How many years for the Edmonton Oilers have we said "This is the year." The reason we keep saying that is because any year in the last couple could've been the year. And this one could be too. I think this season gives the most promise to the Edmonton Oilers than any of the last couple have.
One thing every team needs is playoff experience. Other than the scoring and defense they bring. that is also what's huge about Perron and Ferrence coming to Edmonton. They'll be value both with their play and their experience both in the regular season and playoffs.
The kids are looking as good as ever. They'll provide most of the scoring this season. If the Oilers are to make a playoff push. Eberle, Nuge, Yakupov, and Hall all have to be on top of their game. They can't do it alone though. They'll need help from guys like Gagner and Hemsky (it was announced today Hemsky's back for this season).
The biggest problem on this team is probably defense. Ferrence was a huge acquisition, but he can't do it alone. Justin Schultz will be a huge factor and both those guys are able to eat minutes which is a big help. With these two the other defensemen don't need to be spectacular, just solid.
The Oilers got a decent back up in Labarbera, but Dubnyk is still certainly the starter. I'd expect him to get 65-70 games this season, but he has to do away with the rookie problems we've sometimes seen from him in the last few seasons. He's sometimes shown that pressure can get to him. There's huge pressure on this team this season so he needs to do away with that.
I hope to see great things from this team this season
Darren.
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