Quite honestly. Lowe needs to go, then McTavish and then Eakins and his ENTIRE staff. If they want to save this team. However Katz the assclown who owns this team should stick to his drug stores.
Hall, Eberle, Nugent Hopkins, Yakupov, Draisiatle, are all top end talent at forward. They're drafting top end talent at forward then rushing them into the NHL with very Little guidance from Veteran players. Then surrounding them with guys like Poulliot? Are you kidding me Some of the guys they've let go or traded for nothing? Is a head scratcher. They don't have a veteran core of forwards. They have no one there to help them at a forward position. Also they have way Too many of the exact same type of player.
The reason why they got rid of guys like Stoll and Hemsky for picks. Losing guys like cogliano, Sam gagne???Trading guys like Smid, Gilbert, nick schultz?? For prospects and picks?
Some of these first round top 5 picks they have are fantastic players. However, Then talent drops off severely.
Their Defense is extremely week they landed Justin Schultz ; who went for the opportunity to play with these great young players. The promise of being a #1#2 d man etc etc. He has looked good and looked extremely poor at the same time in the same game. Darnell Nurse is 2 maybe 3 years away as a bona-fide NHL d man even the Oilers have said that. And thankfully they aren't rushing him like they've done with sooooo many others.
There us little to no veteran leadership on that team Brad Ferrance. Ferrance is your guy? A 5/6 D man in Boston is your guy to inspire motivation and confidence. They have an ECHL/ KHL/AHL defense Core playing in the NHL.
You have no NHL bona-fide starting goalie Scrivens and Fasth? Really. Who do you have as the heir apparent coming in Since Lowe took over how many goalie have the Oilers gone through. There was really no Replacement for this team goaltending wise since Dwayne Roloson left. That was a long time ago.
Coaching and error correction is abysmal. I'm honestly hoping Katz sinks all of them but who do you bring in? Who in their right mind wants to leave a cushy TSN or Sportsnet or NBC job as an analyst to go in and take over that joke of a franchise at this time.
So Katz won't get rid of Lowe #1. Lowe won't get rid of McTavish and McTavish will probably dumps Eakins. But for whom? Crawford? Torterella? Keenan? Going to bring back Ralph Krueger lol.
Oilers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Wishy washy oiler ownership in Katz with sideshow bob his son filling up every camera at draft day. Get your fucking kid off the screen Katz no one wants to see Bozo up on stage.
There is No leadership on that team from the front office down to the ice. They are a team devoid of leadership period a rudderless ship in a vast sea with NO captain. Their Rostered players, their future players / and the fans are the ones paying for their complete incompetence.
Is that enough for you lol.
