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    Yeah, weak first, but were great the next two periods. Who knows what this team is going to look like by the end of the season, but I'll take 5-0 and unsure, over 0-5 and totally sure they suck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rylant View Post
    I have watched all 5 Oiler games this year. Am I the only one who thinks they have looked horrible all year? Our defense has been inadequate, our offence has been spotty, our goaltending has been super mediocre. We have been chasing all year. Everyone is going on about how awesome Neal looks; he has stumbled ass-backwards into a boatload of goals. Somehow, we are 5-0. I hope that we start playing better, or our record is going to catch up to how we are playing.

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    They've been the better team in 2/5 games by my eye. They boast bottom-10 shot-share metrics at 5-on-5, although they grade out better by xG. They are shooting 13% at evens, which will have to fall back, no matter how elite their top end, and they've received below-average goaltending. The SH% will fall back a bit, but the 5-on-5 stuff can be roughly sustainable provided the goaltending can remain at league average. Just tread water without McDavid on, and then clobber while he's off. Obviously they want to be better than that but that's not the roster they currently have. If McDavid's line can keep scoring 60% of the goals when he's out there (he's done it for a full season before) then they'll be in the playoff mix if no one else falls off.

    Where the Oilers have made completely unsustainable headway is on special teams. No one has been better, with the 2nd best PP and PK at 41% and 94% respectively. There is a possibility they remain a top special teams outfit and linger in the top-5 for both but won't be at those extremes. They are probably out of yesterday's game if the Rangers don't clang iron a couple of times in the 1st period on their PP. If the Oilers can hang in the top-5/10 on both special teams that's another road map to playoff contention.

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    Anyways, despite the wins, I don't really see a whole lot of difference between the from the pre-season expectations. This still probably isn't a playoff team, but the path there is the same as you would have charted before the year: McDavid and Draisaitl crush at 5-on-5, the depth pieces play to roughly break-even, the new adds plus coaching help gain a special-teams advantage, the goaltending is good enough to give the team a chance.

    I still don't trust this goaltending tandem. I like Smith but I don't trust his health to hold up. McDavid's still giving up too much of the shot-share at 5-on-5 for me to trust the early returns. Anything can happen with special teams in a small sample so we'll see if this is something they can sustain.
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    That was an actual good game from the team tonight. Neal with his 9th on the year already. Jeez.

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    I'm just trying to enjoy the games and wins, hoping that they can keep racking up the points enough to secure a playoff spot. I'm really liking the way the team is playing.
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    Yesterday was my 2nd full Oiler game to see. Small sample size, so take it with a grain of salt, but James Neal looks so much quicker this year compared to last year. SO much quicker. It's not even close. I don't know if it's because of him taking the offseason training more seriously, or getting to play with better linemates, but whatever it is, he sure looks good.
    Having said that, he is still a definite sell high.
    But no doubt in mind, the "real steal" is a legit thing. Ken Holland absolutely robbed Treliving in that trade.

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    I see Bear on the box scores with alarming regularity- lol! Does this mean Persson is no longer a Persson of interest?

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    Neal's shooting percentage is a ludicrous 33.3%, but happy to enjoy it while it lasts.
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    Great game last night, crappy end result. Mike Smith stood on his head was the main reason they came out of there with anything.
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    The team allowed very few even strength shots. Defensively they did well also. Just the same old lack of secondary scoring. Not sure what the plan is to fix it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doulos View Post
    The team allowed very few even strength shots. Defensively they did well also. Just the same old lack of secondary scoring. Not sure what the plan is to fix it.
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    I fully admit to being excited about the team (hopefully I'm not jinxing anything here). The team has started to play well defensively and they are getting decent goal-tending from both Smith and Koskinen. I don't know if either will last, but if it does, I think McDavid and Draiaistl will be able to carry the offense enough for us to win more than we lose.

    It would be nice to get some secondary scoring, but that isn't going to happen with this roster and I don't see any major trades happening this season to fix that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fighting_Emu View Post
    I see Bear on the box scores with alarming regularity- lol! Does this mean Persson is no longer a Persson of interest?
    Persson is injured. But with how EB is playing, he will stay in the lineup when Larsson is healthy.

    How good are the oilers playing and how good is Tippets systems?

    Brendon Manning has looked good in his few games of actions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by golfguy1672 View Post
    Persson is injured. But with how EB is playing, he will stay in the lineup when Larsson is healthy.

    How good are the oilers playing and how good is Tippets systems?

    Brendon Manning has looked good in his few games of actions.
    honestly, it is refreshing. I'm not downplaying the success of Vegas or Arizona, but we can use those teams as examples that teams can be successful with a bunch of lunch box players throughout the lineup.

    As long as the Oilers work hard and stick to a system, they should be successful. And with two superstars in the lineup, Edmonton already has an advantage over many other teams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SeaDawg View Post
    I fully admit to being excited about the team (hopefully I'm not jinxing anything here). The team has started to play well defensively and they are getting decent goal-tending from both Smith and Koskinen. I don't know if either will last, but if it does, I think McDavid and Draiaistl will be able to carry the offense enough for us to win more than we lose.

    It would be nice to get some secondary scoring, but that isn't going to happen with this roster and I don't see any major trades happening this season to fix that.
    McDavid looked exhausted to me last night. Not sure if anybody else got that sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rylant View Post
    McDavid looked exhausted to me last night. Not sure if anybody else got that sense.

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    In the OT, yes, but he was out there for most of it.
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