The Edmonton Oilers have once again gotten off to a rough start to the regular season.
It seems like a slow start is now tradition for this hockey club, having done the same in each of the last four seasons. The Oilers aren’t in terrible shape at 2-3-1 on the year, but they find themselves on an ugly three-game losing streak where they can’t seem to do anything right.
Despite boasting some of the best offensive players in the world, the Oilers can’t seem to score, the defence has been leaky, and the goaltending has been unspectacular. Even the effort of the team looks lacklustre as they’ve put in three straight uninspired performances.
Even their 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers to kick off this five-game road trip was sloppy and one that was mainly due to Stuart Skinner stealing t