OT: Will the Oilers break the Pens' 17-game win streak record?

[AuroraBorealis]

The record's stood 30 years, done back in 1992-93. The Oilers just hit 14 straight and are making me sweat a bit here.
Are they gonna get it done?

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[Smasher]

They do have one shootout win during the streak though... The Pens' win streak ended with a tie.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Originally thought they were at 15, but they're at 14 atm. My bad.
Can't edit the poll. Just treat one of the options as 14-16 wins.

 

[HandshakeLine]

It'll get broken eventually, I just don't want the Oil to be the ones that do it.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

It'll get broken eventually, I just don't want the Oil to be the ones that do it.

It'd be cool if it never got broken and survived 100s of years...or however long the league lasts.

 

[HandshakeLine]

It'd be cool if it never got broken and survived 100s of years...or however long the league lasts.

I'll be honest, I don't think it will. And not because I'm down on the Pens, it's just that there's going to be another combination of weak NHL schedule (during expansion perhaps) and a single dominant team of its era in its prime. It's gonna happen. I don't see the record going that much higher though.

The only NHL record I think will never be broken is Lemieux's "5 goals in 5 ways."

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I'll be honest, I don't think it will. And not because I'm down on the Pens, it's just that there's going to be another combination of weak NHL schedule (during expansion perhaps) and a single dominant team of its era in its prime. It's gonna happen. I don't see the record going that much higher though.

The only NHL record I think will never be broken is Lemieux's "5 goals in 5 ways."

Agreed. It's already been heavily threatened a few times in the last 30 years. Seems very unlikely to last another century+.

 

[Pens1566]

I'll be honest, I don't think it will. And not because I'm down on the Pens, it's just that there's going to be another combination of weak NHL schedule (during expansion perhaps) and a single dominant team of its era in its prime. It's gonna happen. I don't see the record going that much higher though.

The only NHL record I think will never be broken is Lemieux's "5 goals in 5 ways."

Gretzky's 51 game point streak and his 215pt season will also never be matched.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Gretzky's 51 game point streak and his 215pt season will also never be matched.

The 51 game point streak might break at some point, but yeah, that 215 point season will also most likely never be matched.

 

[BusinessGoose]

I dunno. Kinda sucks to lose it. But it's also crazy no one won more in a row

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Hopefully they lose soon. It's a matter of franchise pride that the pens have both the regular season (17) and playoff (14) winning streak records.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Hopefully they lose soon. It's a matter of franchise pride that the pens have both the regular season (17) and playoff (14) winning streak records.

And consecutive losses record!

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

And consecutive losses record!

Haha true. Sums up this franchise pretty well

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Wait, aren't the Oilers that team that was struggling mightily but then made a coaching change early instead of keeping the guy around forever? What a novel concept!

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Wait, aren't the Oilers that team that was struggling mightily but then made a coaching change early instead of keeping the guy around forever? What a novel concept!

Shhhh. It's actually a super rare phenomenon even though it seems to happen every single season.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Wait, aren't the Oilers that team that was struggling mightily but then made a coaching change early instead of keeping the guy around forever? What a novel concept!

We need to wait to see how this turns out. A 14 game winning streak doesn't prove anything.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

We need to wait to see how this turns out. A 14 game winning streak doesn't prove anything.

True. It's usually better to let a coach stick around for a 10th first round exit or missing the playoffs rather than jump the gun at 9. Because you never know. Those previous 9 times might have been out of his control.

 

[PaulD]

Gretzky's 51 game point streak and his 215pt season will also never be matched.

Robinson career plus +750

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

15 straight. Looking like Vegas is our only hope

 

[AuroraBorealis]

16 now. There's gonna be a 10-day dramatic pause to see if they can tie it. They play Vegas Feb. 6th.
You just gotta hope for a lot of booze over the break for the Oilers players.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Jay Woodcroft has that team humming, it's possible under his guidance.

 

[Gurglesons]

Jay Woodcroft has that team humming, it's possible under his guidance.

Is this a fire Sullivan joke?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Is this a fire Sullivan joke?

You'd never get a response from a team like that without a coach that's been there a bit and understands the roster. No way mate.

 

[DesertedPenguin]

How much of the Oilers streak is due to the coaching change? How much is it due to McDavid and Draisatl getting their act together? How much is it due to them getting goaltending that doesn't resemble week-old roadkill?

I doubt anyone can definitively determine the answers to those questions.

I also don't think anyone knows how good or bad of coaches Jay Woodcroft or Kris Knoblauch are because of Edmonton's unique roster composition.

I bet Vegas beats them to stop them just short.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

How much of the Oilers streak is due to the coaching change? How much is it due to McDavid and Draisatl getting their act together? How much is it due to them getting goaltending that doesn't resemble week-old roadkill?

I doubt anyone can definitively determine the answers to those questions.

I also don't think anyone knows how good or bad of coaches Jay Woodcroft or Kris Knoblauch are because of Edmonton's unique roster composition.

I bet Vegas beats them to stop them just short.

This is about as clear of a case of a coaching bump as we've seen in the last 30 years. All facets of their game improved not long after he took over.
This is the best we've seen the Oil defend in the McDavid era.
If we're discrediting Knoblauch here then we can do that for nearly all coaching change turnarounds we'll see in our lives. That's not really a road I care to go down.

Knoblauch is 26-6-0 and Woodcroft was 3-9-1.