[quote title=JPro wrote on Tue, 21 January 2020 08:07]

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 20 January 2020 15:05

Adam wrote on Mon, 20 January 2020 14:58 RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 20 January 2020 14:24 Or it's a great short-term solution but delays the inevitable, much like when the Oilers delayed shoulder surgery for almost a full-year for Nugent-Hopkins...or when they delayed shoulder surgery for almost a full year for Oscar Klefbom. Hopefully this works out well - but the Oilers don't have a great track record on this stuff...they prefer to play the wheels off guys who are hurt - even in seasons where we haven't been competitive. It does seem really interesting that the usage of McDavid has been so high given that he was coming back from this... Taking a short term view with their meal ticket for what they no doubt hope will be another 10+ years... That would be something else. I can't see it though. there is stupid. There is Chia level stupid. That would be Eric Francis level stupid. No way Ken Holland rushes him back in his first year as GM. No one would have blamed him for having this year be a complete write-off if he let McDavid get the proper full recovery. Between the injury and the mess Chia left him, it would have been perfectly digestible for a new GM to blow the 2019/2020 season. Then again, I don't see a "with full autonomy" tag on Ken's website profile anymore...

I don't doubt that a lot of the push to come back quickly came from McDavid. He wants to play and wants to win. The question is whether or not the Oilers got him the right medical opinions to ensure he's going to have a long and productive career post-recovery, or if they "selected" opinions that fit their season ticket priorities.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.