After the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated in the second round, MikeMcKenna56 looked at the reasons why it happened:
The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights because they couldn’t defend. Simple as that.
There’s no way around it: Edmonton was brutal at even strength in the series. Of the 18 goals scored against Vegas, the Oilers only managed to score nine times during five-on-five play. The remaining nine goals were scored on the power play: Edmonton’s bread and butter. I could talk about depth all day, and how Edmonton’s forwards didn’t stack up against what Vegas had to offer. Yeah, the Golden Knights were deeper. There’s no disputing it when 11 Vegas forwards scored in the series compared to Edmonton’s eight.
In six second-round games, the Oilers averaged 3.67 goals against. Defensive coverage was abysmal at times. And goaltender Stuart Skinner was pulled in three of the last four contests. But what I found disturbing was the complete lack of trust the Oilers showed in goaltender Jack Campbell. Signed to a $5 million, $5-year deal this past offseason, Campbell was firmly planted on the Edmonton bench at the start of every 2023 Stanley Cup playoff game.
All of which were listed in my recent piece. As I watched Game 6, I knew Edmonton was in trouble the moment I saw defenseman Cody Ceci chase a Golden Knights player to within feet of the blue line just before Jonathon Marchessault scored the second goal for Vegas midway through the second period.
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