The stretch drive is upon us! There are 10 games left in the Oilers season. They currently sit 7 points back of the Coyotes for the 2nd Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. They have to pass Chicago, Colorado, Minnesota, and Arizona to get into a playoff spot. This week, the Oilers have games against the Blues, the Jackets, and the Senators. The good news is that 3 of the next 6 are against teams near the bottom of the standings (OTT, LA, and ANA). The bad news is that the other 7 are against teams that are above them in the standings.

As much as I’d love to see a miracle run to the playoffs, it isn’t going to happen.

Despite that, there are still reasons to watch Oilers games for the rest of the year. Leon’s chase for 50 goals and 100 points is something that I’ll be cheering for. He needs 7 goals and 9 points to hit the mark. That’s the only thing that I’ll be watching for that affects this season though. I’m looking ahead to this summer and what the new GM can do to improve the roster going into next season.

Over the course of the spring, I’ll be posting articles about what the Oilers can do to improve the team this summer in my 2019 Oilers Off-Season Game Plan series. For now, here are some of the questions that I’ll be looking for the answers to over the course of these last 10 games.

CLICK HERE to read what Ryan will be looking forward to as the Oilers season winds down. Follow him @EdmOilDrops on Twitter.

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