Quoting: SHOWTIME_TTV
1st off, McLeod-Draisaitl-Foegele are a small sample size to compare to RNH-McDavid-Hyman which have the most played time together by a mile, 2nd is Draisaitl-McDavid-Hyman!
If you haven't paid attention over the past few years, Draisaitl isn't happy. He's getting the **** end of the stick 5 on 5 because they feel they have to split 29/97. I get the draw of running them down the middle but sometimes you need to let the big dogs eat and let the rest get the scraps. EDM doesn't have a supporting cast that has enough chemistry to make the top 6 solid with 97/29 split up. It's always in a blender and Draisaitl always gets less while guys like RNH/Hyman/Kane/Etc. get more. EDM has center depth, they need to utilize that. This lineup commits to Draisaitl & McDavid. Hopefully they commit in return!
Yeah, reality is a different story. Here are the numbers over the past 3 seasons (since you're worried about sample size).
Your favorite scenario:
McDavid + Draisaitl: 4.04 GF/60 - 2.83 GA/60 = +1.21
Nugent-Hopkins (w/o 97 or 29): 2.66 GF/60 - 2.56 GA/60 = +0.10
Oilers w/o 97, 29 or 93: 1.90 GF/60 - 2.20 GA/60 = -0.30
Total: +1.01 goals per sixty minutes.
The actual best scenario:
Nuge + McDavid + Hyman: 4.63 GF/60 - 2.98 GA/60 = +1.65
Draisaitl + Foegele (no 97): 4.07 GF/60 - 2.88 GA/60 = +1.19
Oilers without any of the above: 1.85 GF/60 - 1.79 GA/60 = +0.06
Total: +2.90 goals per sixty minutes.
The Oilers are far better off splitting their top-6 into McDavid+Hyman and Draisaitl+Foegele pairs as this scenario is nearly 3X more effective than pairing McDavid with Draisaitl.
Winning makes everyone happy.