EDMONTON, AB - On Friday, Oilers Head Coach Dave Tippett aligned the Dynamic Duo - Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl - together with Zack Kassian but in Edmonton's home opener on Wednesday, the Duo was divided.
There's little doubt that when paired, the math makes sense.
Last season, McDavid and Draisaitl shared 805:37 of ice time at even strength and their production skyrocketed. Both established career highs in points - No. 97 compiling 116 and No. 29 netting 105 - with The Deutschland Dangler becoming one of two players in the League to score 50 goals.
Although Tippett began the 2019-20 season with the superstars apart, he isn't completely married to the idea, intending to add the tandem into the equation at certain times during matches.
BLOG: Tippett's Dynamic Duo deployment
Oilers Head Coach Dave Tippett elaborated on his deployment of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl as a tandem on Friday
