Is Connor McDavid running the Oilers?

[Video Nasty]

That article reeks of BS.

It’s a video. Try watching it and studying the responses, because otherwise, your comment just looks like you’re leaping to take shots without doing your own analysis.

I’ll transcribe some of the highlights (omitting some of the umms):

Q: When something like that happens, how much of it is for you guys a good hard look in the mirror and understanding your guys responsibility and things being where they are?

A: Uh yeah, I mean obviously, our play hasn’t been good enough. I’m first on the list there. Our play needs to be better. It’s the reason that two good guys lost their jobs.

Q: With Jay, did the message get lost because (voice lowers, unintelligible)?

A: Not at all, not at all, not at all. I think—the room—he never lost the room (repeated a couple more times).

McDavid mentions he knows the narrative out there (presumably that he’s running the team and the ringleader of these decisions), but says “it couldn’t be further from the truth.”

You can either believe McDavid or not, but he’s stating pretty plainly that he’s first on the list of players not good enough, they lost their jobs due to the players not being good enough, with himself leading that list, and he claims Woodcroft never lost the locker room.

I think the only untrue thing he said, and I think anyone would out of diplomacy, is that no one saw it coming. If that’s enough to paint the whole session with the brush stroke of a liar, that’s up to you. If anything, he doesn’t seem thrilled about it.

Not sure what anyone else wants from McDavid. Put the blame on himself without whining about the injury we all know he’s dealing with and said the firings were due to them.

Seems like solid leadership to me.

 

[GOilers88]

Also looks like Warren Fogegele will remain an oiler for as long as McDavid is. Those who is wishing he's traded this deadline it's not going to happen.

Why holding on to Warren Foegele was the right move for the Oilers

Foegele was in the running to be dealt last summer, but he's since been one of the Oilers' best players to start the season.

www.google.com

Foegele has been the one guy bringing it every night so far. He might not have the hands but the motor and heart are there. I have all kinds of time for Foegele as long as he's paid appropriately.

 

[CanadienShark]

More like ruining.

Amirite

 

[MCR74]

It's a video. McDavid looks pissed and surprised to me.

Still. l don't buy it.

 

[JianYang]

Do people think he will actually leave in FA? Would that be a first for the NHL? A superstar just leaving in FA?

I can't think of a guy who belongfs in that stratosphere ever leaving in free agency.... Then again, there aren't many guys in that stratosphere.

Gretzky was traded. I know bobby Orr ended with the Blackhawks... But he was cooked at that point, and I don't even know if that was via trade or not.

 

[HighAndTight]

I can't think of a guy who belongfs in that stratosphere ever leaving in free agency.... Then again, there aren't many guys in that stratosphere.

Gretzky was traded. I know bobby Orr ended with the Blackhawks... But he was cooked at that point, and I don't even know if that was via trade or not.

It's not super common, but it's not unheard of in pro sports.

Lebron for example.

 

[MCR74]

It’s a video. Try watching it and studying the responses, because otherwise, your comment just looks like you’re leaping to take shots without doing your own analysis.

I’ll transcribe some of the highlights (omitting some of the umms):

Q: When something like that happens, how much of it is for you guys a good hard look in the mirror and understanding your guys responsibility and things being where they are?

A: Uh yeah, I mean obviously, our play hasn’t been good enough. I’m first on the list there. Our play needs to be better. It’s the reason that two good guys lost their jobs.

Q: With Jay, did the message get lost because (voice lowers, unintelligible)?

A: Not at all, not at all, not at all. I think—the room—he never lost the room (repeated a couple more times).

McDavid mentions he knows the narrative out there (presumably that he’s running the team and the ringleader of these decisions), but says “it couldn’t be further from the truth.”

You can either believe McDavid or not, but he’s stating pretty plainly that he’s first on the list of players not good enough, they lost their jobs due to the players not being good enough, with himself leading that list, and he claims Woodcroft never lost the locker room.

I think the only untrue thing he said, and I think anyone would out of diplomacy, is that no one saw it coming. If that’s enough to paint the whole session with the brush stroke of a liar, that’s up to you. If anything, he doesn’t seem thrilled about it.

Not sure what anyone else wants from McDavid. Put the blame on himself without whining about the injury we all know he’s dealing with and said the firings were due to them.

Seems like solid leadership to me.

Coming from McDavid's biggest fanboi. l'll pass.

 

[POVERTY]

I'm not sure anyone is running the Oilers, perhaps an AI that has been programmed only with data gathered from the Trade Rumors and Free Agent Talk sub-forum.

 

[Crabapple]

It's worse than that. All the signs in the city now say McEdmonton. We're not allowed to leave. Help us.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Do people think he will actually leave in FA? Would that be a first for the NHL? A superstar just leaving in FA?

This happened all the time in the late 90's

 

[Video Nasty]

Coming from McDavid's biggest fanboi. l'll pass.

Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Holland said Yes while Jeff Jackson said No.

 

[Gabrielor]

GM Eichel of the Sabres finally outdone.

 

[dealwithit]

First day on the job and he's already crying

 

[Terry Yake]

he's lebron without the rings

 

[North Cole]

First day on the job and he's already crying

Strange thing to poke fun at.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

The Oilers could be really great, if only they would hire McDavid's former personal chef as the new President of Hockey Operations.

 

[thaman8765678]

Connor's mom is being hired to make intermission snacks for the boys.

Cut up oranges and watermelons tonight.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

The fear of McDavid wanting out is running the Oilers

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

There is absolutely no reason to ever cater to one player like this. I don’t care how good he is. The Nordiques showed us the value of trading a generational talent years ago.

I think Peter Forsberg becoming Peter Forsberg had something to do with that (not to mention the hindsight of Lindros' health.)

 

[PromisedLand]

Connor McDavid loathes suggestion he is pulling strings with Oilers' moves

Connor McDavid isn’t loving what he’s hearing out there. “The narrative.”

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

The fear of McDavid wanting out is running the Oilers

This is well put.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Is he worse than Ken Holland tho?

 

[kevsh]

Not sure what anyone else wants from McDavid

I keep saying this.

I don't get the hate from, what I assume, are Oilers fans for this guy? He's a generational talent that's put up 53 points overall in the last 2 playoffs.

53.

Unless you're simply sticking with the narrative that he's pulling all the strings, all the trades are run by him, that he signed off on both Nurse's and Campbell's contracts and he's the one designing systems and plays for the team.

Otherwise, FIFTY-THREE points! Honestly, unless he was capable of playing goal as well what possibly more can anyone ask for? Oh, the "play better defensively" argument? He was also +14 the past two post-seasons.

 

[PromisedLand]

The fear of McDavid wanting out is running the Oilers

its not the question of "IF" its the question of "When"