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Edmonton Oilers winning draft lottery is a problem - for Connor McDavid

The Oilers have a very sketchy history when it comes to the healthcare of their players. Thanks to the lottery, McDavid may be next in line.

The NHL has a problem, and that problem is the Edmonton Oilers. Not necessarily for the reasons you're thinking, though. Not totally because, after winning the NHL draft lottery, they're soon to take their fourth first overall pick in the past six years; although that's definitely a part of it. But because the Oilers have, in recent years - and if we're being honest with ourselves, probably even longer than that - a history of failing to properly look after their players.