"I mean, what more can Connor do?"
Since Connor McDavid established himself as the NHL's premier offensive talent, that's been the common refrain when assessing the successes and, well, mainly failures of the Edmonton Oilers. Overcoming the best defenders and the most meticulously designed shutdown schemes in the greatest league in the world has been one thing, but overcoming the ineptitude of the original front office tasked with building around him is another, completely.
As long as 35-40 minutes were out of his hands each night as he caught his wind from the bench, it seemed that all he could do would eventually be undone on balance.