We’re on a roll here with breaking down the Iowa Wild’s 2017-18 opponents, beginning with their out-of-division games against the Pacific. While it’s just two games against Bakersfield (Edmonton Oilers), the possible four points are big for a team that missed the postseason by just five last year.
With the Edmonton Oilers having a gaggle of players under 24 on their current roster, the Condors come into their 2017-18 campaign on the tail end of the Oilers’ rebuild following their drafting of McYeezus.
The biggest difference in Bakersfield’s roster is the departure of their leading scorer last year, former second rounder Anton Lander, who didn’t get an NHL offer when his contract expired and is over playing with the Kazan (Admiral) Ak-Bars in the KHL.