What Caused The Losing Streak For The Edmonton Oilers?

EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 27: Edmonton Oilers Center Connor McDavid (97) takes a rare penalty in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Vancouver Canucks on December 27, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - DECEMBER 27: Edmonton Oilers Center Connor McDavid (97) takes a rare penalty in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Vancouver Canucks on December 27, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
1 of 5
Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON, AB – DECEMBER 27: Edmonton Oilers Center Connor McDavid (97) takes a rare penalty in the second period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Vancouver Canucks on December 27, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Many are looking for answers after the Edmonton Oilers took yet another loss in a divisional matchup to the Vancouver Canucks that saw the team get bounced from a wildcard spot.

Edmonton Oilers: This wasn’t the way it was supposed to be. They were supposed to ride Ken Hitchcock’s 9-2-2 record to the glory land. But now here we are, four straight losses into a now 9-6-2 record of the Hitchcock era.

The truth is, we should have expected this. This club was turning up on the positive side of far too many one-goal games for that success to remain sustainable. And a few small tweaks that nobody has any control over along with shaky team play and the failure of depth players to step up has resulted in the four-game losing streak we now find ourselves in.

I’m going to be referencing Ken Hitchcock quite a bit in this article. Because if anyone were to have the answers to this losing streak, well you would hope it would be him.

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations