There is plenty of blame to go around when you look at the streak of ineptitude the Edmonton Oilers have fashioned over the last 12 games as they prepare to face the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday. That includes pretty much everybody in the outfit from the GM on down.
Rock meet hard place.
It is amazing how quickly things have changed for the Edmonton Oilers. After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins on December 1st the Oilers were 16-5 and leading the NHL with the best points% at .762. They weren’t perfect, and not the best team in the NHL, but they had significantly more positives than negatives. Since December…
“All you’ve got to do is look at the goal differential at five-on-five for the real legit teams. That’s the analytics that I look at,” responded Ken Holland, when asked about his use of analytics this prior off-season (via The Athletic). Hopefully, he’s stayed true to that statement for this season. After all, the team without…
The pressure is on and the pressure is being felt. In Edmonton, the vultures are circling.
