It's not yet safe to praise the Edmonton Oilers, but here goes …

The praise was through the roof before the season, but then came the  crash
If nothing else, the Edmonton Oilers have shown themselves to be a team this year who cannot handle praise.
Just before the Oilers were to lay a colossal stink bomb on the NHL with a three win, eight loss start to the 2017-18 season, everyone, everyone, everyone was incredibly bullish about the team.
At USA Today, two of their six experts predicted the Oilers would win the Stanley Cup.
Over at Sportsnet, t