Coming into this season, the Edmonton Oilers main objective is to change. Not just the culture, but their winning habits, overall performance and consistency.
A key to this is getting the players to buy in, and from observations of the team before training camp, one player is making a big push: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a stand out player so far in the World Cup of Hockey, and looks to be getting his groove back.
While this is a great sign, especially given the Oilers’ lack of success when it comes to the development of first-overall picks, it can mean a variety of different instances for the team, and for Nuge himself.