In other words, people shouldn't expect a big splash?
"Like I said, we don't want to throw out the baby with the bathwater here. But also understand where we are as a team. We've really improved our depth right through our organization the past couple of years. Again, I just don't want to dismiss that. It doesn't mean there are going to be guys who are going to be impactful right away but we've got some good young players coming up. And we're going to get a good young player in this draft."
As elite a talent as Connor McDavid is, we saw this season that one player can't completely carry a team. The Oilers didn't make the playoffs with him, and Canada didn't win a medal at the 2018 World Championship with him. Do you agree he can't do it alone?
"Obviously you can build around Connor and we plan to and we continue to do so. The expectations on him alone are so high. And he'll meet them. But you need a strong supporting cast, you need a strong leadership group, you need good goaltending. You look at all the teams that [Wayne] Gretzky played on, you look at all the teams that [Mario] Lemieux has played on, you look at all the teams that [Sidney] Crosby plays on, they're strong, strong teams around them. So, we have to do that."