{"id":13305,"date":"2023-11-05T17:42:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/?p=13305"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:42:12","slug":"breaking-down-edmonton-oilers-self-inflicted-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/breaking-down-edmonton-oilers-self-inflicted-wounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down Edmonton Oilers Self-Inflicted Wounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"speakable-content\">The Edmotnon Oilers lost yesterday afternoon to the team that used to be an automatic win, the Nashville Predators. In this game, as in the past, the Edmonton Oilers played about 45 minutes of good hockey. Unfortunatly, the 15 minutes they played badly in out did the majority of good play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-content\">The problem with the Edmonton Oilers is obvious. They seem to have massive breakdowns which cause the opposing team to have extremely high-quality chances against them. That was no difference yesterday. I have broken down where the issues lie on each goal against in the Oilers 5-2 loss to the Predators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"positionopening-slogan\">Want your voice heard? Join the\u00a0Oil On Whyte team!<\/p>\n<p> Write for us! <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"speakable-content\">Goal # 1 Against<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Oilers - November 4, 2023\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNoa6aeGmXE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;theme=&#038;hl=en-us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After the Edmonton Oilers score to make it 1-0, they have a breakdown that shows the team\u2019s lack of urgency. They just let Forsberg do a wrap-around untouched, There is a bit of shared guilt on this one.<\/p>\n<p>I would have expected Ceci to read that play a bit better and get his stick in the way and stop the attempt. Also, would like to see Campbell not overcommit to the one side, leaving that side of the net wide open. It was a skilled play by Forsberg, but it is an opportunity that never should have had a chance in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>After opening up the scoring the Oilers had the potential to build some momentum, but they allowed a goal before they even finished announcing the the goal they scored.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal Against #2<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Oilers - November 4, 2023\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNoa6aeGmXE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;theme=&#038;hl=en-us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I give the Edmonton Oilers a bit of a break on this one, as the Predators do have an extra skater. That doesn\u2019t mean that there are areas to improve. One improvement is McDavid could have read the play better and could have been on the point man faster.<\/p>\n<p>If he had been closer a shot on goal would have been less likely, therefore the rebound wouldn\u2019t have been available. That brings me to the second chance to eliminate this goal, Jack Campbell\u2019s rebound control. If this shot gets kicked out then there is no chance of the O\u2019Reilly tap-in.<\/p>\n<p>Last, but not least Darnell Nurse needs to lock up O\u2019Reilly better on that play. O\u2019Reilly is one of the better players in that spot, but Nurse is supposed to be one of the better defensemen. If Nurse takes care of his stick this goal never happens.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal Against #3<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Oilers - November 4, 2023\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNoa6aeGmXE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;theme=&#038;hl=en-us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The third goal is another powerplay goal against. In this goal, the Edmonton Oilers need to start prioritizing where the dangerous area of the ice is. I think Ekholm is the most to blame for this goal. He starts to float up for no real reason.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves Forsberg open down low and causes a 2 on 1 right in front of the net. Vincent Desharnais is left on an island where he tries his best to break up the pass, but he also needs to prevent Forsberg from cutting in front.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves an easy tap-in for O\u2019Reilly as he is left wide open cause the Oilers have all shifted to the other side of the ice.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal Against #4<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Oilers - November 4, 2023\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNoa6aeGmXE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;theme=&#038;hl=en-us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is another breakdown by the Edmonton Oilers. Desharnais floats down in the offensive zone looking for offence, but the puck gets turned over and then he is caught out of position and is unable to catch up.<\/p>\n<p>The Oilers did have possession in the offensive end, but they gave it away. If the puck goes back behind the net instead of a forced pass to the front this chance never happens. This has also been an issue for the Oilers at times this season. They try and force things even though the smart play would be to just take a shot on the net or cycle the puck back around.<\/p>\n<p>This is also a chance that you would like to see a save from Jack Campbell, but it is hard to blame the goalie on a partial breakaway.<\/p>\n<h2>Goal Against #5<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Highlights | Predators vs. Oilers - November 4, 2023\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNoa6aeGmXE?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;controls=1&#038;fs=1&#038;theme=&#038;hl=en-us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is another lack of effort goal by the Edmonton Oilers, and mostly Darnell Nurse. Just like the first goal Nurse is out powered by O\u2019Reilly. If Nurse ties up his stick the puck rolls right into Campbell and the play dies.<\/p>\n<p>This was such a bad sequence by the Edmonton Oilers defensively not only did the Predators score once, but they scored twice. The \u201csecond\u201d goal made the team look worse than the first one, cause the whole team looked lost, as O\u2019Reilly was wide open in the slot.<\/p>\n<h2>The Edmonton Oilers Need To Be Better Defensively If They Hope To Win<\/h2>\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers now have a record of 2-7-1 after 10 games. If the Oilers want to turn this season around they need to start caring more about the game in their end. They are averaging more than 4 goals per game against.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t expect to win games when you give up more than 4 goals and the Oilers record proves that as they have only won 2 games this season. In the games they won, they allowed 2 or fewer games. That is no coincidence, if you prevent goals you win the game.<\/p>\n<p>With the Oilers\u2019 goal-scoring struggles, they need to buckle down and let in fewer goals if they want to win.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-publish-dates\">\n<li>Published on 11\/05\/2023 at 10:00 AM MST<\/li>\n<li>Last updated on 11\/05\/2023 at 7:47 AM MST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/oilonwhyte.com\/2023\/11\/05\/edmonton-oilers-self-inflicted-wounds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Originally Appeared Here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmotnon Oilers lost yesterday afternoon to the team that used to be an automatic win, the Nashville Predators. In this game, as in the past, the Edmonton Oilers played&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,5015],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13306,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13305\/revisions\/13306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmontondailynews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}