The Edmonton Oilers return from the NHL All Star break hasn’t gone as planned. First came a 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, ending their franchise record 16 game win streak, which was then followed by an up and down weekend in California.
On Friday night, Edmonton did come away with a 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks; however, they trailed three times in that game and it wasn’t until the third period that they came alive. Then on Saturday, it was an extremely flat effort offensively from the Copper and Blue resulting in 4-0 spanking from the Los Angeles Kings.
What has happened to this team since returning from their break? Tyler Yaremchuk and Liam Horrobin go live today on the Oilersnation YouTube channel to discuss the past weekend of Oilers hockey on Oilersnation Everyday. You can take part in the show by leaving your questions, comments and concerns in the Charm Diamond Centres YouTube live chat.
Today’s Sherwood Ford GIANT question is can the Oilers move past the deadline with the bottom six the way it is? Only Derek Ryan scored a point over the weekend, which came on the empty net goal from Evander Kane versus the Ducks. Should Warren Foegele go back to the second line to replace Corey Perry? Lots of question still being asked of the forward group with less than a month until the trade deadline.
Finally, the Servus Credit Union mock trade machine spat out a big one today. Could Jake Guentzel become an Oiler if Ken Holland sent him a similar package to what Philadelphia received for Claude Giroux?
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