Oilers captain Connor McDavid isn't sugarcoating anything: he wants his teammates to get going and play a much better game tonight vs. the Avalanche. Connor McDavid made it clear prior to facing the Avalanche that <a href='https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-avalanche-9.6972136' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>it's time for the Edmonton Oilers to get their act together.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1987169627798131174'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> A speedy, one-hour practice concluded on Friday, and the team's captain told the media that his players must begin to play with a sense of urgency. He believes that it has to start now, as frustration mounts. Fifteen games in we're in the meat of the season now, McDavid said of the Oilers. Two games here, then we go on a long road trip, a lot of hockey, a lot on the road. It's time we get going. We've done it six times, McDavid said of blowing leads. We have to talk about it, something we have to figure out. That's an area we have to clean up. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ctvedmonton/status/1987014772668219775'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Although the 6-5-4 record is an improvement from the team's usual lethargic opening games, the team has consequently fallen into a dangerous rut of blowing leads late in games. The team's head coach, Kris Knoblauch, cited the lack of focus demonstrated in their collapses against St. Louis, losing 3-2, as well as in their loss to Dallas, 4-3, as a result of too many players failing to compete hard on the ice despite making turnovers. <h3>Connor McDavid admitted there has been a feeling of a disconnect</h3> McDavid has agreed that he has <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/tensions-boil-over-at-edmonton-oilers-practice-as-teammates-go-at-it' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>felt disconnected on many instances</a>, making it tough for his team to find rhythm while maintaining control of the play for sixty minutes. We're putting ourselves in good spots, McDavid said of the Oilers getting some early leads recently. [But] we're not closing them out, something we're normally quite good at. That hasn't been the trend this year, something we have to figure out. And it's been that way for a little bit, he said. We have areas we have to clean up, we know what we're doing, we have to get back to it. We have to get on the forecheck, get some pucks back, get through the neutral zone, that's been a real problem for us, and we have to find a way to do a better job of it. The Edmonton Oilers don't have long to wonder about their dilemmas. The team will have its work cut out for it as they play host to one of the best teams within the NHL, as the Central Division-leading Colorado Avalanche, boasting a record of 8-1-5, travel to Rogers Place on Saturday night.