After a brilliant start to the offseason in which they signed Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, many had already begun deeming the Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup champions. It didn’t seem to be a ridiculous sentiment given that they were a team coming off of a Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Final who just added two more top-six forwards to their group. However, few have seen the potential repercussions of those signings.
The Oilers have done their best to fill these holes, but it’s quite evident that Ty Emberson, Travis Dermott, and Josh Brown (who is in the American Hockey League) are a significant drop-off. It’s beginning to look like what many thought was a fantastic offseason for the Oilers was far from it.
Oilers Will Turn Things Around
With all that said, those expecting the Oilers to continue struggling like this will be disappointed. Once their top guns in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl get going, which they will, this team will begin racking up wins. However, given their losses in the offseason, it may be more difficult than some envision for them to get back to the Stanley Cup Final.
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