Watched the game down in Calgary, the defensemen were pretty putrid is the main takeaway I took away from the game. Blown coverage and poor efforts all over the ice, the lack of depth and just general talent on the backend was very much on show for the Oilers tonight. Oilers had a few chances overall that could have made this game a bit more competitive, but no one was really bearing down, content to just get a shots off quickly even when they had time and space on breakaways.
I don't put much stock in these games though. The vets are usually the worst players on the ice in these glorified shinny games, mostly just check these out to see the new players in Oiler jerseys. I did like the speed Arvidsson showed, though he he certainly looks small out there. Nice to seen Henrique back to being able to skate properly after playing the playoffs last year on a high ankle sprain. Didn't even realize Skinner was playing until a later powerplay where he stood out in a fairly negative light being asked to run the half wall position on the PP unit, hopefully they find a better use for his skillset on the 2nd unit during the regular season.
