The Edmonton Oilers are off to yet another roaring start this season—not so much.
Much to the despair of the club's loyal fans, the team is 2-4-1 and must win the majority of its games in the next 30 days if there is to be even a glimmer of hope for meaningful games in January and beyond.
Yes, it's come to that. Hoping to see meaningful games after three months of play is already in jeopardy.
All is not lost. While the club matched its worst start in franchise history by going winless in its first five games, the tide—albeit against weaker Eastern Conference teams—has turned.
Make no mistake, the team as it exists cannot compete with the top six or seven teams in the West. The sights should be set lower than that, though, as that final playoff berth would be a tremendous stride for this once-storied franchise to take.
We all know what happened the last time this club snuck into the NHL's second season, way back in 2006.
With this in mind, and some encouraging indicators that the team is better than in the most recent past, highly skilled German centre Leon ...
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