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How the Edmonton Oilers Found Their Way

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Despite huge expectations and two of the top five players in the world the Edmonton Oilers got off to a disastrous start, finding themselves near the bottom of the standings. But after a coaching change, suddenly they started winning … and winning … and winning.  So today, our NHL expert Emily Kaplan explains how the Oilers found their way – and gauges whether they’re ready to get where they always intended to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Emily Kaplan as one of our trusted hockey reporters I want to start here if you had to pick the most interesting storyline of the season so far what would you go with?

0:10.0

Harry it's just been a season of dramatic swings.

0:15.0

And I think it's accentuating the cutthroat business of the NHL.

0:19.0

Since the end of last season, there has been 13 head coaching changes that's just insane

0:26.1

and what of those teams has been the Edmonton Oilers who probably best

0:30.1

exemplify this theme.

0:36.0

To enter the year, they had massive expectations. When you looked at our hockey experts at ESPN,

0:38.0

15 out of 24 of them thought they'd win the division.

0:41.0

And you have to keep in mind that that's the same division as the defending

0:44.0

Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.

0:46.3

The Golden Knights starts to celebrate on their bench.

0:50.3

The Silver Trustee to the Golden Lights.

0:54.0

Connor McDavid was the odds-on favorite to win MVP again.

0:58.0

He's the best player on the planet and he's flicked by another top five player on the planet in Leondry's idol.

1:03.2

And according to Vegas, they were tied

1:04.6

for the second best odds to win the Stanley Cup

1:06.7

to begin this season.

1:10.1

But you begin this year, and it's abysmal.

1:12.8

They lost 10 of their first 13 games

1:15.1

to the point where people are questioning

1:16.9

if Connor McDavid ever has a chance to even win in Edmonton,

1:20.6

or if he's cursed there.

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