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 crew 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 the whole lot that occurred with Connor McDavid in that Prime Video, like, what’s happening? In order that their lack of element, I imply, they have been simply flying by. You realize, it’s like, okay, let’s learn to place ourselves.
After which the protection. We all know it’s not superb. And Stan Bowman is aware of it’s not superb, however he’s watching this, and he’s bought to ask himself, like, how shortly do I bought to get some reinforcements in, proper? As a result of it simply isn’t adequate. There’s no different option to put it. The fence that went to recreation seven within the Stanley Cup remaining final yr. The crew is just not on the blue line is just not 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 pretty much 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 the whole lot go so mistaken on opening night time.
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Jay Onrait: “What a efficiency by the Winnipeg Jets of their opener on the street in Edmonton, six nothing over the Oilers. Kyle Connor scores a objective, changing into the primary participant in NHL historical past to report a objective in seven straight season openers. Edmonton looses 6-0 after dropping their first recreation final yr 8-1 to Vancouver. So I assume should 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 superb, the protection wasn’t superb, and the offense wasn’t superb. Again to you, actually, it seems that straightforward, proper? I imply, all aspects of the sport. We’re simply not adequate tonight, whether or not it’s the construct up, you already know, weeks and weeks by coaching camp and the pundits all choosing the Oilers, there have been so much 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 crew off just a little bit within the early going. So pay attention, Connor McDavid didn’t have a shot on internet tonight. Connor Hellebuyck was respectable, however the Oilers didn’t make the night time very troublesome on him. So, the offense positively wasn’t almost the place it wanted to be.
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And I believe the Oilers did get outworked in numerous necessary moments in tonight’s (Wednesday’s) recreation, however defensively, it simply wasn’t adequate, proper? Numerous new pairings that we noticed that didn’t final your entire recreation. And I consider all of the issues that went mistaken tonight, should you have been to say what’s probably the most regarding, in all probability what we noticed defensively from this crew tonight.
As a result of I believe 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 adequate this yr?
And this was not a very good night time for the D core usually, for the entire crew defensively, however yeah, to reply that query, J, protection, goaltending, and offense.”
Onrait: “Mainly the whole lot.”
