McDavid fully on board with Oilers' addition of Lucic

Milan Lucic made it clear the Connor McDavid factor weighed in on his decision to sign with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, and as it turns out, the 19-year-old is happy to welcome him into the lineup.

McDavid believes Lucic's impact on the roster will be immediate.

"It means so much," McDavid said, according to Mike Brophy of NHL.com. "It kind of gives us that swagger, that meanness that we have been looking for. We tried to do that a little bit last year in adding a couple bigger bodies and it definitely helped, but now you have the addition of Lucic and those guys we added before. We definitely have that mean streak that other teams won't want to be pushing us around."

Lucic is coming off his fourth career 20-goal season, but his knack for winning appeals to McDavid as well.

"We're a young team and he is a bit of an older guy who has won at every level," McDavid said. "That goes as long way."

The duo are expected to start the season as linemates, with the towering Lucic set to drive the net and create space for the ever-dangerous McDavid.

"I think it's going to be a really good experience, something we can both benefit from. He definitely makes players around him better and for me, if I can get him the puck in good positions around the net, he's going to put it away," McDavid said.