This afternoon reports confirmed that Connor McDavid turned down a major offer from head coach Kris Knoblauch before the Oilers game against the Flyers. Connor McDavid over the last week has been captivating the world while <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/connor-mcdavid-shares-a-message-with-the-fans-after-4-nations-face-off-win' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>showing off his incredible skill at the 4 Nations Face-Off.</a> The tournament of course ended in jubilation for McDavid and Canada as he scored in overtime to lift them to the championship win. Since then McDavid returned to Edmonton but there were true questions about whether he would be back in the lineup today against the Philadelphia Flyers. A new report confirms that head coach Kris Knoblauch made McDavid an offer before the game that the captain ultimately turned down. <h3>Connor McDavid Turns Down A Request From Head Coach Kris Knoblauch</h3> According to a report from Adam Kimelman head coach Kris Knoblauch explored the idea of potentially giving McDavid the afternoon off against the Flyers to rest after the 4 Nations Face-Off. Other players like Brady Tkachuk of the Ottawa Senators took their coach up on this type of offer and took a game off to rest. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1893414554991796319'> </a></blockquote></div> But of course, McDavid is not the type of player that would agree to such a thing with Knoblauch confirming the Oilers captain wanted no part of a day away from the squad. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLAdamK/status/1893342672254857608'> </a></blockquote></div> Despite the loss today for the Oilers with McDavid in the lineup the determination and commitment shown by the Oilers captain is what matters in the long run. McDavid will continue along hoping to once again break the 100-point plateau by the end of the season and continue proving why he is one of the all-time greats in the sport of hockey. The Oilers will now look to get back on track against the Washington Capitals tomorrow afternoon.