Following McDavid’s rookie season, the Oilers signed Milan Lucic to a seven-year contract. Everyone knows how that turned out, as he was eventually swapped for James Neal who was later bought ...

On an 82-game pace, McDavid finished his rookie season with around 29 goals, 58 assists, and 87 points, primarily playing alongside Jordan Eberle, Benoît Pouliot, and occasionally Nail Yakupov.