Fifteen: Edmonton (6th Pacific)

Edmonton needs to watch tapes of the Chicago Blackhawks. They have the centers to play a very similar style and maybe a guy like Darnell Nurse D can evolve into a Duncan Keith type. As of now they are more like those Penguins teams that don't win the cup. This team is fun because they have so many early picks on their roster that are starting to raise their games. Leon Draisaitl C is pushing play and working well with Taylor Hall LW.

Record: 14 - 18 - 2 30pts ( projected: 16 - 21 - 3 35pts)

Significant Injuries:
Connor McDavid C (been out a while)
Oscar Klefbom D
Benoit Pouliot LW

These are all guys that put in respectable minutes. McDavid would be an obvious boost to offense.

Next Fifteen Days 12/20/2015 - 1/3/2015:
Monday Winnipeg visits
Saturday at Vancouver
Sunday at Calgary
Tuesday Los Angeles visits
Thursday Anaheim visits
Saturday Arizona visits

Edmonton needs to slow down the offensive push and get solid in their own end. Anaheim and Arizona have to be wins. Three points out of Vancouver and Winnipeg bodes well.

5 out of 12pts

2 - 3 - 1

Last Fifteen Days 12/5/2015 - 12/19/2015:
WIN 4 - 2 Buffalo
WIN 4 - 3 (OT) San Jose
WIN 7 - 5 New York Rangers
WIN 3 - 2 (OT) Boston
LOSS 2 - 4 at New York Rangers
LOSS 0 - 4 at Chicago
LOSS 1 - 5 at Colorado

4 - 3 - 0

8 out of 14pts

The solid start to this fifteen days gets balanced by those late losses. Streaky team here. But really Edmonton has yet to find that tough defensive play that separates fun teams from GREAT teams.