The Oilers are having a tough time dealing with Connor McDavid!

It's not always easy to manage a superstar like McDavid!

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Published 7 years ago
The Oilers are having a tough time dealing with Connor McDavid!
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The Edmonton Oilers have one of the best hockey player on the planet in their hands. The Richmond Hill native has 34 points in 25 games and is on a 100 points season pace, just like Sidney Crosby. And Just like Sidney Crosby, he sees the ice like nobody can, he makes plays at such a high speed it's almost inhuman and just like Sidney Crosby... it's hard to be on his wing.

Remember when Max Talbot was Crosby's go-to guy? Right now, on the left side of the #87 stands Conor Sheary, an undrafted 24 year-old who played 3 years in the AHL before getting anybody's attention. Yet he's living the dream, all because he's playing the way Sid wants him to.

The Edmonton Oilers' upper management are still scratching their head, trying to figure out who would be the best fit for their franchise player. To this day, they tried: Milan Lucic, Patrick Maroon, Jesse Puljujarvi, Leon Draisaitl, Jordan Eberle and even a few shifts with Benoit Pouliot. While Milan Lucic and Draisaitl are on pace for a career-year, it's all different for Jordan Eberle who saw his point-per-game production drop as soon as McDavid got into the lineup last year. It's bad news for Eberle because #97 isn't going anywhere.

McDavid will pivot a line with Draisaitl on the right and Lucic on the left for tonight's game against the Anaheim Ducks.