The Edmonton Oilers opened their 2026-27 regular season with a loss to the Vancouver Canucks. To say the least, fans have seen this story before.
After a perfect preseason in which the Oilers allowed only five goals in four games, Edmonton allowed six to a Canucks team many aren’t expecting much from. A style of play that felt all too familiar to Oilers fans, night one of the season reminded everyone how little exhibition means.
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“The bottom line is, if we want to work, we want to do things right, we’re going to have a lot of success. We want to play like that, we’re going to be chasing the game,” said Mike Babcock. “To be honest…
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