Connor McDavid sends a strong message to the team after third straight loss
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Well, after the Edmonton Oilers suffer another disappointing loss to mark the third straight poor performance in a row, the media and fans are starting to press the panic button early on.
Although the Edmonton Oilers lost game seven of the Stanley Cup finals, it appears that they are suffering from some sort of hangover to begin the season. After the loss, Captain Connor McDavid took some time to address the media during post game media availability.
«We are getting beat in a lot of battles. We're getting beat in a lot of different ways,» lamented Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who had one lonely assist and was on the ice on two key Calgary goals - directly at fault for one of them.«
Getting beat in most of the puck battles is one thing, but the captain goes onto to talk about the overall sloppiness of the entire offence.
«Puck play has been bad all over,» McDavid said. «Guys fumbling it and not handling passes, (passes) in the air, passes behind guys It's just not good enough in terms of the puck play. When you are not clean with the puck it's tough to get the offence.»
«Ultimately it hasn't been good enough,» McDavid said. «Up and down the lineup, myself first and foremost. Everybody could be better and everybody will be better.»
«Ultimately it hasn't been good enough,» McDavid said. «Up and down the lineup, myself first and foremost. Everybody could be better and everybody will be better.»
You could label this a Stanley Cup hangover, but that begs the question: What was the excuse for the 2-9-1 start to last season?
The Edmonton Oilers look to regroup when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow night. If the Oilers manage to somehow drop a fourth stream game in a row, the team could be in big trouble
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