Honestly, I don’t want to be the token *Advanced Stats Nerd*, but this team was top five in every puck possession and scoring chance category even when we were 2-9-1. We just had the worst 12 game run of puck luck I’ve ever seen as a fan. It was clear that if we could regress back to league average shooting and save percentages (instead of bottom two in both), we’d be a fucking wagon.
Confidence plays a huge part too, but this felt like it was coming eventually.
RedKryptnyt
It’s honestly mind boggling. Even the most positive fan is lying to themselves if they thought they would climb back into the group this quickly.
It’s not sustainable, but what a ride it’s been.
rch_31
For sure, but also Lots of work left to be done.
TripticWinter
They’re just getting started.
booksmctrappin
Watching this team at the start of the year and now is like night and day. I remember at rock bottom I was almost certain that they would miss the playoffs. Yes, Connor didn’t look like Connor, but they looked completely lost. There were so many fundamental issues, particularly on defense, that I didn’t see any way to correct them in time to make a playoff run.
Fast forward two months and this team is playing at an incredible level. Are they perfect? No. The PP still doesn’t look quite right, they 4th line leaves a lot to be desired, and who there are still too many cross ice passes by defenseman in their own zone for my taste. But…
Boy has the defense improved by miles. The PK is as good as I’ve ever seen it. Nurse is playing the best hockey of his career, minus the Chicago game on Tuesday, and this team is fucking resilient. They massively outplayed Detroit tonight and got the win because they would not quit. And the PP will start clicking again before too long.
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The Oilers are 17-3 in their last 20 games 🤯
These guys are fuckin nuts
Let the playoffs start next week!!! 😜
Honestly, I don’t want to be the token *Advanced Stats Nerd*, but this team was top five in every puck possession and scoring chance category even when we were 2-9-1. We just had the worst 12 game run of puck luck I’ve ever seen as a fan. It was clear that if we could regress back to league average shooting and save percentages (instead of bottom two in both), we’d be a fucking wagon.
Confidence plays a huge part too, but this felt like it was coming eventually.
It’s honestly mind boggling. Even the most positive fan is lying to themselves if they thought they would climb back into the group this quickly.
It’s not sustainable, but what a ride it’s been.
For sure, but also Lots of work left to be done.
They’re just getting started.
Watching this team at the start of the year and now is like night and day. I remember at rock bottom I was almost certain that they would miss the playoffs. Yes, Connor didn’t look like Connor, but they looked completely lost. There were so many fundamental issues, particularly on defense, that I didn’t see any way to correct them in time to make a playoff run.
Fast forward two months and this team is playing at an incredible level. Are they perfect? No. The PP still doesn’t look quite right, they 4th line leaves a lot to be desired, and who there are still too many cross ice passes by defenseman in their own zone for my taste. But…
Boy has the defense improved by miles. The PK is as good as I’ve ever seen it. Nurse is playing the best hockey of his career, minus the Chicago game on Tuesday, and this team is fucking resilient. They massively outplayed Detroit tonight and got the win because they would not quit. And the PP will start clicking again before too long.