Player grades, Games 1-10: McDavid, Klefbom led way as Edmonton Oilers survived & thrived vs. NHL's best

It’s still October so by definition “early days” in the 2018-19 National Hockey League season, but things are already shaping up pretty well for the Edmonton Oilers.
The NHL club survived a brutal opening ten games that included an opening road trip (actually two trips) that covered 20,000 km before ever seeing their home ice. More importantly it saw a steady diet of many of the NHL’s best clubs, one powerhouse after another in an intimidating a six-game stretch against 1