Where are McDavid and Draisaitl when it matters?

[OilWagon]

Mcdavid and draisaitl were hemmed in their own end the entire game after it got tied. They're frauds.

 

[Paul4587]

In reality the difference has been goaltending. Smith has been average where as Hellebuyck is looking like the guy who won the Vezina a season ago.

 

[Kshahdoo]

3 secondary assists for McDavid, great game! Still, they're losing 3-0.

 

[Tebowz]

They were invisible at the end of the game. Oilers with the biggest collapse in playoff history.

 

[CgyFlamesftw]

Never thought a team could choke more than the flames.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

McDavid gave the puck away on the game tying goal. Points don’t matter if you end up costing your team the game.

 

[PensPlz]

When McDavid is having a 100pt regular season: "McDavid is the best. He's so skilled. He's so great. He's a cheat code. He's the best player in the league. GOAT. Crosby who?"

When McDavid is losing the playoffs: "It's a team sport."

 

[dubey]

Big game by the big boys tonight

 

[McFlash97]

Heads need to roll... go into hiding Holland you bitch

 

[KCC]

They were invisible at the end of the game. Oilers with the biggest collapse in playoff history.

I mean, didn't the Leafs do the same thing but it was Game 7 and with much less time remaining? In fact, wasn't it the exact same score? lol

 

[ALine]

The first two games weren't at all representative of mcdavid and draisaitl, but game three was completely representative of the oiler

 

[AMDZen]

Mcdavid and draisaitl were hemmed in their own end the entire game after it got tied. They're frauds.

Not sure if you're 100 percent serious but you're 100 percent correct

They were invisible at the end of the game. Oilers with the biggest collapse in playoff history.

Seriously? In history? Lol. Not even the biggest playoff collapse I've seen by a Canadian team in the last couple of years. I saw the sweep after game 1

 

[ItsFineImFine]

I still think they're two of the best modern forwards to play the game (I still scoff at the Lemieux type comparisons though) and to me the problem is really just how mediocre to bad the rest of the Oilers roster is.

Like I kid you not I'd take some of the Sens roster when it comes to the bottom six over the Oilers'.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

I only watched the end of regulation and OT, but there is no commitment from McDavid defensively. You can tell all he thinks about is how to regain possession as quick as possible and is cheating for the rush chance. A few minutes before the goal he left his guy wide open in the inside of the circle.

It is an improvement over regular season McDavid, since I actually saw him below his own goal line at one point

 

[Kamina]

McDrai aren't the problem.... The problem is that the Oilers are a lottery team in every respect when McDrai aren't on the ice.

 

[Super Hans]

Not a lot of support on that team, but doesn't change the fact that they got sonned by the Lowry line.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

I only watched the end of regulation and OT, but there is no commitment from McDavid defensively. You can tell all he thinks about is how to regain possession as quick as possible and is cheating for the rush chance. A few minutes before the goal he left his guy wide open in the inside of the circle.

It is an improvement over regular season McDavid, since I actually saw him below his own red line at one point

He was doing the same thing in the meaningless final game against Vancouver; hanging out by the blue line and blowing the zone. It’s all about the offence for that guy.

 

[Kamina]

I still think they're two of the best modern forwards to play the game (I still scoff at the Lemieux type comparisons though) and to me the problem is really just how mediocre to bad the rest of the Oilers roster is.

Like I kid you not I'd take some of the Sens roster when it comes to the bottom six over the Oilers'.

I mean... the Oilers kind of have two fourth lines and the Sens have two third lines.

Devin Shore Rating: 69.6#141 LW	Jujhar Khaira Rating: 69.1#152 C	Josh Archibald Rating: 71.2#95 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 69.99#28 FL3
Tyler Ennis Rating: 71.4#90 LW	Gaetan Haas Rating: 69.6#139 C	Kailer Yamamoto Rating: 73.5#47 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.52#8 FL4

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Nick Paul Rating: 71.2#105 LW	Artem Anisimov Rating: 72.2#75 C	Evgenii Dadonov Rating: 73.1#53 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 72.16#15 FL3
Alex Formenton	Logan Brown	Parker Kelly	FL4 Rating Rating: 72.36#2 FL4

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[saffronleaf]

No one player can get it done. Every player will have games they don't take control. I don't think McDavid or Draisaitl are the issues at all. But you need so much more than that to make a deep playoff run.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

4 games vs a weak #12 Chicago team are like half of their points. It shouldn’t have even counted as playoffs, even though the NHL said it technical was. Gimmick.

Draisaitl had 16 points in 13 games in 2017 playoffs as well.

McDavid only had 9 in 13 games in the 2017 playoffs but it was far from nothing before he dominated Chicago like he should. And despite the playoffs being expanded that year, and less games played, there have been teams recently with worse win totals that made the playoffs that that Chicago team.

This thread was silly no matter how you want to spin it or cherry pick data

 

[saffronleaf]

McDrai presser live

 

[AMDZen]

I only watched the end of regulation and OT, but there is no commitment from McDavid defensively. You can tell all he thinks about is how to regain possession as quick as possible and is cheating for the rush chance. A few minutes before the goal he left his guy wide open in the inside of the circle.

It is an improvement over regular season McDavid, since I actually saw him below his own goal line at one point

That's the same McDavid in every post season game of the last 3 years. If he's not scoring, he's not contributing. After it was 4-1 McDavid disappeared

 

[Hockeyholic]

I mean they were good for 52 minutes tonight. But Hockey is a 60 minute game.

The fact that the best player in the league has garbage for wingers is just unacceptable and embarassing. They are wasting him like the Angels are wasting Trout.

 

[A1LeafNation]

When will McDavid have his Stevie Y moment...where he focuses on winning more than scoring?

 

[Gutchecktime]

Feel bad for Draisatl and McDavid - two players does not a hockey team make no matter how phenomenal they are. They need some help.