The Edmonton Oilers have missed the gun
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#6FTSM)
The problem of being billed as a Stanley Cup contender, as the Edmonton Oilers most certainly were heading into this season, is that if that team proceeds to be facing the wrong way when the gates open, it gets a little more focus, and generates a little more alarm than the first two weeks of the season should.