This in from former junior hockey player Dan Powers of the Empty Netters podcast out of Los Angeles, his riff about fans of the Edmonton Oilers over-reacting to the early season struggles of the Oilers, including the goal-scoring slump of Connor McDavid , who has just one goal in seven games. Article content

Such is the talent of McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers that fans here should always be calm, never jittery, Powers said. Article content Article content

“Yeah, Oilers fans. I get it. I get that you guys are crazy and passionate and you love this team. I genuinely will never understand in this era, in this country, Oilers fans getting worked up about anything. You guys could lose 10 straight games and I would look at you and go, ‘Who cares? Calm down. You are makin

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