Edmonton..looks bad

[Ryan Michaels]

Wildly overrated, McDavid, Drai and otherwise a not great forward group, defense is also quite overrated, and we they got one year of Talbot producing vezina numbers...not exactly counting on it. Atrocious pick around here for cup favorites.

Edit: for the record, still think they make the playoffs cause the west has been going downhill for a couple years, but ranked second in cup favorites next to the Penguins? Said all offseason the Leafs are better, not going to start popping champagne yet but so far these two teams have offered no surprises to me.

 

[DownGoesMcDavid]

They dont have enough top 10 picks in their lineup. One more from this years draft and theyll be able to compete

 

[OilCanada92]

This place is so fickle. They aren't the only playoff team that's going to have a 3 game losing streak this season.

 

[IPS]

Us Leafs fans never heard the end of "OMG Leafs were so healthy last season omg so lucky" but god damn, Edmonton was even better on the health spectrum than we were, and nobody made a peep about it.

 

[Tyrolean]

Oilers are a one line team. Losing Ebs, Pitlick and Sekera has hurt the team more than I thought. Talbot is playing horrible as well. Once they get Sekera back fortunes may change a little. Yamamoto will improve but not sure he should be on the team this year. Other than Kassian and Nuge there is no one that can generate any offense other than MacD and Drai. Last year may prove a flash in the pan but the season is still young.

 

[Kybb79]

I heard all summer the Oilers were a dynasty in the making.Best Gm,Best coach along with the best team since the 80s Oil lmao.I said no you have a 1 man team with a hot goalie.It feels good to be right lol

 

[Shad]

Should probably blow the team up and trade McDavid. Maybe McDavid for Price straight up since the Habs are blowing up too.

Seriously, it's still early. Edmonton are currently the Vegas favorites to win the cup, they'll be fine - it's a long season.

 

[Christ]

While it is still early, it is not uncommon for a team to take a step back after a break out season like the Oil enjoyed last season. That said I am not overly impressed with this team'so depth, they have an extremely top heavy offense with little to support it. An injury to a key player would devistate this team.

 

[KAPOW]

failin' for dahlin?

 

[Raym11]

theyre a team that cant afford injuries to the starting roster

 

[KingKhron]

Can we focus on what's really important because wow, how good is Colorado, am I right?

 

[jetsforever]

Wait, I thought HF ranked them as the #2 Cup contender?

It is definitely still too early to pass judgment though.

 

[Zalos]

Overreaction by more than half the posters in this thread. Multiple teams are having a putrid start to the season, but they - including the Oilers - will get back into playoffs position in time. Some other teams that are at the top right now (*cough* Detroit, New Jersey, Colorado, etc. *cough*) will get back down to earth very soon.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Eh the pacific is off to a slow start.. ducks are without basically their 4 best players... oilers havnt looked great... the sharks are basically what eveeyone expected a lottery team, kings look decent but i think theyll slow down... flames will stay solid all year but honestly its 2 weeks in nothing is set yet. By end of novemeber everything will look a lot different

 

[Chef de Cuisine]

Heh, wait til we get Dahlin you scrubs!

 

[ManWithNoName]

Once McDavid get going, and he will, the whole team will play at a higher level. He is not playing at his level now, which affects the whole team.

They will most definitely make the playoffs, but I don’t see them as a cup contender for another 2-3 years.

 

[King1s]

Chiarelli is bad at giving players money.

Chiarelli is just bad.

 

[Tripod]

These guys (RNH, Lucic, Strome, Maroon), they have no drive or heart. They don't put their head through a post to score or make a play. They're dead weight that add no positives on any level.

Last year Maroon was a god to Oilers fans. And Strome just replaced another soft forward. RNH should be an ok #2 C. Lucic, well most felt he as overpaid the day he signed.

The biggest issue is that everyone is waiting for McDavid to win then games every night. He covers up for what others lack, but he can't do it all.

But they will bounce back. People just freak out after a slow start.

 

[leafsfan1234]

Can someone tell McDavid to wake up? It would be a little annoying if Matthews outscored him this season.

 

[BB88]

Edmonton is a 1 line team, and when Drai is in the lineup he should be driving the 2nd line to make them tougher to play against.
They potentially have the best 1/2C duo in the league so use it.

Bt still it's one week.

 

[stampedingviking]

yeah there top 9 is not good. After there two big stars the don't have much. They need a Kessel, Voracek, Ehlers "creator" on the 2nd line.

Ottawa beat someone...must mean that franchise sucks.

More like Vancouver beat them, the end is nigh!

 

[The Examiner]

Once McDavid get going, and he will, the whole team will play at a higher level. He is not playing at his level now, which affects the whole team.

They will most definitely make the playoffs, but I don’t see them as a cup contender for another 2-3 years.

The problem is that McDavid can't pass to himself. I think he's been fine. It's the team around him that sucks.

Without McDavid, the Oilers have one of worst forward groups in the NHL. They really need Poolparty and Yamma to pan out.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Edmonton is among the top teams in the league in xGF%, and one of the bottom team's in the league in PDO. Statistically, they are very likely to start performing much better than they have so far. Patience is key.

 

[Healthy DiPietro]

They have decent forward depth but it's become painfully apparent that the Oilers need a Matthews, Eichel, Crosby, Laine type star. McDavid is RNH 2.0.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

well, everyone is saying the team has no depth. not easy to have depth with three players signed up for 27M $ of cap space. that's kind of crazy for a team that has achieved one decent playoff run.

McD's extension hasn't started yet.

These guys (RNH, Lucic, Strome, Maroon), they have no drive or heart. They don't put their head through a post to score or make a play. They're dead weight that add no positives on any level.

Hyperbole much? it is a bad 3 game stretch.