One of the favourite quotes of Oil Country is a saying that Oilers hockey great Craig MacTavish, a former coach and GM of the team, liked to bust out: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result.” Article content

We’re a third of the way through the NHL season. This definition applies to Edmonton Oilers as they now stand. This is a team going nowhere fast, in no small part due to a long run of rancid defensive play, but also because it’s been just OK with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on the ice at even strength but horrible without one of the two. Article content Article content

With either McDavid and/or Draisaitl on the ice in 725 even strength minutes, the Oilers have scored 37 goals and given up 34, reports Na

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