Was called a troll this summer. I can think of 50 million reasons (hint: to 4 players) why we are not as good and have fallen prey this year already, before those contracts have even kicked in. Teams know we are in a cap bind this year and will be worse next year so it's open season on us to knock us down a few notches. Sadly. Want the Oilers to be good and I know no one wants to hear it. Hope we work out of this, really concerned about our D as a unit and as a team.
This vet team should not be making mistakes yet it's the opposite. No youth, cupboards are pretty bare, old team. Loss of speed, no toughness in the lineup, asking a bunch of 6 D to play top 4. All of this already mentioned. We can't afford anything else. Cup favorites my arse. Just hope we make the playoffs, forget winning the division. Our start this year is not the same as last year.
Maybe Stecher will work with Nurse. Would try that next.