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Originally Posted by stemit14
It’s hilarious that some people are so surprised. The oiler’s “success” has been solely based on their powerplay which has produced at crazy high levels over the last couple years. That’s why they struggled past the first round of the playoffs… the first round has just as many, if not more, powerplays than the regular season but penalty calls go down as teams go deeper into the playoffs. Which you instantly see become a struggle for the oilers. They were manhandled by Vegas at 5-on-5 last year.
What we are seeing now is what they look like when their powerplay is not elite… a terrible team.
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The one that blew my mind, is when Monster truck guy said that powerplay goal scored by the second unit was a first in a long time. Apparently they second unit didn't score one last season.
It goes without saying that them matching their historically high PP% was going to be hard to replicate. The were at 1.09 PPG per game last year, which is ridiculous. The other teams that ran at around 25% PP efficiency were closer to .79 PPG per game.