DO THE OILERS NOW HAVE THE BEST FORWARD GROUP IN THE LEAGUE? 

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Bet he goes on ltir until playoffs

Healthy Evander Kane (like the one from the 2022 playoffs) is a weapon, but when he's not at 100% he's a liability. Putting him on LTIR is the best option to make the money work though, and if we can Mark Stone him for the playoffs that's even better.

@@Avery-ux9wx That's a good plan, actually. Kane can be elite, if he stays healthy and I'd rather have that in the playoffs.

Kane hasn't been the same since his wrist, but hes far from done.. ​@exhellification

Kane is not an issue lmao. He was a monster with McDavid before he had his wrist injury. Still put up 20 goals will being injured this season.

Kane will be LTIR for his hip and hernia issues. His cap won't be on the books.

Kane isnt a problem hes been amazing since he's been an Oiler just dealt with shitty injuries this year. Was extremely hurt during playoffs could hardly play and put up 8 points in 20 games. If he was healthy it would been at least 17 points in those 20 games and edm wins the cup. Kane will also be put on LTIR and hopefully be fully healthy for the playoffs where we'll need him most

Kanes not a problem it’s the nurse contract that’s screwing them right now, also they gotta trade ceci

@@somerandomidiot1333Kane sucks, and could barely perform playing with the best player in the league!

Mackinnon is better than Draisaitl

@@johnnybaxter1953 no he's not lol

Draisaitl is behind Mackinnon, Makar, Matthews, Kucherov, Pasternak, and Q Hughes for IMO.

​@metalroach437 arguably he might be a tad behind MacKinnon but thats it

@@Machinengewer nah he's behind all those guys

I don't get why people say defense is an issue. Could it be better? For sure. Is it pulling the team down? Not entirely. They were one of the top defensive teams in the regular season stats wise last year and you can't have the unbelievable penalty kill that they had in the playoffs without good defense.

Did you know they lost the stanley cup by 1 goal right? How weak would you say they are?

You see this years playoffs ?

​@Letgotogetagrip yes. Florida unexplainably stopped playing their elite D style mid series. Game 7 they returned to it.

Really? Sure seems like every series we went to everyone said the other team had way better depth.

As an Oiler fan, they didn’t have the best forward group in the league. Only 4 top 6 wingers on their team.

@@BradRichardson-nt2zk Funny how everyone changes the tune to fit the moment, isn't it? One moment, EDM has no depth. The next moment, they already had the best depth.

​@@datriaxsondor590Not sure your point? The Oilers were criticized for years for not having the depth or secondary scoring because it was true. Anyone who watched the team during the playoff run would tell you they had a ton of depth and the depth was a huge part of making it as deep as they they did. Janmark/Brown/Henrique were all great and their PK (made up of depth players) was historically good in the playoffs.

@@BradRichardson-nt2zk They were wrong, in terms of forwards anyway.

It's going to be insane to see Stammer in a preds shirt. That'll look odd

Lol, and not pass to other team, and then, after doing that, not run around like chickens with head cut off. FLA gave up the puck a few times = almost no goals against. Edm cough ups = some bad goals against.

@@MrGamman3yt Which team scored more goals in the cup finals?

His playoff stats are unbelievable he was just dealing with both a rib and a hand injury during the final, nothing to evaluate his merit off of

@@taters1123 Everyone was, the best players push through and get it done

@@johnnybaxter1953 take a second, look at his playoffs stats then never make a post about hockey again

Leon is usually hurt in the playoffs & still comes out very clutch. Def the clutchest in the league. This year was different tho, he was dealing with 2 injuries that easily affects your game. Hand & rib injuries.

@@spectralflop823 the 0 points in the finals definitely backed that up💀

name a team with better forwards lol

Quick anwser yes

Dallas, Vegas, Colorado, Nashville. The West is gonna be tough yet again.

They will beat Dallas again

Oilers won’t win the Stanley Cup next season. The oilers signed Corey Perry for another year. So history tells us another loss is coming.

Wpg and Van

@@SillySongs4Everyone2001 Guessing you're the type of idiot who is of the mantra, "if at first you don't succeed, forget it, you'll never get it"

I think people are very slow to understand this. Well said.

They literally only lost by one goal in game 7 against the best two way forward group. Maybe they aren’t as bad as you’re implying.

Haters will be haters - Oilers already better than last year's team which outscored the panthers by 6 goals in the finals, even with Draisaitl's broken rib. Sorry but the Oilers DO have r the best forwards in the league now.

They lost, which is literally the only thing that matters at the end of the day, but they were the better team in 5 out of those 7 games. They got stonewalled by a hall of fame goaltender for 2 of their losses and outplayed the hell out of the panthers during those games. Having a solid top 6 instead of a solid top 4 changes the dynamic massively when teams have to defend against them. Imagine draisaitl has 2 wingers that can finish for the first time in his career without having to take away from mcdavid's wings, and not needing to double shift them because you can't trust 2 of your top 6 guys to perform at a high level when it matters. The only way the Oilers don't win the league and the cup next season is if mcdavid and draisaitl both miss 1/4 of the season or more.

They lost the cup by 1 goal. They are now a better team than they were in the finals last week. Do they still lose by one goal with this lineup?

We'll see

Hahaha that’s crazy ! Do you watch hockey ?

Casual

Yeah, you're right. They should tear it all down and start over since they were beat by 1 goal in game 7 for the cup. What a failure of a season. They should load up on defence so that they don't lose 2-1 again.

@@rsingh8837lol love the squishing layer of sarcasm

@@curtiswhite6662 Seemed deserved for the ridiculous comment he was replying to.

@@Marixa1979 💯

How do people like you even exist? Or do you?

They ain't talking about last year's group.