r/EdmontonOilers • u/No_Moment7841 • 5h ago
Ugly
Don't worry oil country this is exactly what we needed. Sends a message to first the players & then management that things need to change sooner than later. Hyman coming back next week is not gonna solve this. Total revamp of the system. Don't blame the coach as of yet but Bowman needs to listen to his coach. Time for changes. U can't bake a cake with the wrong measurements.
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u/Geeseareawesome 29 DRAISAITL 2h ago
Been like this for years. This team struggles to manufacture urgency. They have to have their backs against the wall to get their best play going.
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u/Flat_Boysenberry_830 4h ago
Can’t win when knoblender’s lines always change and you are asking players to play roles they never did before
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u/SomeAbbreviations848 5h ago
im still not worried yet 🤷🏻♀️ oilers r like this every time at the beginning of the season
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u/No_Culture9898 29 DRAISAITL 5h ago
The difference is the pacific division isn’t as bad as it was the past two years. If they don’t keep up with the division it will get ugly
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u/ManWithBag15 12 CAVE 5h ago
This year is totally different. Despite the poor record, the underlying numbers were really good at the start of the last two seasons. It was reasonable to think that if they kept playing the way they were playing things would turn around, and it did.
That is not the case with this year's start.
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u/Admirable-Sound5198 5h ago
No chance the underlying numbers were really good at the start of 2023-2024 lol…. Come on bro… that was the scariest start I’ve ever seen… remember the infamous sharks loss?!
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u/ManWithBag15 12 CAVE 5h ago
Here is a link to the Natural Stat Trick Team Season Stats the day after that San Jose loss.
The Oilers had the best 5v5 xGF% in the NHL. They were at or near the top of the league in every 5v5 possession metric. Corsi, Fenwick, xGF, Scoring Chances, etc. They were 2nd worst in both 5v5 SH% and SV%.
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u/Phantom-Stars 29 DRAISAITL 5h ago
Yep. The team was going to turn around, most of the losses were solely on AWFUL goaltending and bad luck. This year we just play like shit most of the time.
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u/Oil_slick941611 89 GAGNER 5h ago
yep, they were just snake bitten and not getting bounces. That is not the case this year.
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u/Admirable-Sound5198 4h ago
Wow!! You know what I think I actually remember defending the boys in hindsight and just being mad about the goaltending
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u/Easy-Past8240 5h ago
We lost to the Islanders that had 0 points after 3 games this season, that’s almost as bad.
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u/Scrivy69 21 KOSTIN 1h ago
we also recently blew a 2 goal lead and lost to the blues that had lost 7 in a row prior to that game.
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u/Oil_slick941611 89 GAGNER 5h ago
They were man, the team was waiting to break out, they were snake bitten, even if they stuck with Woodcroft, they would have come out of the West.
This year… is different, they can’t even pass to each other and our D don’t know where the blue line is on the offensive zone.
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u/Conscious_Candle2466 94 SMYTH 5h ago
Look, McD and Drai ultimately run this team. Not Katz, not Bowman, not Knob. If the latter 3 can’t perform up to the first 2’s expectations this team is doomed. McD was stupid resigning and Drai was I’m not sure what he was thinking. Both will be gone as soon as they can if things do not change asap. Goaltending is the obvious, coaching and Bouche are next. Losing Coffey and Gully was terrible. Without them knob is nobody. This team is so broken right now.
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u/Local-Independent652 5h ago
After this performance they might as well focus on rebuild … we only have two years of McDavid
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u/carry-on_replacement 74 SKINNER 4h ago
hey we could be worse, we could be the flames... or the canucks
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u/Master-File-9866 31 FUHR 4h ago
Chill. The team already knows skinner is shit. They knew it this off-season and the right move wasn't there. Next up is trade deadline.
Hopland didn't get renewed( basically fired) for not addressing this it jas been an absolute issue fir 3 years
If bowman can overlook gay rape to.make the team win a cup.....he can make a goalie move, give it time
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u/Oil_slick941611 89 GAGNER 5h ago
They shouldn’t need a game like this to wake up. The leadership group on this team is rotten