In this episode of Oilers Overtime our Edmonton Oilers crew of Jim Parsons, Colton Pankiw, and Julian Mongillo get together with Vancouver Canucks writer Matthew Zator to discuss their takeaways from the Oilers' 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, their slow starts and fast finishes, their overall reputation outside of Edmonton, the dominance of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, their thoughts on John Tortorella's comments about McDavid and finally what they should do about their goaltending before the playoffs.
Episode Rundown
2:23 - Oilers' trouble trend of slow starts to games
3:37 - Matthew's take on the Oilers' reputation outside of Edmonton
5:04 - Slow starts, fast finishes
7:03 - When does confidence cross the line into overconfidence?
8:43 - Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid's dominance in the NHL right now
9:41 - John Tortorella's comments on McDavid's complaining
14:53 - Does McDavid draw the least amount of penalties?
18:32 - Oilers' goaltending
21:56 - Could Tuukka Rask sign with the Oilers?
24:43 - Matthew's take on if goaltending is a weakness for the OIlers
27:02 - Stuart Skinner
28:45 - Will the losing streak be a wake-up call?
31:07 - Will the line juggling continue for Dave Tippett?
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