Oilers fans opened the season fretting over a leaky defence and a goaltending mess after the 9-7 win in Vancouver, then watched Devon Levi and a tighter system calm everything down. At 11-2-2, with Jarry posting back-to-back shutouts, the mood has turned euphoric.
From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 11-2-2
Season misery
36Content
Worst week
58Nov 2–8
Best week
14Oct 5–11
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.
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what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long
Fans lurched from despair over Levi's first start to crowning him goalie of the now, then watched Matt Tomkins win his first Oilers start as the goalies allowed one goal in three games.
“Terrible. But I’m actually optimistic that our 2 other goalies will work out. It is a nice luxury to have 3 for a change.”
