After dazzling in Calgary on Saturday night, McDavid had a fairly quiet night against the Canucks. Yes, he set up Nail Yakupov with a genius pass on the Oilers’ first period goal but the Canucks line of Brandon Sutter, Alex Burrows and Radim Vrbata held him in check the rest of the night.

Now we understand the hold a player like McDavid has on this country’s sporting consciousness but you also look forward to the day the novelty wears off. Over his first four games, more ink was devoted to McDavid’s slow start than the federal election. He then scored two goals and added a helper in Calgary on Saturday night and he was back to being McMessiah.

The kid is special but he’s also 18 and he’s not going to dominate the best league in the world every night. Enjoy him for what he brings. Really, it’s pretty good.

-Ed Willes of the Vancouver Province.