RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 10 May 2022 11:04

I am not deferring to Oilers press releases what so ever. I'm simply giving the benefit of the doubt to the coach that had the Oilers at a .724 winning percentage.

Fair enough, but hear me out. What if Woodcroft had a .724 win percentage, but the Oilers were still below the Flames and Canucks? I think I'd have some questions for him in that situation.

In all seriousness though, the Oilers just got badly outplayed in a game, and Archibald was probably their worst forward, (and really hasn't been good at all in the playoffs). You think there would be zero benefit to maybe switching that guy out for a game and see what another guy can do in that spot? Or go back to 11-7.

Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games