What is wrong with Mcdavid?

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Laziness and lacks the character to battle through the struggles.

When's your doc coming out?

Whatever it Takes 2: Oleksiak
The story of one man's struggle to overcome dank basement lighting, Cheeto dust-covered fingers, and crippling insecurity to weakly troll an internet message board.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Also I think the fact that McDavid has not won anything in the chl or the NHL is starting to come to the light. When bedard was drafted the analysts were comparing him to Crosby while he was putting on his jersey not mcdavid. It seems the hope for bedard is to follow in crosbys footsteps which is obv much better to be a winner.

Excellent point. McDavid has to know that his legacy will be of the incomplete Marino/Barkley varietal if he doesn't win a Cup: "He was a great player, but ...."

To a lesser extent, I also wonder if Jack Eichel hoisting the Cup is a factor. There are also some similarities there: Both were drafted with high expectations of leading their teams to Cups, and neither team ultimately met their side of the bargain to provide an adequate supporting cast. Now, McDavid looks back and sees that for Eichel to succeed he had to jump ship.

So, McDavid has the Eichel example of what might still be, while at the same time he's watching Bedard start to steal his limelight. Mix that with what has gone on with the Oilers (and isn't getting any better, and might be even slightly worse) and it would be no surprise if McDavid was at the very limit of professional frustration.

 

[Golden_Jet]

When's your doc coming out?

Whatever it Takes 2: Oleksiak
The story of one man's struggle to overcome dank basement lighting, Cheeto dust-covered fingers, and crippling insecurity to weakly troll an internet message board.

Is it a 3 part documentary

 

[logan5]

The Oilers organization has completely demoralized him.

 

[authentic]

My intel says that this issue cannot be fixed in one or two weeks. They are even not sure if it‘s fixable without surgery… at the moment he trys to play through it…

In case they will not improve, mcd will be shut down for the season by xmas…

Mark my words

Is this for real?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Are you part of the PDO crowd that think you can have 50 shots and you score more?? Canucks had 30 shots last night and scored 10 goals but could have 15 if they tried and didn't miss some of their chances. The Canucks are not the type of shoot the puck from anywhere team like Calgary or Edmonton. They hold on to the puck and like to keep possession and only shoot when they see an opening. So this unsustainable PDO bullcrap is not applicable to every team.

The highest full season shooting percentage number this millennium is 12.4%

The highest that nhl.com has data for (1959-60 to present) is 17.1%, by the 83-84 Oilers. The second best is 16.1% by the 86-86 Oilers. 3rd and 4th are also 80s Oilers teams. Do you see a pattern here?

I am not saying teams have no influence on shooting percentage. Some shots are more likely to go in than others. But literally no one other than the best team in the highest scoring era of all time with the best player of all time has managed numbers as good as the Canucks have so far this season.

I won't even get into the publicly available shot quality data, which suggests that the Canucks aren't even taking better shots than the average team, because you'll just shoot that down as PDO nonsense as well.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Is it a 3 part documentary

I'm hearing Ken Burns is attached, so I wouldn't expect anything less than an epic anthology.

 

[Hank Plank]

Then you could fill out the rest of the team, with minimum wagers.

So like the Oilers.

 

[abo9]

People saying he’s playing hurt, why in the world would the Oilers play him hurt ? If he gets a season ending injury, their season is a wrap

Its just hockey mentality. You play through injuries until you cant.

Imo its incredibly stupid. We'll see what happens later in the year i guess

 

[BobRossColton]

He's definitely letting my fantasy team down, haha.

 

[Czechboy]

He has an incompetent GM and management group.

His starting goalie in year x (I want to say 7) is Skinner or Campbell.

He has Cody Ceci in his top 4.

He has no drafted players out of round 2 to 7 being effective... McLeod is doing nothing. Skinner looks bad. VD is a fan fav but average at best and no one will convince me bro, VD or Ceci would've cracked the Stanley Cup winning avs or knights teams.

The first rounders look like shit too... Bro and Holloway can't do shit. JP gone for free. Yam gone for free.

Last effective drafted guy is Bouch and he was drafted x (want to say 5) years ago. Second most effective guy is Schaeffer who helped return Ek.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

McDavid Matthews Marner
Bertuzzi Tavares Nylander

CAN YOU IMAGINE!!!

I'm pretty sure Matthews and Tavares would refuse to go to Edmonton. The other three might though.

