From coaching to management to the defense struggling and everything in between there is plenty of blame to go around with the Edmonton Oilers. A major story line is the lack of impact from Leon Draisaitl. His poor play is a major concern going forward.
The Edmonton Oilers expect a lot from Draisaitl. Being the second line center, behind Connor McDavid, gives Draisaitl matchups against the opposing teams weaker defense pairings. All of the attention goes to stopping McDavid. Draisaitl has the ability to take advantage of second pairing D, but he just isn’t doing that to this point.