Connor McDavid was once compared to Wayne Gretzky. It was a fitting comparison in 2015 when the elite center was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers, the team that produced The Great One, arguably the only center more elite than him. 

McDavid was supposed to be the club's savior, the player who would help the perennial losers return to their championship ways. 

But a better comparison these days might be to Mike Trout. The Los Angeles Angels outfielder has only one playoff appearance to his name, a three-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals in 2014. While McDavid does have a few more postseason appearances than that, the Oilers' dysfunction has effectively hamstrung the club and wasted years of the world's best player in his prime.

But even beyond that, it's clear the Edmonton skaters are not generating offense beyond McDavid and Draisaitl. This chart by Corey Sznajder illustrates that, and as Sznajder pointed out, this chart has continually looked like this year after year.