The Edmonton Oilers Are Cooked If McDavid Is Eating A Crosscheck To The Beak Without A Bench Clearing Brawl After
You want to know why the Edmonton Oilers were such a dynasty in the mid-80's? It's not just because Wayne Gretzky was the most dominant hockey player who ever touched a sheet of ice. It's not just because they also had Messier and Kurri and Coffey and Grant Fuhr. But they also had guys like Dave Semenko who made sure that if you even looked at Gretzky the wrong way, you were going to be eating all your meals for the summer through a straw. They had all the talent in the world, but they also had heart and balls. And if you want to win a Cup, you need an equal amount of all 3.
Sure, it was at the end of the game and guys were probably heading to the locker room already. Sure, McDavid started the whole thing with giving a whack to Soucy's legs. But the fact that the best player in the world ended up in this position and taking a crosscheck to the face without every single person who makes money from the Oilers organization going after Soucy?
Well there it is. That's the biggest difference between the Oilers of the 80s and the Oilers right now. That's why Wayne Gretzky won 4 Cups in Edmonton, and Connor McDavid won't get his hands on the Cup until he inevitably leaves for greener pastures.
The only way you can restore any faith back into Edmonton is if Soucy doesn't get suspended and the Oilers go after him and Zadorov all night in game 4. But something tells me they won't do anything about it because this team just doesn't have it in them. Maybe Zach Hyman will get his dad to sue Zadorov. Maybe Evander Kane will try to slewfoot someone in the corner. But until the Edmonton Oilers sign a mutant like Rempe to just patrol the ice every time McDavid is out there, they'll always be an easy out in the playoffs. Time is running out. The summer of 2026 will be here before you know it.