With Zach Hyman sidelined, Coach Chris Knoblauch is putting Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl back together on the first line. In this episode, we dive deep into what this means for the entire Oilers lineup.
Why Knoblauch is going back to McDavid-Draisaitl pairing:
The “floor vs ceiling” coaching philosophy
Trickle-down effects on the rest of the lineup
Lessons from the Stanley Cup Final deployment
What this says about the team’s playoff mindset
Impact on young players like Savoie and Howard
9:18 FanDuel sponsorship and NFL betting options
11:51 Implications of pairing McDavid and Draisaitl
18:34 Knoblauch’s mindset and playoff expectations
24:42 Oilers’ defensive strategy and situational play
McDavid & Draisaitl REUNITED: Why Knoblauch is Making This HUGE Change
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Can’t wait until It’s Locked on Oilers time
3 more minutes Nic
But Connor and Leon Sucked and everything got blamed on Stu and Knobs!
Your strategy of putting McDavid and Draisaitl together until Hyman comes back makes sense. The only issue I see with it is that the Oilers also desperately need Howard and Savoie to have extra-ordinary rookie seasons. This is already asking a lot and probably too much, from these rookies. Now you're saying that one of them has to achieve great things without access to McDavid or Draisaitl's talent. I don't think that will work out. Who's on the second line? Savoie, Mangiapani and RNH? I'm not sure those two are going to elevate Savoie to world-beating staus. And if Mangiapani and RNH are on the second line, then the third and fourth lines are basically a wash as the entire talent pool is concentrated in the top two lines. Seems to me that since the Oilers NEED Savoie and Howard to have award winning seasons, they have no choice but to split McDavid and Draisaitl so that those two rookies have access to their superstar talent.
The two together is 26 mil. That I’ve 1/4 of total cap space going towards 2/3 of one line. That will not win a cup.