In fact, he reminded you no fewer than a dozen times during his postseason press conference, days after his Oilers were swept out of the Stanley Cup first round by the Winnipeg Jets. Faced with a play-in series in 2020, the fifth-place Oilers somehow lost to the 12th-place Chicago Blackhawks. McDavid has a Hart Trophy on his resume and has won the Art Ross three times, but postseason success has proven elusive. Eventually, they reached a Cup final and a conference final in the years leading up to their Cup championship in 1997. Barring a major shakeup of their front office, the Oilers seem set to ride out Holland’s “stick with it” plan.

Source: Forbes May 27, 2021 12:11 UTC