Five red flags concerning the Edmonton Oilers, and one big green one

Draisaitl formally placed on injured reserve
Edmonton Oilers’ 2017-18 season got off to a pitch-perfect start for the first 65 or so minutes. That was long enough for the Oil to shut down Calgary Flames 3-0 in the opener on a Connor McDavid hat trick, then jump to an early 1-0 lead at Vancouver when Kris Russell of all people got a bit of a gift. I can cast my mind back to that moment, things going so smoothly, it almost seemed too easy.
Correct on that last point, key word being “se