Now, it appears there may be some tension or attitude issues arising from this, which veteran forward Corey Perry has addressed in his latest interview.
Unsurprisingly, Perry didn't call anyone out by name, but with such an experienced group, especially up front, this is a team that shouldn't have a selfish player among them, as they should all be focused on winning a Stanley Cup. Perry may not have done that yet, but he's been to the Stanley Cup Finals several times with Montreal and Tampa Bay, and now, he's focused on helping the Oilers win their first since the early 1990's.
Perry has an impressive 4 goals and 5 assists in 16 games since joining the team, and with so much talent up and down the lineup, they should be a Stanley Cup favourite. We saw earlier in the season however that Evander Kane was one of those players with attitude issues, and one can't help but think that may be who Corey Perry was addressing in this situation.
Overall, this is a team built for a Stanley Cup run, but unless the team follow Perry's advice, they'll struggle to take down some of the top teams in the Western Conference.
Source: Corey Perry Calls Out His Edmonton Oilers Teammates
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MARS 23 | 270 ANSWERS Corey Perry Calls Out the Attitude Issues in the Oilers Locker Room Will Perry and the Edmonton Oilers make the Stanley Cup Finals this season? | ||
Yes | 119 | 44.1 % |
No | 151 | 55.9 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
Macklin Celebrini | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 22 | 18 | 4 | - | 36 | |
Devils | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wild | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | |
Golden Knights | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | |
Capitals | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 29 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 20 | 13 | 7 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |