Head coach Kris Knoblauch reveals major issue with star players

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Finnegan Frost
October 18, 2024 (6:00 PM)

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The Oilers are set for an epic western conference final rematch tomorrow night as the team travels to Texas to take on the Dallas Stars.

It's no secret that the Edmonton Oilers have had a slow start to the NHL regular season so far. Going down 0-3 early on is never a good situation, but the Oilers are slowly inch-worming back to a 500 record.

The Edmonton Oilers have a golden opportunity to dig their way out of the losing column tomorrow night, but they face a formidable Dallas Stars team who have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL to start the season.

Currently sitting at 2-3, Oilers head coach Knoblauch admits some of the major issues the team's star players have been struggling with, specifically on the power play.

Knoblauch said he thinks it's because the regulars on it - including the top unit's McDavid, Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard - are "out of sync a little bit and maybe over-passing, not getting that good quality shot" while acknowledging Bouchard has been taking shots but opposing teams are doing a "good job" blocking them.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said his team and the Stars "have high expectations."

"Any time you play against the better teams, you get excited about it and you want to evaluate your game and what you're doing," Knoblauch told media. "What better way to do that than matching up against another top team

"With individuals, when they get a point or two, they get more confident," Knoblauch said.

"When that unit gets one or two, they'll be a little more confident and things will be rolling a lot better."

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