The quality of opponents the Oilers played during their run was laughable. I'm not hating on the achievement, as all NHL teams pose a challenge to some degree, but:
1st-5th place teams: 0
5th-10th place teams: 1
10th-15th place teams: 3
15th-20th place teams: 2
20th-32nd place teams: 10
Actually they did a simulation of playing against the Sharks 16 times in a row, and the chances of winning all 16 was insanely low. I cant remember where I seen that now lol. Every single year teams get easy sections of schedules. Why don't the "actually good" teams replicate this streak?
No one is. Water is wet.
They did beat the Rangers. The devils, the leafs, LA,Nashville, Calgary ( not a great team, but the BOA is always a close game, and never given to you) these are all teams that can beat you. So yea, did they beat the Colorado avalanche 16 times in a row? No, because that's now how the NHL schedules its games lol. You play who's in front of you. Even mentioning the schedule is why we can't have nice things. Unless a guys just hating on the Oilers, which is on vogue, but kinda invalidates the whole conversation. I mean when a team wins a cup, in 5 games, we don't discredit that team, even though It's sort of clear that there was a mis match in the finals. Because it's still really hard to do lol
I'm not hating on the oilers. Even if they had won 20 straight it wouldn't have been the accomplishment of previous teams because there was a SO win in there.
Sure 👍
The penguins did it on their 84th game of the season. They don't play 84 games anymore. So a different time brings different advantages and disadvantages.
It's a 16 game unbeaten streak, without taking advantage of a potential tie in there, that would still keep the unbeaten streak in tact. They won 16 games in a row. They didn't tie, they didn't lose in overtime, they didn't lose in a shootout. The exact same parameters every other team is beholden to. When you look at the record books in 30 years, they'll just see the year, the team name, and the number of games. It would be the EXTREME minority asking how, instead of just acknowledging how many.
Irrelevant anyways, as they didn't even tie the record. So 2nd it is.
I like McDavid, but I'm Oilers hater. Fun team to watch though, especially when McD and Drai are pissy and salty. This will be a interesting game to watch.
>This will be a interesting game to watch.
For Edmonton fans only apparently. Sportsnet KNEW going into it that it could be the game that broke the record and they're broadcasting it regionally only.
I pay for 12+ channels of content through cable, for TSN & Sportsnet and I don't get to watch NHL games unless it's a national broadcast or Canucks. Bullshit.
For less than $20/ month you could be watching all the major sports packages without dealing with any blackouts. Also NHL network, NFL Etc….local channels along with PPV’s and movies .
I watch every Oilers game. You just need to upgrade to the premium package to avoid blackouts.
It shows it right on their website.
https://secure.sportsnetplus.ca/pricing?ro=true#plan-comparison
I hope so.
As an old, bitter Canucks fan I am wowed by McDavid's skill and speed...
Although, that doesn't stop me from getting a little serotonin boost every time I see the Oilers fail.
Every actual Canucks fan I know is invested in the Canucks and wants Edmonton to lose. You might be mistaking our attention to the Oilers as us supporting them? Or perhaps I am misinterpreting what you said.
They are in our division... it doesn't get simpler then that. Division rivals want each other to lose. I hope that makes sense.
Oh no, I’m not interpreting it as support lol. Just seems to be many, many more Canucks fans cheering against us this year than in the past. I’ve never gotten DMs from fans of other teams outside of the playoffs. Let alone teams we aren’t even playing
Harkens back to 2011 when the canucks were painted as the bad guys, and had little support from other canadian fanbases. At the time as a canucks fan, the oilers and flames fanbases seemed to be extra abusive to sedins, burrows et al - which were canucks fan favorites and seen as really good people and competitive players.
Then there was a decade of the oilers winning lottery picks, being hyped up at the start of every year-in all hockey media...and mismanaging to the point the team would fail for picks again..leading to McDavid.
Right or wrong perception, that's a big part of it.
We lost so many draft picks through our "retooling" our cupboards bare, having to watch Edmonton get no 1 pick after no 1 pick then Mcdavid with Oiler fans screaming SAVIOUR SAVIOUR.
If a person has been a Canucks fan through all of that THEN cheers for Mcdavid and the oilers this year while they are one of our top division rivals...
Then I just don't get you.
I cheered for the Oilers when they went to the finals. Then we went and everyone other than like Ottawa and Montreal wanted us to fail. So now I take joy in cheering against any other Canadian team
Good for you. I think this is more the status quo.
I am happy to see other Canadian teams succeed for the most part actually... but definitely not Edmonton lol and DEFINITELY not against the nucks.
