Apparently, McDavid and Ekholm have had to have been on intravenous liquids after the 4N.
But in the classic Oiler way, they play them in back to back games right after the tournament, and when they both play like, sound like and still look like shit, keep playing them on a gruelling eastern road trip.
Oilers have to be one of the worst teams in the league at managing their players. But then nothing would surprise me when it comes to management and the Oilers. It’s an oxymoron. Only the Oilers could’ve f***ed up player management as badly as they have during the McDavid years.
Case in point, Savoie is scratched. They literally learned nothing from the offer sheet fiasco this past summer. With the inflating salary cap, the power has swung back to the players so maybe let’s not jerk our only viable rookie prospect around that’s capable of playing NHL games.