They won a hard-fought series against the LA Kings in the first round, then after losing game one in a football score fashion against the Calgary Flames in round 2, they went on the win 4 straight.
With Ben Stelter in the Oilers corner, it looked like they were going to go all the way, that is until they ran into the eventual cup champion Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche proved how poor the Edmonton Oilers defence and goaltending was and demolished the Oilers in 4 straight games.
Ryan Rishaug of Sports Center had a discussion with McDavid about the upcoming season, and McDavid said the team will have no problem scoring goals, it will be the other areas that need help.
The Oilers made a significant upgrade in between the pipes this season, bringing in Jack Campbell to replace Mike Smith as the starting goalie, but they will be going in with the same defence pairings as they had last season. The only change on the back end is they brought in former second overall pick Ryan Murray.