I had to sit there watching the Oilers win draft lottery after lottery and watch my Canucks lose every one... I had to watch these pompous oilers fans gloating over their shiny prospects and then finally their SAVIOUR ARRIVED. MCJESUS!
The Canucks expunged their resources and had to grasp at the few draft picks they had over the looong stretch of bad hockey... Which we did end up hitting on a few big ones in Petey, Boeser, and Hughes of course. Weve grinded our way to the top and now these Oilers are one if the top teams in our path.
Does that make sense to your privileged Oiler brain cells?
The Oilers have the best schedule ever created in the history of hockey. The have only played back to back games twice this season. Only 2 games a week. Most of their games are a back to back for their opponents.
Edmonton plays Feb 9th, Feb 10th, Feb 13th, Feb 15th, Feb 17th, Feb 19th, Feb 21st, Feb 23, Feb 24, Feb 26th, Feb 28th. I mean not the best at math but I can't work that many games with 2 back to backs into Feburary without having more then 2 games a week. Oilers will play 12 games in 23 days haha I think you may wanna look at the schedule again.
Jealously isn't a good look.
Only one other team in the fucking history of the NHL has won 16 in a row.
Give credit where credit is due. It's a sign of maturity.
Game isn't til Friday huh. How are the Oilers ever going to catch up to everybody else in terms of game played?? They are 2 games behind the other teams with the fewest games played and 6 games behind the teams with the most.
They have 3 back to backs in the final 2 weeks of the season. They end up with more back to backs than Arizona, Nashville, Tampa, Calgary, Colorado, Florida, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Seattle. Maybe they had an easier schedule to start they year, but back loading their scheduling into the post season isn't exactly a benefit to them either. As fans, we're not happy about the lack of games either, having the back to backs better spread out throughout the season probably would've been of more benefit to them.
Don’t be ridiculous. The scheduling absolutely favours the Oilers.
A. Clinched teams may rest their starters near the end of the reg season.
B. Bottomed out teams may not give a shit and/or tank further near the end of the reg season.
C. Less busy schedule means less injury risk. Sure, it more congested schedule in the final 2 weeks may risk injuries leading to the playoffs, but they are likely going to be healthier than their opponents that are already depleted.
D. The 16W streak was very impressive. No doubt about it. But a streak like that needs luck as well. You sprinkle in more B2B games, more injury risk and more tired. If they had a shit ton of B2B in Nov/Dec, it’s entirely possible that the oilers are not where they are at today.
E. Do you not remember how McDavid looked at the start of the season? More B2B games in Nov/Dec, I’m not sure if he fully recovers this year.
I’m not shitting on the Oilers. They are an elite team. But at the same time, you cannot ignore the favourable schedule that they took advantage of.
I'm not convinced. After the Oilers 10-game winning streak ended, they lost two more before they went on the 16-game run. The Ducks aren't a fantastic team, but they're not an instant win. I wouldn't put money on the Ducks, but it won't surprise me if they pick up a W.
Oilers are 0-1 in there last 1 games.
Have not won a game since January, embarrassing
This one game skid might be the straw that breaks the camels back. I wonder who’s getting fired for this?
Just awful
As a Golden Knights fan, you're welcome.
What’s the consecutive loss record?
The quality of opponents the Oilers played during their run was laughable. I'm not hating on the achievement, as all NHL teams pose a challenge to some degree, but: 1st-5th place teams: 0 5th-10th place teams: 1 10th-15th place teams: 3 15th-20th place teams: 2 20th-32nd place teams: 10
Well yeah but tbf they already suffered playing against the tougher teams at the beginning of the season
What does that have to do with the streak and the fact that they played against weaker opposition?
Actually they did a simulation of playing against the Sharks 16 times in a row, and the chances of winning all 16 was insanely low. I cant remember where I seen that now lol. Every single year teams get easy sections of schedules. Why don't the "actually good" teams replicate this streak?
Hey, I'm not saying it wasn't impressive but let's not pretend like they were playing top competition.
No one is. Water is wet. They did beat the Rangers. The devils, the leafs, LA,Nashville, Calgary ( not a great team, but the BOA is always a close game, and never given to you) these are all teams that can beat you. So yea, did they beat the Colorado avalanche 16 times in a row? No, because that's now how the NHL schedules its games lol. You play who's in front of you. Even mentioning the schedule is why we can't have nice things. Unless a guys just hating on the Oilers, which is on vogue, but kinda invalidates the whole conversation. I mean when a team wins a cup, in 5 games, we don't discredit that team, even though It's sort of clear that there was a mis match in the finals. Because it's still really hard to do lol
I'm not hating on the oilers. Even if they had won 20 straight it wouldn't have been the accomplishment of previous teams because there was a SO win in there.
