Last season, the team was 1-2 by the third game of the regular season, so all is not lost. Nonetheless, Woodcroft went back to the drawing board and came up with a plan to revitalize the team.
Of course, that would leave the Oilers easier to defend against, since your top two stars would be on the same line.
A bonus-heavy contract and the acquisition of Connor Brown does not provide any confidence in the decision to dump the Eerie Otters teammates so early. It is possible, however, that this is all about revitalizing the chemistry between McDavid and Draisaitl as well.