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Connor McDavid Era Starts Tonight

10/08/2015 at 8:44am EDT

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

McDavid, we have learned during his first professional training camp, is the under-promise and over-deliver type. After what this franchise has been through for the past 20 years, his approach is identical to that of Nicholson, new GM Peter Chiarelli and new head coach Todd McLellan.

“I’m excited for the fans, but I want to temper it,” Nicholson, now the Oilers Chief Executive Officer, cautions. “This is a team that’s in the process of getting better, but we’ve got to keep expectations under control here.”

Like Charlie Brown in the old Peanuts cartoon, an entire Northern Alberta fan base is lining up behind that football again this fall, praying that it’s still going to be there when they go for the big kick. That it’s not a mirage — again — and they fall flat on their backs with a giant, “Ugh!”

Messier, who knows a thing or two about winning, says it’s time for change. He sees McDavid is the difference maker that will allow this franchise to get up off of its knees.

Finally.

“There’s a distinct different feeling,” he said. “There’s been a lot of change in the organization, with Connor coming in to compliment all the other players who are getting well established in the league. The new arena coming… Just a lot of great things happening.

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The Oilers will be playing the Blues tonight in St. Louis, will you be watching?

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