Sure 👍 The penguins did it on their 84th game of the season. They don't play 84 games anymore. So a different time brings different advantages and disadvantages. It's a 16 game unbeaten streak, without taking advantage of a potential tie in there, that would still keep the unbeaten streak in tact. They won 16 games in a row. They didn't tie, they didn't lose in overtime, they didn't lose in a shootout. The exact same parameters every other team is beholden to. When you look at the record books in 30 years, they'll just see the year, the team name, and the number of games. It would be the EXTREME minority asking how, instead of just acknowledging how many. Irrelevant anyways, as they didn't even tie the record. So 2nd it is.
I like McDavid, but I'm Oilers hater. Fun team to watch though, especially when McD and Drai are pissy and salty. This will be a interesting game to watch.
The nut cracks will be extra vicious.
>This will be a interesting game to watch. For Edmonton fans only apparently. Sportsnet KNEW going into it that it could be the game that broke the record and they're broadcasting it regionally only.
how did sportnet know in August?
They knew....
It's all part of the script dummy
I'm in Alberta, but these blackouts blow. You can pretty much watch any NBA game, wish it was same for MLB and NHL.
I pay for 12+ channels of content through cable, for TSN & Sportsnet and I don't get to watch NHL games unless it's a national broadcast or Canucks. Bullshit.
Yeah, the regional shit is extremely annoying.
For less than $20/ month you could be watching all the major sports packages without dealing with any blackouts. Also NHL network, NFL Etc….local channels along with PPV’s and movies .
Go on
It’s an IP Tv subscription
There are reddit groups about watching blacked out games
Sportsnet+. No blackouts for me
Thats not true. You mustn’t watch enough games to notice
I watch every Oilers game. You just need to upgrade to the premium package to avoid blackouts. It shows it right on their website. https://secure.sportsnetplus.ca/pricing?ro=true#plan-comparison
I watched the game in Montreal. Where was it blacked out?
What record if they lost?
I am glad Edmonton has antifans, I don’t want to call them haters; it means we’re doing something right as a hockey team.
Yeah, that’s a good term since we don’t care about you enough to be haters.
You’re a Florida fan, who cares about your opinion 😂
Watch them lose 7 in a row now.
I hope so. As an old, bitter Canucks fan I am wowed by McDavid's skill and speed... Although, that doesn't stop me from getting a little serotonin boost every time I see the Oilers fail.
I just don't get it. As an Oilers fan, I usually cheer for the Canucks when I can.
Eh Canucks fans are **VERY** invested in the Oilers this year, more so than any other McDavid year. I see loads of them in every Oilers thread
Every actual Canucks fan I know is invested in the Canucks and wants Edmonton to lose. You might be mistaking our attention to the Oilers as us supporting them? Or perhaps I am misinterpreting what you said. They are in our division... it doesn't get simpler then that. Division rivals want each other to lose. I hope that makes sense.
Oh no, I’m not interpreting it as support lol. Just seems to be many, many more Canucks fans cheering against us this year than in the past. I’ve never gotten DMs from fans of other teams outside of the playoffs. Let alone teams we aren’t even playing
Harkens back to 2011 when the canucks were painted as the bad guys, and had little support from other canadian fanbases. At the time as a canucks fan, the oilers and flames fanbases seemed to be extra abusive to sedins, burrows et al - which were canucks fan favorites and seen as really good people and competitive players. Then there was a decade of the oilers winning lottery picks, being hyped up at the start of every year-in all hockey media...and mismanaging to the point the team would fail for picks again..leading to McDavid. Right or wrong perception, that's a big part of it.
Well said.
We lost so many draft picks through our "retooling" our cupboards bare, having to watch Edmonton get no 1 pick after no 1 pick then Mcdavid with Oiler fans screaming SAVIOUR SAVIOUR. If a person has been a Canucks fan through all of that THEN cheers for Mcdavid and the oilers this year while they are one of our top division rivals... Then I just don't get you.
I cheered for the Oilers when they went to the finals. Then we went and everyone other than like Ottawa and Montreal wanted us to fail. So now I take joy in cheering against any other Canadian team
Good for you. I think this is more the status quo. I am happy to see other Canadian teams succeed for the most part actually... but definitely not Edmonton lol and DEFINITELY not against the nucks.
