The Oilers are among the only teams I can ever remember that are so addicted to perimeter play that they force the puck there even when there's a rare look from Main Street. How many times this year have we had a guy coming down the middle of the ice with a shooting lane only to decide to pass it back door or to a shooter on the wall? Drives me f***ing crazy.
Adding to the problem, they are so pass addicted as a group that there is a dust off period every time they get the puck. A lot of times they get a puck in a shooting area, then sit on it..sit on it...sit on it...shot isn't there anymore, so fire one into the goalie's logo, miss the net, or try the passing lane that's already covered off anyways. Bouchard has been the poster boy of this move this season. There is no urgency to get the puck on net from any player on this roster not named Skinner.