I doubt that there will be massive structural changes before the off season, or massive sell offs before the offseason.
We might as above lose parts that can help bolster a playoff teams depth. But I would be surprised to see Mony or Johnny or Gio being dealt, the cap situation and travel situation is way to complex. I would expect the week leading up to the draft to be the busy period.
As for last night, I wasn't surprised. I think the work ethic was there. But this team is just one big sack of lack of concentration and execution, its a team that's forgotten what their secret sauce is, and they play like they expect to lose. Confidence is everything for offense. There's no offensive confidence.
When they pulled the goalie, they battled along the board, then got the puck and treated it like a live grenade.
I was excited by this team at the start of the season, I thought BT had come out of the off season solving a lot of problems that plagued a playoff team last year. Boy was I wrong, and its painful seeing the Oilers literally fluking their way and riding a power play again.
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