Are the Edmonton Oilers overplaying Connor McDavid? Today, we put his ice time under the microscope and fire up the Concern‑O‑Meter to see if this is a real problem for the Oilers… or just fans panicking.
We break down McDavid’s 5v5 and special teams minutes, compare his usage to other NHL superstars, and talk about what this means for the Oilers’ playoff push.
Timestamps:
0:00 McDavid ice time: why fans are freaking out
1:10 How much is McDavid actually playing?
3:00 Power play vs 5v5 minutes breakdown
4:30 Are the Oilers relying on McDavid too much?
6:30 Nugent‑Hopkins & the depth scoring problem
9:00 What needs to change before playoffs?
Let us know in the comments: What’s your McDavid ice‑time Concern‑O‑Meter rating from 1–10?
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6 Comments
Holy sh..YES … they are def overplaying him… Jesus… those numbers are wild…. Certainly unsustainable….no matter how much he wants it… he’s human and it’s a team game…. They need to build a winning team to take some of the weight or he will surely get injured.
Every coach does the same shit and ends up fired. Id love a new coach. This same old shit gets so old. Florida was a 4 line team that beat us twice.
This is the topic!? What a stupid topic to talk about.
If you need a top line winger forward and 3 line centre, why not just swap rosy and RNH for a couple games and see if rosy clicks with Mc and if RNH can be like he always does elevates the caliber of play of his linemates and see if the third line produces
The Oilers clearly ran out of gas in the last 2 games vs FLA last season. Knobber doesn't believe in load management. He runs McDavid and Drai for 2-minute shifts, which end up costing the team wins.
Nuge is the problem??? With a bottom 6 that hasn’t scored a point all season? Please.
Yes Knob is overplaying McDrai. Like every coach before him.