Toronto Maple Leafs Headline November Canadian Team Power Rankings

The 2nd Best Canadian Team: Edmonton Oilers

Ex- Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell is off to a bad start with his new team.

Unfortunately, the Oilers have the NHL’s worst front office, and their strategy to fill their team with ex Leafs is a bad one. 

The Oilers are paying Zach Hyman $5 million per year on one of the NHL’s worst contracts.

Their second most used defenseman at 5v5 is Cody Ceci.

They continue to employ Tyson Barrie.

But the worst thing they did was give Jack Campbell a five-year contract.

Having watched almost every game of Jack Campbell’s career, I wrote that giving him a multi-year contract extension was a firable offense. 

I wrote that when I thought Kyle Dubas was going to sign him.

But it barely matters.  The Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, and that is enough to get them into the playoffs, and enough to make them Cup contenders.

If their goalie gets even slightly warm at the right time, look out.

If their owner decides to start operating his team like it’s post-Y2K, then really look out.

But even if they keep their status quo they’ve still got a decent shot at glory, just because of they have two of the best players in the world.