Oilers Lose A Tough One

A tough loss tonight in Edmonton where one mistake can cost you the game.  Whatever, it happens.   - A few thoughts from tonight.  I will break it into what I like and then what scares me about the Oilers from what I have seen so far in preseason and this game:

What scares me about the Oil:

• Moreau is not even present on the ice.  Is he not the leader?  What the heck is he doing?
• Khabibulin does not look confident, regardless of the mistake, I mean all game
• Hemsky does not look as strong as I remember
• Passes are not crisp, the Oilers still are giving up the puck a lot
• Defensive zone coverage sloppy

What I like:

• Quinn's plan of adding size is working
• The new Penner
• Gagner fighting to get back up to the right line, a goal and a fight
• Comrie and O'Sullivan (Sully missed a lot of chances but he will bounce back)
• Horcoff's faceoff percentage

It is only the first game.  How the team bounces back will determine how they do in the next few weeks.

PTB