Well, the issues have been clear for a while and sadly they missed the window to fix some of them. The team needs a better goalie, better D core and more forward depth, it's a lot to fix but they should've been working on this for years now and they just haven't.
Oilers didn't sign their young guns in the off-season instead kept the old guys. There not as fast as they were last season, and they aren't getting any younger. I wish they kept Holloway, mcloud, broberg, forgole.. They were beasts in the playoffs, I think they lost too much in the off season.
Arvidsson, skinner, podkolzin> Holloway, McLeod and foegle was inconsistent and not physical, and broberg wanted out plus he didn’t have a spot on the oilers blue line and didn’t want to play second pair on the RIGHT side when he plays on the left
@hockeyguy533 the oilers issue so far this season is their stars! Their pk and pp suck right now.. stop acting like mcdavid, dria, nuge and hyman are putting up points right now
Last year was their chance. Generational year by McDavid in the regular season + playoffs. Best PK in years, Hyman clicking, all healthy. Second round exit from here on out
Maybe they are just tired...? Brutal start last year, had to give it everything and went on a long run. 105 games or so. Shorter summer, maybe burnout for some guys?
They will improve their execution and scoring, for sure. I trust Jack Hyman too. But the goalie issue is there . If that does not improve soon, they need to rethink it. Sooner than later.
all im saying is they started the same way under 2 different coaches so maybe its not the coaches that are the issue, but sure, i know nothing about hockey lol have a great day
I predicted this and I'm feeling pretty good about it, but the season is long. Cinderella teams like the Oilers suffer pretty bad the next year. It is almost impossible to lose in the finals and make it back the next year. Kudos to the 2009 Penguins and 2024 Panthers for doing the impossible.
There’s no doubt this Oiler offence has so often this regular season gone ice cold, with under 3 goals scored in each of their first, second, third and sixth games, with losses in all 4. If Coach Knobkauch puts those lines into a blender, I won’t be too surprised considering the lacklustre effort last weekend at the American Airlines Center against the Dallas Stars.
Their PP is too predictable. Every team knows now when McCryBaby has the puck, don’t put 3/4 guys on him so DraiCry is wide open. Their secret is out and they’ve been exposed😊
You can't try to win 8-5 every night. A team commitment to defense might help their goaltenders out. But, all anyone wants to talk about is the Bouch-bomb. Until the guys who play the most minutes on the D-line don't care about the defense part of their position title Oilers will be just another Boucher turnover from a loss!
Hyman is unfortunately just not that great of a player he’s a blue paint merchant and last year he took advantage of bad goalies. We really don’t have that many bad goalies this year and defence has gotten a lot better across the board and it’s exposing him. Leafs were right to trade him imo.
Trade mcdavid to a team that can actually follow through and win a game 7 stanley cup final. Like a team like florida. Fire the coach is always a choice
Well, the issues have been clear for a while and sadly they missed the window to fix some of them. The team needs a better goalie, better D core and more forward depth, it's a lot to fix but they should've been working on this for years now and they just haven't.
Oilers didn't sign their young guns in the off-season instead kept the old guys. There not as fast as they were last season, and they aren't getting any younger. I wish they kept Holloway, mcloud, broberg, forgole.. They were beasts in the playoffs, I think they lost too much in the off season.
Arvidsson, skinner, podkolzin> Holloway, McLeod and foegle was inconsistent and not physical, and broberg wanted out plus he didn’t have a spot on the oilers blue line and didn’t want to play second pair on the RIGHT side when he plays on the left
No show Mcleod in the playoffs? The guy was a ghost most games
Foegele and McLeod were pretty underwhelming tbh. Foegele had his moments but the guy COULD NOT handle the puck to save his life lmao
@hockeyguy533 so the narrative few years ago was they have no experience, no depth, now we are switching it up to no youth hahah
@hockeyguy533 the oilers issue so far this season is their stars! Their pk and pp suck right now.. stop acting like mcdavid, dria, nuge and hyman are putting up points right now
They need Tony D'Angelo, that's the last piece of the reject puzzle they've been building lmao
Tell the producer to take the day off. Stop being a slave to the clock and let Gino and Ryan talk.
To be fair, Gino was asking the dumbest questions.
Last year was their chance.
Generational year by McDavid in the regular season + playoffs.
Best PK in years, Hyman clicking, all healthy.
Second round exit from here on out
Hot take: the oilers will be fine and go on a big winning streak halfway through the season (l o l)
Maybe they are just tired...? Brutal start last year, had to give it everything and went on a long run. 105 games or so. Shorter summer, maybe burnout for some guys?
Oilers need to get a real Goalie or it's all moot.
Oilers fan here and I hate to tell ya but what you're seeing is the real Oilers. Last year was the aberration.
They will improve their execution and scoring, for sure. I trust Jack Hyman too.
But the goalie issue is there . If that does not improve soon, they need to rethink it. Sooner than later.
Goaltending will improve too, I trust Jeff Skinner
they should have never fired woodcroft. too many cooks spoil the recipe
Tell me you don't know anything about hockey. Woodcroft hasn't even gotten another job.
all im saying is they started the same way under 2 different coaches so maybe its not the coaches that are the issue, but sure, i know nothing about hockey lol have a great day
Its 6 games in😂 calm down! Yaĺl act like oilers dont play like this until xmas
they are also only 4-2, like its bad but its not THAT bad
TSN did the same thing last year. I called them out and then they banned me from their YT channel for a month!
I predicted this and I'm feeling pretty good about it, but the season is long. Cinderella teams like the Oilers suffer pretty bad the next year. It is almost impossible to lose in the finals and make it back the next year. Kudos to the 2009 Penguins and 2024 Panthers for doing the impossible.
Oilers weren’t a Cinderella team though. They were expected to be good despite their poor start last season.
I love seeing the oilers suck, hate that city, that team
@@jkhang2484hmmm...the hate is real I see.
Hyman not a point seriously
There’s no doubt this Oiler offence has so often this regular season gone ice cold, with under 3 goals scored in each of their first, second, third and sixth games, with losses in all 4. If Coach Knobkauch puts those lines into a blender, I won’t be too surprised considering the lacklustre effort last weekend at the American Airlines Center against the Dallas Stars.
RNH....you OK?
Better defense and goaltending
Let me guess....fire the coach
Their PP is too predictable. Every team knows now when McCryBaby has the puck, don’t put 3/4 guys on him so DraiCry is wide open. Their secret is out and they’ve been exposed😊
$14M to stand in the corner lol
You can't try to win 8-5 every night. A team commitment to defense might help their goaltenders out. But, all anyone wants to talk about is the Bouch-bomb. Until the guys who play the most minutes on the D-line don't care about the defense part of their position title Oilers will be just another Boucher turnover from a loss!
He has no sense of urgency.
Draisaitl should have just waited and joined the New York Ranger
They won't be able to afford him when they pay sterky.
They don’t want him
Draisatil nothing without McDavid
@@cantrait7311 he literally won the hart the season McDavid got injured
@@lamborghiniperlini1710 he can never win a Hart come on
Hyman is unfortunately just not that great of a player he’s a blue paint merchant and last year he took advantage of bad goalies. We really don’t have that many bad goalies this year and defence has gotten a lot better across the board and it’s exposing him. Leafs were right to trade him imo.
Trade mcdavid to a team that can actually follow through and win a game 7 stanley cup final. Like a team like florida. Fire the coach is always a choice
Florida got smoked in 5 games against Vegas
😂
They are just an overrated team that overachieved last year and got shittier and older this year.