Canuckleheads

As I sit here watching the Edmonton Oilers play terrible defensive hockey for the 3rd game in a row, a couple of things are quickly becoming apparent to me.

Erik Cole is a superstar forward. He looked amazing tonight and was impossible for the Vancouver Canucks to contain. I think probably the Mattias Ohlund decided to focus his entire fight with Cole on disrobing Cole of his Jersey (Thus eliminating him from the game).

Don't get me wrong however, the Oilers would not have won this game with Cole in for the entire game.

Unless the Oilers start playing more responsibly in their own zone, this season is going to be a very long one indeed.

The Oilers have looked very intense for the most part, but they are letting opposing teams sneak in behind them, they are not clearing the puck out of their own zone, and goaltending is incredibly weak.

Offence is looking good, the puck movement and breaking out of their own zone looks very strong, the power play looks like it is going to be a force.

Very poor defensive play, I hope that Craig MacTavish takes a note and spends a bit of time on defence this week. Steve Staois is our strongest defensive d-man, Souray has really looked bad in our last three losses. He seems to always be caught flat-footed. Visnovsky has looked solid at both ends of the ice.

Very short post here, just had a few thoughts on my mind.