McDavid Fighting Something As Oilers Drop Game 2 To Ducks
Connor McDavid is struggling, battling the puck and not looking like his typical dominant self. Meanwhile, coach Knoblauch remains tight-lipped about anything that might be bugging his captain.
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Well, it might be a, a little bit of kind of what we talked about with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Frank.
I mean, the experience versus youth and, you know, specifically playoff experience here.
And you're gonna see teams like Anaheim are still gonna be a little rough around the edges like Mike was saying.
But, do you think that experience from this Oilers team will ultimately win the day here?
I do, Emma.
And when you're looking at this, you know, yeah, Stan Bowman overpaid, but Jason Dickinson and Connor Murphy have been invaluable for Edmonton.
They've shored up the defensive side of the Oilers.
You know, part of the problem that Edmonton had the past few years against Florida is they weren't that well situated defensively, especially from the forward group.
You've got Jason Dickinson, who really shouldered a lot of weight in Chicago, was able to take over some of that primary scoring in Chicago, where they're still bringing prospects up.
But now he's transitioned to a di- into a different role.
He's taken some of the weight off his shoulders.
He's free to play a grittier, greasier game while keeping his defensive instincts intact.
So I think if you look at those ki- this Oilers team versus the past two seasons, it's defensive depth in the forward corps.
That's what will win them the day if they stick to that against Anaheim.
