Connor McDavid Is Back To His Old Ways Of Making His Opponents Look Like They've Never Stepped On A Sheet Of Ice Before
Things were looking a little bleak there for the Edmonton Oilers to start the season. You'd have to hope that rock bottom was when the team was 2-6-1 heading into a matchup against the San Jose Sharks who had just won their first game after losing 11 straight to start the year. The Oilers were reeling, the Sharks were an absolute disaster of a team, and Edmonton desperately needed a "get right" game. Instead, they lost that game and then fired their head coach. They lost 4 games in a row where Connor McDavid only had one point during that stretch. Shit was so bad for the Edmonton Oilers that Ryan Whitney jumped ship and is officially #done with the Oilers.
Ever since the Whit Dog jumped off the Oil Tank, the team has gone 8-3. They've won their last 5 games in a row. McDavid has picked up 16 points during those 5 games, and has 19 points in their last 7. He's got himself back up to top 10 in the league in both assists and points, and last night was vintage McDavid.
The type of McDavid that makes National Hockey League defensemen look like a bunch of beer leaguers out there who had a little too much to drink in the locker room before the game. The type of McDavid that has head coaches on the bench questioning just what in the fuck they're even doing out there in the first place.
The Canes have to feel like they just dodged a nuclear missile with the fact that they have another game against Calgary coming up later tonight. Because if they were back home today without a game until the weekend? You have to imagine Rod The Bod is skating the boys until their blades fall off. All because the rest of the league decided to mess around and let Connor McDavid get hot.
Turns out he's still a sick bastard.