Edmonton is No Good VI: Chia•den•freu•de

[topfiverecords]

If Matthews was as good as McDavid he'd have 33 points. Oiler logic.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

this is all that matters in Edmonton

https://twitter.com/user/status/1052254475501604864

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

this is all that matters in Edmonton

https://twitter.com/user/status/1052254475501604864

The skin. It is so, so very thin.

[Vinny01]

The next 6 games are all against power house teams from last season. It is October but could be make or break time in Edmonton. If they wind up 1-8 at the end of that run they are pretty much done for the year

[brew]

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

The next 6 games are all against power house teams from last season. It is October but could be make or break time in Edmonton. If they wind up 1-8 at the end of that run they are pretty much done for the year

Nonsense. They're just lulling the opposition into a false genuine sense of security.

[GioforPM]

Go Jets Go tonight (blech).

[dash_pinched]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1052261830352130048

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

https://twitter.com/user/status/1052261830352130048

Ah, yes. Another fine offering of the typical Oilers media tropes:

1. Blame the schedule:

Originally Posted by Bruce McCurdy

"The Edmonton Oilers returned home on Saturday night, two weeks and 17,579 kilometres after their departure on a convoluted trip from Edmonton to Cologne to Gothenberg to Boston to New York and home again, one that also saw them transition from preseason to regular season.

"They stayed home for exactly one practice, before immediately turning around and heading back east for a one-game roadie to Winnipeg.

"Gee, thanks, NHL!"

2. Complain a little more about the upcoming schedule:

Originally Posted by Bruce McCurdy

"The good news here is that the Oilers did manage to stop the bleeding on an 0-2-0 start with a massive 2-1 win in Madison Square Garden on Saturday. If they can somehow find their way to squeezing another win over the Jets tonight, that would make for an entirely satisfactory 4 points in 4 games before taking to home ice for a vicious homestand against four of the toughest teams in the NHL. But that’s another rant for another day!"

*addendum — I love how McCurdy has described the Oilers very narrow victory over the rebuilding NY Rangers as "massive."

3. See the key to winning in the appearance of ever-so-elusive "depth scoring."

But prithee, Bruce, who are those players that David Staples is expecting to be counted upon for 10–15 goals?

· Jesse Puljujarvi = 13 NHL goals
· Kailer Yamamoto = 0 NHL goals
· Evan Bouchard = 0 NHL goals
· Ryan Strome = 13 goals in 2017–18
· Drake Caggiula = career high 13 NHL goals
· Kyle Brodziak = 10 goals in 2017–18
· Jujhar Khaira = career high 10 NHL goals
· Zack Kassian = 7 goals in 2017–18
· Alex Chaisson = 9 goals in 2017–18
· Tobias Reider = 12 goals in 2017–18

Good luck with that.

[GioforPM]

I their first four games the Flames played only one at home. They played two on the road against tough intra-conference PO teams. They played the home opener of two of the opposing teams.

Yeah the Oilers have it tough.

[Robbob]

As bad as they think their schedule has been early, they are more then well compensated the rest of the season with almost a quarter of their games being a rested team vs tired.

Honestly this 'marathon' stretch a couple games in the season should be pretty easy for elite athletes to handle. They should be more concerned that McDavid has been on the ice so much he has almost equaled the kilometers traveled by the club on the ice.

[Tbull8]

All of this complaining about the schedule, and yet the Devils are off to a great start. Did they not go through just as much travel as the Oilers?

[Makarov]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

But prithee, Bruce, who are those players that David Staples is expecting to be counted upon for 10–15 goals?

· Jesse Puljujarvi = 13 NHL goals
· Kailer Yamamoto = 0 NHL goals
· Evan Bouchard = 0 NHL goals
· Ryan Strome = 13 goals in 2017–18
· Drake Caggiula = career high 13 NHL goals
· Kyle Brodziak = 10 goals in 2017–18
· Jujhar Khaira = career high 10 NHL goals
· Zack Kassian = 7 goals in 2017–18
· Alex Chaisson = 9 goals in 2017–18
· Tobias Reider = 12 goals in 2017–18

Good luck with that.

The saddest part is that this is a list of their top forwards not named McDavid, Draisatl, or RNH. It isn't like this a list of their bottom six/bubble forwards. Three of those forwards are counted on as top six scorers. Yikes.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Makarov

The saddest part is that this is a list of their top forwards not named McDavid, Draisatl, or RNH. It isn't like this a list of their bottom six/bubble forwards. Three of those forwards are counted on as top six scorers. Yikes.

Missing from that list is Edmonton Oilers 25-year-old top-line right-winger Ty Rattie, and his impressive 9 NHL career goals.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Missing from that list is Edmonton Oilers 25-year-old top-line right-winger Ty Rattie, and his impressive 9 NHL career goals.

I think they had Rattie penciled in for 25-30 goals this year...

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Missing from that list is Edmonton Oilers 25-year-old top-line right-winger Ty Rattie, and his impressive 9 NHL career goals.

Excluded, as he is expected to score way more than 10-15 goals. Didn't you see the preseason?

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

I think they had Rattie penciled in for 25-30 goals this year...

Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug

Excluded, as he is expected to score way more than 10-15 goals. Didn't you see the preseason?

Touché.

[Realistic]

The Coilers keep whining about the schedule yet they keep failing to mention that it was THEIR choice to start an eastern road trip right after the overseas game rather than coming home to start the season. Had they won the first 3 games (I know, no chance) there would be no whining and it would have been a brilliant move by the Coilers brain trust (again I know, no chance).

[Galakanokis]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

All of this complaining about the schedule, and yet the Devils are off to a great start. Did they not go through just as much travel as the Oilers?

In all honesty the part of the trip from NY to Edmonton is the worst so no New Jersey had it much easier not having to fly to the tire fire.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Galakanokis

In all honesty the part of the trip from NY to Edmonton is the worst so no New Jersey had it much easier not having to fly to the tire fire.

Any trip to Edmonton is the worst.