What took so long for Connor McDavid find the back of the net?

Good question. It would be nice for him put a little bit more rubber home, especially if it means more wins for his team. At the same time, he still better than a point-per-game player, leading the Oilers with a goal and seven assists over their first seven games.

And it’s not like he hasn’t been shooting the puck, leading all Edmonton forwards in that category, too. Sure, there have been certain situations where it seems as if he is making a conscious effort not to put pucks on net, as if he’s too busy calculating the best chance to make the perfect pass for a teammate to score a highlight reel goal.

The longest scoring drought of his career is 10 games, so he still had a while to go before something was truly amiss, as

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