Three Things To Watch From The Oilers In The Heritage Classic

Edmonton Oilers Defensive Coverage

Over the first 7 games, the Edmonton Oilers defensive coverage has been a bit of a tire fire. They are leaving players wide-open and giving players wide-open looks. To me, it just appears to be a lack of mental sharpness.

I don’t know if it is because they are being lazy, not communicating or some other reason. It doesn’t matter either way what the actual issue is. What does matter is fixing it. There is no way on paper this team should be doing that bad.

I think tonight’s game is going to have a playoff vibe to it, so hopefully the team will sharpen up and play harder to get the win. If the Oilers defense comes out and play a terrible game I think that there will need to be some big changes made to try and fix them.

Starting Goalie Needs To Be Sharp

So far this season the Edmonton Oilers goaltending has been one of the bright spots. That being said there have been a few mistakes that have either taken away momentum or cost them a lead.

This rings true for both Jack Campbell as well as Stuart Skinner. As for which goalie is starting tonight, it appears it will be Stuart Skinner.

If this is the case then SKinner should bring his A game as he will be playing at home in front of all his family and friends, since he grew up in Edmonton.

At the end of the day, this game is going to be worth more than just the two points for these two teams. It will give the winning team some bragging rights as well as give them a much-needed momentum boost moving forward. Both teams would love both of those things.