Connor McDavid calls out his team as the Edmonton Oilers suffer another loss
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are 0-3-0 to start the 2024/25 season, and the captain is clearly frustrated with his team after a Battle of Alberta defeat.
After a deep Stanley Cup Playoffs run a year ago, the Edmonton Oilers were expected to start this season hot, but unfortunately for them they've come away with three straight defeats to start the year. On Sunday, the team lost their third straight game on home ice, this time to their biggest rival in the Calgary Flames, and it's clear the frustration is growing, with veteran Corey Perry calling his team out after the game.
Now, captain Connor McDavid has done the same thing after the team has scored just three goals through three games, noting where the team have struggled early in the season and why it's costing them games.
Puck play has been bad all over, McDavid said. Guys fumbling it and not handling passes, (passes) in the air, passes behind guys It's just not good enough in terms of the puck play. When you are not clean with the puck it's tough to get the offence.
Ultimately it hasn't been good enough, McDavid said. Up and down the lineup, myself first and foremost. Everybody could be better and everybody will be better.
The team have struggled all over the ice, with the Oilers allowing 15 goals in that time while tallying just three, and while they started slow and turned it around a season ago, the warning signs are there for this team to struggle in a big way this season. The Battle of Alberta with the now 3-0-0 Flames wasn't expected to go this way, but with McDavid not making much of an impact and the team looking tired, this isn't the ideal start for the Oilers, and with several veterans calling the team out, things need to change very soon.
