks McDavid (even though he wont have played a game yet) will be near the bottom, when a week ago he would have been on the top of every single persons list.

 

[OutForMilk]

If Mcdaivd can't succeed here. no one can.

Which means we didn't screw up by not picking Seguin, Landeskog, or Murray.

HfBoards will have to admit either our management is the issue or we drafted the wrong guys. Can't be both if McDavid doesn't pan out

the management IS the issue. Is there really any doubt of that?

 

[Viqsi]

There were two teams who lost more than Edmonton, if he had gone to them, would he have lost the generational talent label too ? Kind of a stupid thread.

Tavares is a main reason the Islanders turned around, they finished last, won the lottery, and got him. Most experts say McDavid is an even better talent than Tavares. Edmonton is gonna be an exciting team to watch.

The Islanders also drafted blueliners and developed them (and traded for a couple more). The Islanders also didn't finish last nearly as many times as Edmonton and end up with next to zero progress as a result.

Is it possible McDavid will turn them around? Sure. Is it likely? Meh. I'll believe it when I see it.

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If Mcdaivd can't succeed here. no one can.

Which means we didn't screw up by not picking Seguin, Landeskog, or Murray.

HfBoards will have to admit either our management is the issue or we drafted the wrong guys. Can't be both if McDavid doesn't pan out

It's certainly possible to do both, actually. You can pick someone who would have been right if you'd only developed him properly. For example, I doubt Johansen would be doing as well as he is now if he'd ended up over there.

Not that I think the Oilers "picked the wrong guys" or anything; just that it's still possible to screw that up.
Unless you count that as "management is the issue", anyways. Which is probably fair.

 

[Vikingstad]

Remind me, how many number one picks has Edmonton ruined?

None?

Hall is a top flight winger in the NHL
Nuge has progressed slower, but he's right up there with Landeskog for best player of his draft, I think Nuge is better
Yakupov is the only one who has regressed, and even then, after firing eakins, hes been just as good as Galchenyuk/Huberdeau

Dont relate the Oilers to sucking with them ruining the #1 picks. Those guys try, its the rest of the team thats generally incompetent. Lack of depth, defense and goaltending.

 

[Moskau]

Worse than Carolina?

Yes. He would be the guy who turns Carolina's attendance around.

In Edmonton he's just going to be Connor "4th time's a charm" McDavid.

It's not McDavid's personality to want to go to a team like Edmonton over a team where he would really matter. McDavid in Edmonton was the worst result the league could have gotten out of the bottom 10 or so teams. And it's probably the worst fit for him.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I'm a little disappointed honestly. Especially after his interview with McKenzie, where he pretty much said that he'd be excited to go to any team.

What did you expect him to say?

 

[KidLine93]

Remind me, how many number one picks has Edmonton ruined?

from the team who ruined Mackinnon

 

[jwhouk]

 

[Mc5RingsAndABeer]

I'm an Oiler fan but this is ****ing hilarious.

 

[leafsfan5]

he was fighting tears, man that sucks for him. Hopefully he comes to TO when he's a ufa

 

[Broken Glass]

I am just glad buffalo didn't get it

I am just glad the leafs didn't get it . Glad we have a franchise center in Eichel to fall back on. You?

 

[illpucks]

Canadians are the most passionate about hockey but boy do they really **** on their teams.

Toronto and Edmonton within the last 15 years have a conference finals and SCF appearance.

But people here say they are steaming pile of **** and are terrible career-ruining franchises.

 

[McBaevid]

Was waiting for these threads, hell be the best player in the league, and hes an Oiler

The hate is amazing

 

[Grapes03]

Not anymore.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

words cannot express how angry I am right now given the issues with Edmonton and Erie right now

Erie's owner is really at fault in that situation, but it's understood coming from your position.

 

[SladeWilson23]

I don't why so many people are upset with him going to Edmonton.

 

[Shizuka]

I am just glad the leafs didn't get it . Glad we have a franchise center in Eichel to fall back on. You?

Ahahaha.... Buffalo +1!!! = )

 

[Avsboy]

from the team who ruined Mackinnon

Hall: PPG player with no D, could have been better, but still very good.
RNH: Could have been better
Yakupov: Just a disaster

Mackinnon: Wins Calder trophy with most points since Kane, sidelined for over 1/4 of the next season with foot injury.