 

[hurdemz]

He's human

 

[frisco]

RNH, Hyman and Kane are their top 6. Compare their forward group to Canucks and you will notice why Canucks are the highest scoring team in the league with 46 goals now. They have their Pettersson and Miller to McDavid and Drai but then the rest of Oilers falls short. Canucks have 2 lethal snipers aside from their 2 best forwards in Kuzmenko and Boeser who are young and proven. Then they have speedy Mikheyev, and young Digeseuppe which brings grit. Then you go down further into the lineup and still have Garland who had 50 to 60 points per year during the past 3 or 4 years playing and beauvillier who is a streaky goal scorer that can play in top 6 in their bottom 6. Then there is Pius Suter and Lafferty good for 10 to 15 goals, Hoglander who has improved and has skills to eventually be a top 6 forward in the future. Add good PKers in Blueger, Joshua, Aman who is not playing right now. Then dig deeper and you still have Podkolzin and Bains in the farm who are NHL ready imo.

Yes, everyone in the NHL is rushing to copy the flawless Vancouver model of success that has got them one playoff appearance over the past nine seasons just because they've won seven of the first ten games this year.

And even if teams wanted to copy Vancouver, where are you going to get elite talent like Pius Suter, Lafferty, Blueger, Aman not to mention a lethal sniper like Boeser? I mean they're not even using Bains, he's down on the farm!

Teams just may as well all go into rebuilding mode while the Canucks dominate the next eight to ten years.

My Best-Carey

 

[Fighter]

I had the first overall in my fantasy league and ofc drafted him. That's why he's gonna suck this year. Sorry guys.

 

[Faceboner]

I think he might be depressed as reality is setting in that he will never win a Cup in Edmonton.

He has done everything he possibly could but has been handicapped by management that d-core is still a mess

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Yes, everyone in the NHL is rushing to copy the flawless Vancouver model of success that has got them one playoff appearance over the past nine seasons just because they've won seven of the first ten games this year.

And even if teams wanted to copy Vancouver, where are you going to get elite talent like Pius Suter, Lafferty, Blueger, Aman not to mention a lethal sniper like Boeser? I mean they're not even using Bains, he's down on the farm!

Teams just may as well all go into rebuilding mode while the Canucks dominate the next eight to ten years.

My Best-Carey

Doesn't sound like My Best to me...lol.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Plenty of time for McDavid and Edmonton to turn it around and get into the playoffs.

 

[GreatGonzo]

Also I think the fact that McDavid has not won anything in the chl or the NHL is starting to come to the light. When bedard was drafted the analysts were comparing him to Crosby while he was putting on his jersey not mcdavid. It seems the hope for bedard is to follow in crosbys footsteps which is obv much better to be a winner.

Lame take.

He’s done everything In his power to get his team to victory. It’s not his fault the team
Around him is a mess. He’s literally lost to the last two cup winners the last two years, both in which the teams depth, defense, and goaltending were greatly exposed. To simply say he’s “not a winner” is lazy and doesn’t tell the whole story.

 

[GreeningOil]

The Oilers brought McDavid back while he was still injured because their season was circling the drain very quickly.

I am not sure that was smart though. They play in a very bad division so they could afford to get off to a brutal start.

McDavid brought himself back. He wasn’t about to miss that game

 

[Nick Hansen]

The Oilers organization has completely demoralized him.

He's dying alive.

 

[ijuka]

Well, he's injured.

But also, 9 points in 7 games isn't even bad. McDavid started slow a couple years back as well and won the Art Ross in the end.

 

[AvsGuy]

For me its the face. He hasn't got the face of a winner. Looks continually defeated and unable to use it as fuel.

 

[Sniper99]

Plenty of time for McDavid and Edmonton to turn it around and get into the playoffs.

Shhh its HF land where Edmonton is the evil sports franchise on earth you cant say nice things here.

 

[HugginThePost]

You say delusions but look at last year's western Conference and divisional standing after the first 10 games and compared to final standings. They look similar. The only delusional fans are the ones thinking losing 7 games in regulation time is fine, and they can easily catch up lol. Once you go 2-7 or 2-8, it's tough to make up ground unless you go on a 20 game heater. Fact of the matter is that it is hard to play catch-up in the NHL even if you are a good team.

Add to it, the Oilers have had a butter soft schedule to begin the year.