GAME DAY 23: OILERS VS TAMPA

The Oilers are going through a rough patch just now, with tough games coming up tonight against Tampa and on Saturday against Florida.

Edmonton ranks 27th out of 32 NHL teams for NHL points percentage, and are 11th in the Western Conference, ahead of three teams that are now seriously considering selling off veteran players and tanking for a top  draft pick. The Oilers have already traded away their top draft pick for 2026, though it is lottery protected if it falls in the first 12 picks.

Is head coach Kris Knoblauch going to survive this stretch of rancid play? This is, after all, an era of impatience for the Oilers, the heart of the McDavid/Draisaitl era where competing for the Stanley Cup is a must-do every single season, and coaches who stumble out of th

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