ANAHEIM, Calif. — In hindsight, Connor McDavid probably should have just shot the puck himself.
That’s what his coach and general manager were thinking at the time. And that’s what his teammates were expecting him to do. “I think Connor will tell you that 21 guys were yelling, ‘Shoot,’ ” said Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan.
Heck, even The Great One, who was sitting high up in the press box on Wednesday night, thought McDavid literally passed on a chance to score what would have been a career-high 17th goal of the season when he and Leon Draisaitl played give-and-go — with McDavid adding a somewhat unnecessary “give” for the opening goal in a 4-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks.