Former NHL coach Bruce Boudreau issues warning to the Oilers

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Finnegan Frost
October 23, 2024 (4:16)

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The Edmonton Oilers are off to another disastrous start to the regular season, and the losses keep piling one after the other.

According to Liam McCormick of Oilers Daily, Fan favourite former NHL coach Bruce Boudreau is now working as an analyst with TSN, and Brucey recently had a warning for the Oilers and some advice for Coach Knoblauch.

Boudreau spoke about the Oilers similar slow start to last season, where they cratered to a record of 2-9-1 before firing Jay Woodcroft. The Oilers turned it around with a 16 game win streak, and Boudreau wanted to never really expect something like that again - the Oilers need points now to keep pace in the standings.

»You can not depend, oh we're just gonna win 10-12 in a row they've started to come back, won two, but let's just say they have a little glitch and they lose the next two? They're starting all over again, another week or two down the drain. The idea is to get to .500, and go from there.»
- Bruce Boudreau

The Oilers took another disappointing loss to the Carolina Hurricanes last night, losing by a score of 3-2 with just seconds left in overtime. With that being said, the Oilers fall to 2-4-1 record, and the teams overall performance has been underwhelming to say the least.

Although the loss was frustrating, there are some moral victories that occurred. The Oilers managed to score a power play goal, finally snapping the cold streak which has been haunting them.

Despite scoring on the PP, Bruce Boudreau makes some incredibly valid points. To think that the Oilers will go on another legendary 16 game winning streak is completely unrealistic, and the team must find ways to win these close games on a consistent basis.

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