McDavid injury - Upper Body, expected to miss 1-2 weeks.

[Three On Zero]

This is where Draisatl needs to prove he is actually the 2nd best player in the world and not a product of McDavid.

 

[jackjohnson]

It's good for him and the team do not need to work on McDavid collecting useless regular season points which resulted in the team tired in play off.


the big stage is to win the cup.

I was replying to the poster saying heritage classic is the big stage lol
McDavid won't ever be in finals with Oilers though so it's a moot point unless Oilers change GM and make major roster changes

 

[Oddbob]

He's 27. The body is not gonna be what it was at 22 with injuries

Yep. Chelios had to retire at 27 also.

 

[Cypher]

I'm sure the Oilers forward depth will be fine

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Take McDavid out of their lineup and all of a sudden the Oilers roster look very average.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Considering the oilers slow start and the extent to which they are traditionally massively carried by Connor and Leon’s offense, it could be problematic for the oilers spot in the standings to have him miss time.

 

[jimmysheva]

Maybe they'll figure out how to play defense without McDavid and win 5 of the next 6 games

 

[WhataKnight]

They needed to stop betting on goals-at-will/special teams and start considering defense for a while now.

Maybe this becomes serendipitous.

 

[KaN19]

Take McDavid out of their lineup and all of a sudden the Oilers roster look very average.

Keep McDavid in their lineup and the Oilers roster still looks very average.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

Who’s the face of the NHL if not McDavid?

Crosby, now Bedard and even the Tkachuk brothers, McDavid gets the highlights but he has the personality of an earthworm.

 

[Oleksiak]

Take McDavid out of their lineup and all of a sudden the Oilers roster look very average.

That's a weird way to say AHL quality.

 

[PunchImlach is Alive]

Franchise players don't miss the Heritage Classic over a bruised nipple.

 

[Leafshater67]

Expect him to be awful all season because I have him on my fantasy team.

If some oilers fans are fed up, I will trade him possibly for the right reward.

 

[geebster]

Could work out like it did for the Lakers without Lebron last year, team gets it together and you see massive improvements from different key pieces and it's actually a good thing.

Or it's a complete disaster and they end up having to empty the gas tank just to make the playoffs in a year they were supposed to contend.

Can't really know. Could be a short injury that doesnt end up factoring in tho.

 

[ItWasJustified]

In Canada, the Heritage Classic is revered as the single most important celebration of Canadian Heritage every year.

Every year, huh? Funny that according to you it's every year but has only been played 6 times.

 

[North Cole]

Perfect amount of time for Draisaitl to prove his true value

Nah the peanut gallery will tell you it's just 5 games so the sample is nothing. Unless he does poorly in which case it'll be the gospel.

 

[BertMcDrai]

I am sure Drai is going beast mode as usual with McD out...but with a closer look at his supporting cast it could get ugly very fast...6 forwards still without a point and they cant call someone up cause of cap.
He has to double/triple shift the next two weeks...he will be gased after the first week and you can only hope that outside of vegas the Pacific loses some games or they will be out of playoffs at the start of november.

 

[Felidae]

McDavid being injured is probably the only chance any other player has to take the Art Ross.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Yep. Chelios had to retire at 27 also.

HFboards doctors told me Letang's career was over last year!

 

[trick9]

100 points is 100 points…

also didnt he play with Klim Kostin and Janmark for half the year?

Even-strength points (47 total) with line-mate:

Hyman - 20
Draisatl - 17
McDavid - 16
Janmark - 11
Yamamoto - 11
Kostin - 7
Foegele - 6

 

[Oddbob]

Take McDavid out of their lineup and all of a sudden the Oilers roster look very average.

Been saying this for awhile. Take their 2 Elite guys and this is not a playoff team. Adding them makes them that, but everyone is talking like they are a contender. Obviously McDrai can take them far, but the rest of the team has lots of holes.

 

[ricky0034]

Turns 27 in 2.5 months

Oh, so he’s 26 like I said. And it’s closer to 3 months

he should probably just retire then since he's 50 and banged up

 

[scoopscj]

No matter what fan base you belong to, a league without McDavid is like ice cream without flavor.

The league is better when he's playing.

Hope he gets well soon.

 

[ricky0034]

I'm sure the Oilers forward depth will be fine

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I heard he plays 700 minutes a game though

just give that icetime to Adam Erne and they'll be fine

 

[trick9]

Been saying this for awhile. Take their 2 Elite guys and this is not a playoff team. Adding them makes them that, but everyone is talking like they are a contender. Obviously McDrai can take them far, but the rest of the team has lots of holes.

What team is a Playoff team if you take out 2 of their best players and ~25% of their cap?