What now?

What happens next for the Edmonton Oilers after they were so thoroughly exposed Saturday night by the Colorado Avalanche? Article content Article content Article content

What becomes of a team after it loses 9-1 at home, on national television, in a game it had three days to prepare for against an opponent it vowed to get up for? What is the response when a team bails out 15 minutes into the first period of a measuring stick game because the going got tough?

Was that tragic comedy at a Rogers Place the rock bottom moment that spurs this team back to life, or did we just witness the beginning of the end, a two-time finalist, stripped of too many key ingredients, lacking in too many key areas, finally running out of gas?

“It was a humbling night for everybody in this organ

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