Oilers star Leon Draisaitl delivers tough message to Canucks after convincing win
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The Edmonton Oilers earned their first win of the season with a dominant win over the Vancouver Canucks last night, and Draisaitl made that very clear.
After Game 1's collapse loss to the Flames, fans may have been ready for another slow start to the season. Instead, the Oilers seemingly listened to McDavid's message, and showed up for a complete effort vs. the Canucks.
Leon Draisaitl says Edmonton Oiler were simply the better team vs Canucks
Speaking to the media after the game, all Oilers were clearly pleased with their effort - even the Coach gave the rare raise praise of a 60 minute effort.
But Leon Draisaitl summed it up the best. The Edmonton Oilers were just better than the Canucks.
[Demko] was obviously the difference for a large chunk there. I thought we were the better team. Played really well, had our legs, all four lines going, different guys chipping in.
We're going to be a hard team to beat when we consistently find a way to play like that.
- Leon Draisaitl
Not only were the Oilers superstars completely owning the ice in their minutes, Draisaitl was right to point out that their effort was continued by the depth of the lineup.
All 4 lines handedly won their minutes against the Canucks, and there was some meaningful offence chipped in from Noah Philp. Adam Henrique's line with newcomers Tomasek and Howard had a great night.
Every shift, the Oilers came at the Canucks with speed and forced their way into the offensive zone to generate chances. Vancouver may have landed some big hits, but the Oilers were skating circles around them, and without Demko, this would've been a blowout.
Draisaitl was completely right to declare the Oilers the better team last night - but he'd be right to say they're a better team entirely, too.
If the Oilers are able to keep up this level of effort from all 4 lines, they'll remain as the class of the NHL Again in the 2025-26 season.
We're going to be a hard team to beat when we consistently find a way to play like that.
- Leon Draisaitl
Not only were the Oilers superstars completely owning the ice in their minutes, Draisaitl was right to point out that their effort was continued by the depth of the lineup.
All 4 lines handedly won their minutes against the Canucks, and there was some meaningful offence chipped in from Noah Philp. Adam Henrique's line with newcomers Tomasek and Howard had a great night.
Every shift, the Oilers came at the Canucks with speed and forced their way into the offensive zone to generate chances. Vancouver may have landed some big hits, but the Oilers were skating circles around them, and without Demko, this would've been a blowout.
Draisaitl was completely right to declare the Oilers the better team last night - but he'd be right to say they're a better team entirely, too.
If the Oilers are able to keep up this level of effort from all 4 lines, they'll remain as the class of the NHL Again in the 2025-26 season.
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