Rebuild.
It is something that the Edmonton Oilers have been trying to do for the last nine years. Now, it seems like the Oilers will miss the playoffs for the 10th year in a row.
This can only lead us to question this: what’s the next step? They’ve had five first-overall draft picks, built an offensive arsenal and went through multiple coaches and general managers.
The front office issues seem to be coming under control, but they’ve been left with a terrifying mess. They have “Norris-worthy” Justin Schultz taking up $3.9 million on cap space, and all of their “core” players are signed to huge $6 million deals.