Sunday Scramble: The predictably unpredictably Oilers, a bad day for the Senators, and annoying whistling at Mammoth games

I, for one, am finding the humour in the Edmonton Oilers‘ inability to string together three wins.

Oh, the Los Angeles Kings, one of your biggest rivals, are in town after losing to Winnipeg just 24 hours before?

Whack.

Big divisional game to keep pace? A jazzed-up building celebrating the Great and Powerful Leon Draisaitl and his 1000-point achievement?

Loss.

The Hockey Gods are sitting behind the display counter like Rick Harrison from Pawn Stars when they reply to the Oilers, “The best I can do is a point.”

You can set your watch to Edmonton Oilers performances this year. They are predictably unpredictable.

When you think they are generating momentum, they are due to start a game with no shots in the first 10 minutes. When you think they are falling apart at the seams, like some were at this time last Sunday, this team goes 2-1.

And win two of three they did, with a nice home showing against Nashville, and a gritty comeback at Winnipeg.

Five games in seven nights

This week’s schedule is a busy one, though:

Road to Chicago on MondayRoad to Nashville on Tuesday Home vs New York Islanders on ThursdayRoad to Vancouver on Saturday Then the Oilers host the Blues on Sunday to end the back-to-back. It’s a sprint before the beginning of what I call the “dominant” part of their schedule, where they play eight straight games at home.

Applying the current Oilers schedule rules, where they can’t win three in a row and don’t often win back-to-backs, I wager the Oilers will go 3-2 in some fashion over the next five.

Record vs Pacific: 5-2-2 Record in back-to-backs: 1-3-3 Record on the road: 11-11-3

Ingram’s the choice

When Tristan Jarry returns, which could be this week, the Oilers are forced to decide between Ingram and Pickard, unless they carry three........

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