Saturday night’s matchup featured a pair of teams that have failed to live up to the lofty expectations heaped upon them by the fans and media. Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers started off the season horrendously, failing to generate any offence, even with multiple superstar players on both sides.
Montreal’s recent surge due to the return of Carey Price had given fans some hope, but a losing skid put a damper on the sudden bit of optimism.
The Oilers couldn’t find any semblance of consistency to start their year either, and the issue has been compounded by the lack of offence from their big off-season acquisition, Ryan Strome.