EDMONTON - Connor McDavid says it’s time for the Edmonton Oilers to get their act together and get going.
Speaking to the media after a fast-paced, hour-long practice Friday, the Oilers captain said the team has to begin playing with a little more desperation, a little more urgency.
And it has to start now.
“Fifteen games in … we’re in the meat of the season now,” McDavid said of the Oilers. “Two games here, then we go on a long road trip, a lot of hockey, a lot on the road. It’s time we get going.”
The Oilers have had notoriously slow starts the previous few seasons and while their 6-5-4 record is a noticeable improvement, the team has fallen into a habit of surrendering leads and losing recent games.
“We’ve done it six times,” McDavid said of blowing leads. “We have to talk about it

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