{"id":447091,"date":"2026-02-05T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/447091\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:12:13","slug":"oilers-leon-draisaitl-shares-hard-truth-amid-edmonton-rough-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/447091\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl shares hard truth amid Edmonton rough patch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leon Draisaitl clearly isn’t happy.<\/p>\n

The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> lost 4-3 to a subpar Calgary Flames<\/a> team on Wednesday night, and speaking with the media postgame, Draisaitl summed up the reality quite simply.<\/p>\n

“Just not good enough right now,” Draisaitl told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s a fair take from the offensive superstar.<\/p>\n

The Oilers have now lost three in a row. That began with a 7-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild<\/a>. Then, they lost 5-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And now, this loss to the Flames.<\/p>\n

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It’ll leave a tough taste in the Oilers’ mouths, since it was their last game before the Olympic break.<\/p>\n

Edmonton’s stars will now head to Italy, including Draisaitl to play for Germany.<\/p>\n

Draisaitl didn’t have a terrible end to the portion of hockey before the Olympics.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 26 in a win over the Ducks, he had four assists.<\/p>\n

Three days later to beat the Sharks in overtime, Draisaitl had a goal and two assists.<\/p>\n

He scored a goal in the 7-3 loss to the Wild but was a minus-2, then didn’t score and was minus-1 against the Leafs.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night, Draisaitl had two goals and was a plus-1 in the Oilers’ defeat.<\/p>\n

The Oilers are still in second place in the Western Conference’s Pacific Division and will come back from the Olympics in strong control of their own playoff destiny.<\/p>\n

Still, they’d surely like to hit the ground running out of the break in a way they weren’t performing heading into it.<\/p>\n

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