Edmonton..looks bad

[X66]

McDavid is good enough to hide many weaknesses and holes, but when he isn't on his game you see them completely.

In all honesty, and yes it's early, but when you look at the Oilers forwards outside of McDavid and Draisaitl, it looks like ass.

None of those remaining forwards would strike fear into any opposition.

McDavid needs to take it to another gear so the team can ride the wave.

 

[Sticksandsun]

At least they didn't break the consecutive years without playoffs record. Tied with Florida.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

It's only 3 games guys

It's only 4 games guys

It's only 5 games guys

It's only 6 games guys

It's only 15 games guys

 

[CycloneSweep]

It's only 3 games guys

It's only 4 games guys

It's only 5 games guys

It's only 6 games guys

It's only 15 games guys

It's only one year guys

 

[FinRanger]

Mcdavid is overrated. That is one reason.

 

[McFlyingV]

Mcdavid is overrated. That is one reason.

Right, that's the reason...

 

[FinRanger]

Right, that's the reason...

Well yes he is good. He is as good as Matthews. But one player can't be savior like many believe that Mcdavid is.

 

[marioni]

- Forward depth is really bad. If only they had a guy like Taylor Hall..
- Klefbom and Larsson have been steaming pile of garbage.
- They've gotten bad goaltending.

That all said, it's early and I expect they'll turn it around.

 

[McFlyingV]

Well yes he is good. He is as good as Matthews. But one player can't be savior like many believe that Mcdavid is.

Anyone with a brain knows you need more than one player to win in the NHL. Saying McDavid is overrated as a reason is hilariously obtuse. How about the abysmal goaltending they've got. The injuries to the Drai and Sekera. The abysmal play from every winger not named Yamamoto. The hilariously bad play by Klefbom.

The team lacks depth with injuries, but has players under performing at every single position. Down the road they need Yamamoto and Puljujarvi to pan out as good/impact players no doubt if they want to be contenders.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Only read the last few pages, but one thing I noticed only from the game in 6, was Klef was on for quite a few against, and (aside from the 1 game I got to fully watch) all the other highlights so far I have not been impressed.

When your #1 D is playing like crap, you do not have a chance to win. Goaltending with normalize, Talbot is legit. Defense needs some work, and their lack of quality on wing has also been apparent, especially after Drai went down.

However, they are not THIS bad. They will put together a few wins soon and by Christmas, they'll be a .500 team at worst.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

He is as good as Matthews.

whoa, whoa, whoa. Let's not say things we can't take back.

 

[Ryan Michaels]

Right, that's the reason...

Right......checks thread titles after game one of the regular season "McDavid is the best player since Gretzky!" "Will McDavid score 100 goals?"...I think he can still be the best player in the league and overrated. Also from what I've seen of the games and from what Oilers fans admit on their own boards(but never on the mains) is that he has not been close to part of the solution.

Obviously the biggest issue for the team going forward is the bad forward depth, the questionable rated defense(which gets even worse if Klefbom lets his play dip at all), and Talbot not bursting onto the scene as a Vezina caliber goaltending. Between these and the fact that McDavid is not lightyears better than the rest of the league as Oiler fans loved to suggest "he's worth two Auston Matthews", you guys decided to absolutely run wild this garbage after 1 game so should now be taking these well earned shots with grace but I guess not, and you still need a really really ****ing good team around him before we should be talking top two cup favorites.

 

[Coffey]

AHHHHHHHHHHH We're never gonna win again!

I wasn't joking.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

- Forward depth is really bad. If only they had a guy like Taylor Hall..
- Klefbom and Larsson have been steaming pile of garbage.
- They've gotten bad goaltending.

That all said, it's early and I expect they'll turn it around.

Yet many of those McDavid fanboys butchered me for claiming that neither were sure fire 1st pairing defenceman

 

[dogbazinho]

Already tanking again?

 

[Hank Plank]

This thread is going to look really funny in a few weeks and months. The Oilers are leading virtually every stat category in the league, except for shooting and saves percentages. They will be more than all right. Small sample sizes and puck luck. Happens every year.

Can't have it both ways, small sample size either matters or it doesn't.

 

[KingBran]

Ayyyy it's the first week of the season!

I agree in terms of anyone calling them a bad team or something like that. But as far as points and such... points in Oct are worth just as many in April.

I have no doubt EDM will get it together.

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Can't have it both ways, small sample size either matters or it doesn't.

Fine. The Oilers are much better than the record indicates and the advanced stats show it.

The trend should change soon.

 

[FlamesFan18]

16 games in Calgary was 30th in the NHL last season. This is an overreaction, although Oiler fans didn't hesitate to mock us for it.

 

[Ashasx]

16 games in Calgary was 30th in the NHL last season. This is an overreaction, although Oiler fans didn't hesitate to mock us for it.

The Oilers will turn it around. It's a stark contrast from the threads that were being posted after the first game of the season. "When will Calgary win against Edmonton?"

It should be a learning lesson when Flames fans haven't flooded the main boards with the same.

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

With their depth and the struggles on their blue line and in goal, they just look horrible, We can talk about advanced stats all day, but advanced stats don't always generate wins. Teams that hang on the whole advanced stats things tend to look like the Coyotes. the Oilers knew going into the season that their lack of depth isn't healthy. They were probably a bit lucky last year going from 70 to 100 + points and they're coming down to earth a bit. They'll probably get on a roll at some point, but continue to struggle with consistency and end up as a .500 team.

 

[McFlyingV]

Right......checks thread titles after game one of the regular season "McDavid is the best player since Gretzky!" "Will McDavid score 100 goals?"...I think he can still be the best player in the league and overrated. Also from what I've seen of the games and from what Oilers fans admit on their own boards(but never on the mains) is that he has not been close to part of the solution.

Obviously the biggest issue for the team going forward is the bad forward depth, the questionable rated defense(which gets even worse if Klefbom lets his play dip at all), and Talbot not bursting onto the scene as a Vezina caliber goaltending. Between these and the fact that McDavid is not lightyears better than the rest of the league as Oiler fans loved to suggest "he's worth two Auston Matthews", you guys decided to absolutely run wild this garbage after 1 game so should now be taking these well earned shots with grace but I guess not, and you still need a really really ****ing good team around him before we should be talking top two cup favorites.

Don't quote me if your entire post is going to consist of generalizations that I never said.

 

[Bustedprospect]

They simply lack the depth. Next year its getting worse.

 

[McFlyingV]

They simply lack the depth. Next year its getting worse.

Or better if yam and pulju improve/ pan out

 

[Perfect_Drug]

As bad as the Oilers looked they outshot the Canes 51-21.

It wasn't as dominant as the shots indicated or as lopsided as the score indicated.


When this normalizes (which it should) it will creep back to normal.