Oilers leadership group called out for post-game action after loss to Avalanche

If we didn't see any of the Oilers' core-group speaking with the media post-game last night, it's probably because they were hanging there heads in the locker-room, replaying in their minds the horror-show they'd just witnessed.

Or it could be there just wasn't anything to really say; I mean, what could they say.

If it smells like rock-bottom, and looks like rock-bottom, chances are it is. And when you score 1 goal to the other team's 9, someone or everybody is not doing their job.

Edmonton has scored just 26 goals to start this season, an average goals for per hour rate of 2.2 and are generating just 2.3 expected goals for per hour - the fifth-worst in the league.

So, they're not scoring enough goals and not creating good scoring chances.

And when you're only controlling 48.6% of the expected goal share when the league-average is 56.8%, you're chasing the game. Oilers' scoring chance share has gone from 56.5% to 46.6%, and the high-danger scoring chance share has gone from 59.85% to 46.8%.

These are all things that McDavid, Draisaitl, Skinner and company could have said post-game, but didn't. Then again, whatever numbers one attaches to a 9-1 loss can only verify what is already obvious to anyone that watched the game - the team is performing poorly in pretty much every department.

If the Oilers have in fact hit rock-bottom, then up is the only way they can go. Getting embarrassed by Colorado might be what they needed for a reality check, and to start winning games.