Yesterday the Oilers fired Dave Tippett, and immediately after the Oilers reporter Mark Spector released an article which criticized the team and it's best player Connor McDavid. This wasn't a surprising article as "Spec" seems hellbent on protecting aging hockey men like Ken Holland and Dave Tippett.
"Connor McDavid uses his surreal speed to fly the zone and scorer highlight-reel goals, but not often enough to prevent chances in his own zone. He's great with the puck, but without it McDavid -- who has spoken of his need to defend better, and has made strides -- still couldn't carry Sid Crosby's equipment bag.
While most hockey players choose to ignore the noise outside of their market it did seem like these comments got to McDavid because after his press availability he pulled out this boss move and called out 'Spec' in front of everyone. Not to engage in a conflict, but to pull the veteran reporter aside to presumably deal with this issues behind closed door.
