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Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14) [message #746015 is a reply to message #746010 ]	Thu, 31 October 2019 09:26

Adam
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RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:57

Adam wrote on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:50

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:37

Adam wrote on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:30

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:14

If you told me that the Oilers would be leading the West and have 19 pts at the end of October, no way I would believe you.

Worth noting - they started last year 8-4-1 too. It didn't last.

Don't get me wrong - it's much better than the alternative and we're even slightly better off now, because we didn't get our 9th win until we'd falled all the way back to .500, but there's a lot of hockey to play, and the team has some big red flags right now. I hope they get addressed.

Well thanks Adam for bringing the mood down after a win and reminding us of the past lousiness.

While I fully recognize that there is a lot of hockey left to be played but the past is the past and until they invent time travel, you can't change the past. So dwelling on the past doesn't do a hell of a lot because you can't change it. Hopefully, the team has learned from what happened last year and can move forward rather than fall back into old ways. As you pointed out, the Oilers went into a game at a similar time with a similar record last year. Rather than lose, they won this year. So hopefully that is a sign that better days are to come.

Here's good words to live by - don't get too excited over a win or too down over a loss, and don't let the score or the team's record blind you to the facts.

If this was the stock market, analysts looking at the team's fundamentals would be picking this as a short-sell candidate. The play of our top guys has been great - but to continue their performance at this level would mean scoring McDavid and Draisaitl tallying 140+ points - something no one has done for over 20 years. James Neal is on pace for 65 goals.

The team hasn't got a goal out of the third or fourth line since the second game of the season though, and more concerning, their shot generation and chance generation have been really weak. On top of that, both goalies are playing well above their career averages for save percentage.

This looks for all the world like a bubble. The stock price has been soaring, despite the fact that the company bleeds money...

We shouldn't be surprised if they fall back to earth. We've basically seen them do that over the last 11 days when they've gone 2-3-1 and only scored 11 goals in the 6 games, getting shutout twice.

Ideally, management sees that the top guys are playing amazing and deserve a little help, and they do what is needed to get them that help - whether it's bring up better depth players from the farm, trade for them or bring them back from Finland...

In my opinion, it's WAY easier to be negative and expect the worse because there is zero disadvantage. If they do fall back and don't do well, you get to come out and say "see, I told you they sucked, I said that months ago". If the team does well, then you get to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else and no one will say a darn thing.

I am not naïve to the holes of the team. I don't think the team should be planning the parade but as an Oilers fan who's seen a hell of a lot of losses, it's nice to see some wins. It's nice to see some positive play. While still a work in progress, there are some things that have improved.

What do you see that's improved other than save percentage and Neal vs. Lucic?

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Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: OilFans on Wed, 30 October 2019 20:00
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Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Kr55 on Wed, 30 October 2019 20:24
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Wed, 30 October 2019 23:52
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Kr55 on Wed, 30 October 2019 23:54
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 00:02
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Kr55 on Thu, 31 October 2019 07:45
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:09
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:14
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:30
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:37
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:50
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:57
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:26
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: CrudeRemarks on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:28
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: PlusOne on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:32
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:17
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:34
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:52
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: CrudeRemarks on Thu, 31 October 2019 08:59
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:29
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:23
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: RDOilerfan on Thu, 31 October 2019 09:35
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Adam on Thu, 31 October 2019 11:39
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: PlusOne on Thu, 31 October 2019 12:51
Re: Review: Edmonton @ Columbus (Game #14)	By: Kr55 on Thu, 31 October 2019 13:02
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