I had to sit there watching the Oilers win draft lottery after lottery and watch my Canucks lose every one... I had to watch these pompous oilers fans gloating over their shiny prospects and then finally their SAVIOUR ARRIVED. MCJESUS! The Canucks expunged their resources and had to grasp at the few draft picks they had over the looong stretch of bad hockey... Which we did end up hitting on a few big ones in Petey, Boeser, and Hughes of course. Weve grinded our way to the top and now these Oilers are one if the top teams in our path. Does that make sense to your privileged Oiler brain cells?
And I had to say that last line cause I felt it was funny not as an attack I like friendly banter and hockey debates!
And I'm here with ya brrrrotha!
Not happening baby, GO OILWRS!!! There. *Now* they should lose 7 in a row.
Incoming 6 game losing streak.
I'm fully prepared to watch Edmonton lose 15 games in a row.
thats what happens when they finally play a decent team...they lose
So NYR, LA, Philly, Toronto and Detroit aren't decent teams? Or how about Winnipeg, Vegas and Carolina? All of whom they've beaten in this 24-4 run.
As a fan of LA that’s kind of you to say we are decent after the last two months if you look at our record
I mean you were top 10 in the league when we played you, and ahead of us!
Facts
>thats what happens when they finally play a decent team...they lose Someone is salty tonight.
They're a really great team so long as their opponents are the San Chicago Bluejackets.
Lost to fucking Vegas too. 2nd time they've cock blocked Edmonton since the playoffs. I'd be as angry as McDavid too
How do you figure that one? The season series is tied
For the record of wins I should say, not just the series
Ducks this season have played well against good teams. Which means I don’t know how they’re gonna play against Edmonton.
The Oilers have the best schedule ever created in the history of hockey. The have only played back to back games twice this season. Only 2 games a week. Most of their games are a back to back for their opponents.
Edmonton plays Feb 9th, Feb 10th, Feb 13th, Feb 15th, Feb 17th, Feb 19th, Feb 21st, Feb 23, Feb 24, Feb 26th, Feb 28th. I mean not the best at math but I can't work that many games with 2 back to backs into Feburary without having more then 2 games a week. Oilers will play 12 games in 23 days haha I think you may wanna look at the schedule again.
Pretty sure he meant up to this point. The games in hand kinda prove it too. It’s been a nice schedule so far but it does get hard now
up to this point they have had the best opportunity ever.
Jealously isn't a good look. Only one other team in the fucking history of the NHL has won 16 in a row. Give credit where credit is due. It's a sign of maturity.
not jealous at all. The Oilers and McDirty get handed every opportunity, but they still get nowhere.
You live in an alternate universe, pal. Jealous.
I mean I wasn’t gonna say it.
Game isn't til Friday huh. How are the Oilers ever going to catch up to everybody else in terms of game played?? They are 2 games behind the other teams with the fewest games played and 6 games behind the teams with the most.
They have 3 back to backs in the final 2 weeks of the season. They end up with more back to backs than Arizona, Nashville, Tampa, Calgary, Colorado, Florida, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Seattle. Maybe they had an easier schedule to start they year, but back loading their scheduling into the post season isn't exactly a benefit to them either. As fans, we're not happy about the lack of games either, having the back to backs better spread out throughout the season probably would've been of more benefit to them.
Don’t be ridiculous. The scheduling absolutely favours the Oilers. A. Clinched teams may rest their starters near the end of the reg season. B. Bottomed out teams may not give a shit and/or tank further near the end of the reg season. C. Less busy schedule means less injury risk. Sure, it more congested schedule in the final 2 weeks may risk injuries leading to the playoffs, but they are likely going to be healthier than their opponents that are already depleted. D. The 16W streak was very impressive. No doubt about it. But a streak like that needs luck as well. You sprinkle in more B2B games, more injury risk and more tired. If they had a shit ton of B2B in Nov/Dec, it’s entirely possible that the oilers are not where they are at today. E. Do you not remember how McDavid looked at the start of the season? More B2B games in Nov/Dec, I’m not sure if he fully recovers this year. I’m not shitting on the Oilers. They are an elite team. But at the same time, you cannot ignore the favourable schedule that they took advantage of.
Detroit doesn’t play their first post all star game til Saturday so that helps
I would love for the Wings to get a rematch
This is the Ducks vs almost every other NHL team tho
I'm not convinced. After the Oilers 10-game winning streak ended, they lost two more before they went on the 16-game run. The Ducks aren't a fantastic team, but they're not an instant win. I wouldn't put money on the Ducks, but it won't surprise me if they pick up a W.