Way too Early, but who is panicking more: Avalanche or Oilers?

[benfranklin]

Avalanche
0-2
Georgiev - 8 goals against on 25 shots in 61:56 of gameplay
Annunen - 4 goals against on 17 shots in 51:09 of gameplay

Oilers
0-2
Outscored 11-2 so far

My guess is Oilers fans are laughing thinknig they can repeat last year. Avs fans are ready for literally anyone else in net.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Edmonton did the exact same thing last season but the Pacific is so weak that they can slack and still make the playoffs so I'm not worried for the Oilers

 

[1specter]

Oilers will be fine, it would be stupid for them to panic IMO. Avs though have a goaltending problem and it's wild that Sakic/Sherman didn't address it in the off-season.

 

[thaman8765678]

Oilers lost a lot of depth from last year.

They should be worrying, this is not a good team.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Way harder to make up for a slow start in the central, especially with Utah going 3-0 and Nashville beefing up their roster.

 

[Rubi]

I doubt the Oilers team is panicking but I bet some of their fans are. They've been lying to themselves about how good the team is but now the warts are beginning to show.

 

[archangel2]

Oilers wont make the playofffs this year

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Oilers lost a lot of depth from last year.

They should be worrying, this is not a good team.

Man scrolling through your post history is like a quick review of all the worst hockey takes in one spot, I love it.

Y'all have really short memories if you think this Oiler thing is new -

https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/is-it-time-to-panic.2945707/

The Ducks, Sharks and Flames aren't playoff teams. The Kraken and Kings are sus, so it's an easy route to the playoffs if the Oilers turn it on. The sky was falling last year after 10 games, but then they went juggernaut and had the best record in the league for a while, with the best powerplay in history. They'll be fine.

If I'm the Avs, I'm worrying. A lot.

 

[Devonator]

Neither team is panicking and frankly this is a dumb post!

 

[benfranklin]

Oilers wont make the playofffs this year

Jeff Skinner curse

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Oilers are panicking 100X more, Avs have their Cup and you have seen McDavid's outburst and tears in the locker-room...much more desperation in Oil Country.

 

[ORRFForever]

I think the Avs should be more concerned than Edmonton.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

No team should be panicking after two games unless a couple of their best players lost a leg

 

[Hank Plank]

Oilers wont make the playofffs this year

Quoted for future reference not because I want to pwn you later but I think this is a real possibility.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This is why you don't turnover too much of the roster in just one summer.

Oilers don't need Broberg and Holloway right?

 

[KJoe88]

What a bait thread lol.

Both teams will be in the playoffs.

 

[BusQuets]

Pacific is weak so Edmonton is not panicking and Avs have Rantanen, MacKinnon and Makar so they will make the playoffs.

 

[centipede2233]

If Edmonton misses the playoffs with Jeff skinner, the Jeff skinner curse is alive and well!

 

[Aphid]

Both teams are plagued by bad goaltenders but Edmonton's defense is pretty bad in addition to that. However, they do have McDavid and he is the grease on that team. The other players rely on him way too much but he'll get going eventually and they'll be be an okay team once he does.

Of the two, Edmonton is in a better position because of a weaker division. They'll make the playoffs but won't go far due to their weaknesses. Maximum second round exit. Colorado is in a much tougher spot so it's a difficult call where they'll end up. I'm guessing a wild card spot and an early exit too. Probably first round.

 

[JianYang]

Oiler season doesn't start until game 20.

 

[Heldig]

Oilers wont make the playofffs this year

Well they are overdue to win the 1st overall pick.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Leafs with Matthews decline

 

[Goose]

They’ll both be fine.

 

[6ix]

Avs will be getting nichushkin and landeskog back, but Georgiev is a major issue dating back to last season.

Oilers need to find a way to play with a lead, playing madrai 25 mins a night chasing games isn’t ideal.

 

[Drake1588]

Neither team really has a goaltender commensurate with where the rest of the team is in its contention arc, but this is not a surprise and neither team will be panicking over it. Both should probably be making moves to upgrade at the position but neither has felt the need to do so in the last ~2 seasons. They are unlikely to look to do it now either.

Every team has to shave at the margins somewhere to ice the most competitive team possible under the cap, and this is their chosen strategy. They know that goal is not their strength and have made their peace with that.

It can work too, though sometimes you can have lopsided scores when the goalie isn't getting a lot of help. These clubs are built around the idea of outscoring your problems elsewhere. Neither club is built around the idea of a goalie stealing games.