A lot is being said about the injury captain and the German star forward… even in the Oilers’ dressing room. Find out more down below:

The Edmonton Oilers continue to dig themselves out of their early-season hole with Leon Draisaitl wielding a wide shovel in the absence of captain and NHL star Connor McDavid. Draisaitl's second three-point night since McDavid was sidelined with an ankle injury paced the Oilers to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Sunday in Edmonton's lone visit to the Saddledome this season.

Two games since Connor McDavid landed on the Injured Reserve, two wins for the Edmonton Oilers. The team has tightened things up since that ugly 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last week when they watched their captain go down with an ankle injury.

The Edmonton Oilers superstar returned to practice on Monday, marking his first time back on the ice since suffering an ankle injury last week.

In an ironic way, losing Connor McDavid for two or three weeks can make the Edmonton Oilers a better team. Stick with me here. Not in the short-term, perhaps. But better in a way that can only happen when the security blanket is ripped away and it’s sink-or-win time — playing without McJesus the way everyone else has to.