The Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers so badly on Saturday that they may have sent the Original Six franchise into a retool.
Edmonton got a sorely needed 6-2 victory against the Rangers on Saturday night, dominating all three areas of the ice for most of the night. The Oilers outshot New York by a dominant margin of 21-9 after the first period and eventually fired a total of 40 shots toward Jonathan Quick in the victory.
It was the Rangers’ second straight loss and, according to a new report by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, it may have prompted management to look into offloading some pretty big names.
“In the aftermath of their 6-2 loss in Edmonton on Saturday, the Rangers have made it very clear they are interested in making moves and shaking up their roster,” Friedman reported on social media.
“Among the names indicated are Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba, although other options will be considered.”
In the aftermath of their 6-2 loss in Edmonton on Saturday, the Rangers have made it very clear they are interested in making moves and shaking up their roster.
Among the names indicated are Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba, although other options will be considered.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) November 25, 2024
Those are some pretty big names and trading one, or both, would represent some monumental change in the Big Apple. It’s also a bit strange to think that a Vasily Podkolzin goal has that much pull for an organization to consider such drastic moves.
Oilers fans, of course, had a lot of fun with this one.
Oilers shook NYRags
— 🏒ESSE (The💧Drop) (@97OrangeCrush29) November 25, 2024
Edmonton broke them 💀
— Nathaniel Borody (@NathanielBorody) November 25, 2024
Oilers ended the Rangers
— Donairdaddy 🐧🦭✳️ (@donairdaddy) November 25, 2024
Oilers broke the Rags
— Roxy Resident (@luck71717) November 25, 2024
Losing to the team with the best player in the world and the league’s leading goal scorer shouldn’t cause you to have an existential crisis. https://t.co/zAp73NoU45
— Arch (@Archaeologuy) November 25, 2024
Yikes, I get that we’re good at destroying teams, but mid-seasons is a bit extreme. https://t.co/URmPQZmHkX
— Kevin McCurdy (@McCurdy1987) November 25, 2024
While the Oilers did hand the Rangers a tough loss, it’s a bit unusual to see a 12-6-1 team seemingly panic over a few losses. If this does indeed come to pass, it also wouldn’t be the first time that Connor McDavid’s Oilers have been at least partly responsible for a team’s unravelling.
Edmonton practically ended their rival Calgary Flames’ cup window back in 2022, defeating them in a five-game second-round playoff series. Following that loss to the Oilers, Calgary saw Johnny Gaudreau leave in free agency and then traded off superstar Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.
It’s certainly a strange scenario, but one that Oilers fans will take a lot of joy in hearing.