Oilers drafted first overall *4 times* between 2010-2015 (6 drafts). 2015 being McDavid. 2014 they were 3rd overall and got Draisaitl.
It's the sum total of that astronomical draft capital, punctuated by McDavid, being fruitless, that is the comic tragedy.
You really do need to ask yourself if the Oilers pissing away Connor McDavid's 20's is the worst mismanagement of a generational talent in North American sports history.