The regular season can be long and tedious. Take Connor McDavid’s word for it. On the eve of the Edmonton Oilers series opener against the Anaheim Ducks, the team practiced on Sunday morning and met with the media afterwards.

Kasperi Kapanen thinks it’s a no-brainer: Connor McDavid should be the Hart Trophy winner. Hard to argue after McDavid’s game on Wednesday, which almost single-handedly elevated the Edmonton Oilers against the San Jose Sharks.

Connor McDavid scored his first goal and produced his first multi-point game of the playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers scored their first power-play goal of the post-season. Those benefits were erased by Edmonton's flailing defence in the face of the speedy,