Numerous Passengers for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday Night time
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter to debate what occurred because the Edmonton Oilers have been blown out on residence ice by the Winnipeg Jets.
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Jay Onrait: “I keep in mind final yr when the Oilers misplaced even larger of their season opener, eight, one to the Canucks. So we received’t hit the panic button simply but, however what, what did you particularly see from this Oilers workforce on the opening night time that involved you?”
Craig Button: “Okay, so three issues I noticed from the Edmonton Oilers that concern me. Primary, a scarcity of urgency and depth that’s humorous, after every thing that occurred with Connor McDavid in that Prime Video, like, what’s occurring? In order that their lack of element, I imply, they have been simply flying by. You understand, it’s like, okay, let’s learn to place ourselves.
After which the protection. We all know it’s not excellent. And Stan Bowman is aware of it’s not excellent, however he’s watching this, and he’s received to ask himself, like, how rapidly do I received to get some reinforcements in, proper? As a result of it simply isn’t ok. There’s no different option to put it. The fence that went to sport seven within the Stanley Cup remaining final yr. The workforce isn’t on the blue line isn’t Cup caliber.”
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Onrait: “They’re lacking Cody Ceci.”
Button: “How about they’re lacking Broberg? Yeah, that they’re lacking gamers. They’re lacking Desharnais. It’s not nearly as good a blue line because the one which completed the season.”
Onrait: “They didn’t match Broberg. They need that flexibility. We’ll see the place they go together with it.”
What Went Unsuitable for the Edmonton Oilers
TSN’s Edmonton Bureau Chief Ryan Rishaugh joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter to debate what occurred with the Edmonton Oilers and the way did every thing go so flawed on opening night time.
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Jay Onrait: “What a efficiency by the Winnipeg Jets of their opener on the highway in Edmonton, six nothing over the Oilers. Kyle Connor scores a aim, changing into the primary participant in NHL historical past to report a aim in seven straight season openers. Edmonton looses 6-0 after dropping their first sport final yr 8-1 to Vancouver. So I assume when you’re in search of a constructive. It’s not 8-1, its 6-0 however Ryan Rishaugh our Edmonton Bureau Chief, is becoming a member of us now. Ryan, put, what occurred to the Oilers on Wednesday night time?”
Ryan Rishaugh: “Nicely, Jay, merely put, the goaltending wasn’t excellent, the protection wasn’t excellent, and the offense wasn’t excellent. Again to you, actually, it seems that easy, proper? I imply, all aspects of the sport. We’re simply not ok tonight, whether or not it’s the construct up, you recognize, weeks and weeks by way of coaching camp and the pundits all selecting the Oilers, there have been loads to select them final yr too. And keep in mind how they began final yr, proper?
I can’t assist however assume possibly there’s one thing in that build-up that may throw a workforce off just a little bit within the early going. So hear, Connor McDavid didn’t have a shot on internet tonight. Connor Hellebuyck was first rate, however the Oilers didn’t make the night time very troublesome on him. So, the offense undoubtedly wasn’t practically the place it wanted to be.
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And I feel the Oilers did get outworked in a lot of necessary moments in tonight’s (Wednesday’s) sport, however defensively, it simply wasn’t ok, proper? Numerous new pairings that we noticed that didn’t final the complete sport. And I consider all of the issues that went flawed tonight, when you have been to say what’s probably the most regarding, in all probability what we noticed defensively from this workforce tonight.
As a result of I feel Jay, everyone knows that the Oilrsoffense goes to be okay. Stuart Skinner will in all probability get himself squared away. However the protection proper? That’s what all people is questioning. Is that this blue line going to be ok this yr?
And this was not a great night time for the D core generally, for the entire workforce defensively, however yeah, to reply that query, J, protection, goaltending, and offense.”
Onrait: “Mainly every thing.”
