Edmonton or Montreal?

[BlueBull]

Which is the biggest dissapointment?

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[MorrisSmit89]

neither.. it hasn't been 10 games yet

 

[jetsforever]

Based on expectations, Edmonton so far. Too early to pass judgment though.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Too early, but expectations were way higher for Edmonton.

 

[member 290103]

LOL, Montreal. they were no good last year, did not get any better and look bad this year. The Oilers are just a bit unlucky. There is no comparison.

 

[EhlersChin]

Laine and the Jets can be added to that list

 

[aufheben]

Edmonton will be fine.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Edmonton will be fine.

No we will not lol

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

didnt edmonton start slow last year?

 

[aufheben]

No we will not lol

People wrote off Nashville this time last year too. Just watch.

 

[KlefDown]

I really don't know how we'll manage until Sekera returns.missing his 20 mins TOI is hurting us right now.

people keep saying we'll be fine, we'll be fine but im not convinced

 

[Del Preston]

didnt edmonton start slow last year?

Started 7-1-0, went cold, and then began hitting their stride in December/January.

 

[Snippit]

I could have told you Montreal would be bad this year. Wouldn't say they are a disappointment.

 

[Makar Goes Fast]

Started 7-1-0, went cold, and then began hitting their stride in December/January.

thanks, was it last year that mcdavid called a players only practice on a day off, or am i miss remembering?

 

[Del Preston]

thanks, was it last year that mcdavid called a players only practice on a day off, or am i miss remembering?

You have it right. They got killed at home by Buffalo (third game of the season) and then delayed their mandatory day off for a couple days so they could practice.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Which is the biggest dissapointment?

Edmonton, simply because I expected more of them. IMO, Montreal just has a really mediocre roster and needs Carey Price to be at Vezina form to win.

 

[aufheben]

I really don't know how we'll manage until Sekera returns.missing his 20 mins TOI is hurting us right now.

people keep saying we'll be fine, we'll be fine but im not convinced

I don't mean this in a rude way at all, but that's probably pretty natural after the last 5 years the Oilers have had.

 

[KlefDown]

I don't mean this in a rude way at all, but that's probably pretty natural after the last 5 years the Oilers have had.

we're not playing like our old self, but we aren't playing like our new self either.



^ that is pretty telling

 

[yababy]

didnt edmonton start slow last year?

If you call 7-1 slow, ya

 

[member 290103]

Edmonton, simply because I expected more of them. IMO, Montreal just has a really mediocre roster and needs Carey Price to be at Vezina form to win.

Kind of a weird thread after what? 5 games? Only 77 left to go. I have no doubt Montreal are what I thought they were - garbage. The Oilers though are much better than these last few games and will make the playoffs and make noise.

 

[aufheben]

we're not playing like our old self, but we aren't playing like our new self either.



^ that is pretty telling

Bad puck luck makes things look worse than they are, and vice versa. This time last year the Ducks and Predators were both in the bottom 10. Detroit was 3rd and Vancouver 6th in the league.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Oilers took the Canucks lightly and it all started to snowball from there, lesson is you simply can't be over your head and start underestimating teams unless you have a strong foundation to your game, especially after gaining respect in the league and teams bringing their A games. Add the Sekera injury and Draisaitl concussion and their start right now makes a lot of sense. So while it's been ugly so far, im pretty confident in saying they'll be able to turn it around eventually.

Habs are icing their best lineup, trying and still can't win games. They're just a very mediocre team. So far all i see is a low-end bubble team that has to rely on Price to be anything more than that.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Kind of a weird thread after what? 5 games? Only 77 left to go. I have no doubt Montreal are what I thought they were - garbage. The Oilers though are much better than these last few games and will make the playoffs and make noise.

That's what I meant. I just meant I didn't expect Edmonton to start 1-4 because of their roster, but I'm not all that surprised that Montreal looks like garbage so far because of theirs.

 

[DanM]

I really don't know how we'll manage until Sekera returns.missing his 20 mins TOI is hurting us right now.

people keep saying we'll be fine, we'll be fine but im not convinced

Honestly I believe you guys will be fine. It is so early, and your D needs to be fully healthy. I had expected more from Puljujarvi at this point but I still think he will come around, and others will start playing well.

 

[biotk]

I expected Montreal to struggle. Didn't expect the Oilers too....so I guess Edmonton...but I still think Edmonton easily makes the playoffs.