Connor McDavid shares the all-time low in his career

"That was a low point, I would say even in my career, it felt like."

"We had a meeting the next day (after the loss in San Jose) and the meeting was, 'There's nowhere else to go. We're last.' That was a tough realization, you know?"

"We went 24-3 at one point. It's the National Hockey League. You can't be counting on that every year. Certainly we're thrilled to be through the first round, and when you look back, I think that that adversity was a good thing."

"The last time the Oilers and Canucks faced each other in the playoffs was in 1992. The Oilers won in six games.

What was happening in Canada then?

The Prime Minister was Brian Mulroney.
Alberta's Premier was Don Getty.
B.C.'s Premier was Mike Harcourt.

Canada's population was 28 million.
The Raccoons, Super Dave & CODCO went off the air.
The Big Comfy Couch, North of 60 and The Odyssey debuted.

Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman in space.
Canada celebrated 125 years.
The ban on homosexuals in the military ended.
The Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series.

Current Oilers backup goalie Calvin Pickard was born.
Barbara Frum and Joe Schuster died.