As bad as Edmonton is and always has been, I would have never believed that we'd be approaching the darkest of dark days again.
Remember the jersey tosses? The 11 goal losses? The 20 game losing streak to end the season?
Those were depths that I figured were untouchable. Sure, the Oilers might stay in the realm of mediocre to terrible, but with McDavid around it seemed impossible that they'd ever approach those depths again. Miss the playoffs, struggle mightily, continue the old boys club etc. Definitely saw all those things happening.
But to actually reach a point where they are very close to achieving a new low for this franchise in the last 13 years? I'm amazed.
Never say never when it comes to the Oilers.
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