One of the Smallest markets? By Population maybe but the Oilers are one of the NHL’s biggest revenue generators.Uhhhhh you know Edmonton is the most northern city in the NHL. The travel is brutal and we start the season overseas. And I mean I’m sure the NHL would do everything in it’s power to make one of their smallest markets a playoff team over huge franchises like the NYR.
New Thread: The League doing everything it can to get Jack Hughes in Vancouver.Oh man, look at the Canucks. There goes the playoffs.
Well it does make sense.New Thread: The League doing everything it can to get Jack Hughes in Vancouver.
Oh man, look at the Canucks. There goes the playoffs.
I mean it would make sense if the nhl was trying to market their best star in McDavidAnd 10% of the season we are playing a rested team while tired.
Did you watch the 2016 playoffs? Or notice how little powerplays we had last season? Or notice how bad we have been this decade?
The league doesnt give a **** where the Oilers finish
sadly. if they can go 500 in October they make the playoffs imo. if they tank well it's overThe Oilers might have the worst October schedule in the NHL.
The season will probably be over before it starts like usual.
Nice to see the Oiler faithful still holding onto this like your team wasn't trash for a decade.For years we would play teams first and then Calgary would get them second. Nice to see it change. That and start adding up the Miles traveled that we do and get back to me about us being rested