When might Edmonton Oilers' next wave start converting promise into points?

Edmonton Oilers have a lot of promising young players between the ages of 20 and 24. Their individual scoring has been underwhelming. Some have exceeded expectations, but others have not. Only goalie Stuart Skinner has taken a major step forward in the current campaign. Some of the players have higher cap hits. The team has a good record in cost-controlled years. They have won 3 games out of 5. Oilers' young stars have scored just 49 points in 223 games. This is not a very good statistic. It's skewed by the fact that the team's players are under 25.

Tyler Benson was sent to Bakersfield. Jesse Puljujarvi's production has declined dramatically. Markus Niemelainen's play has been below average. Kailer Yamamoto has identical boxcars as Puljarvij. James Hamblin has impressed since signing a minor-league deal in the spring of 2020. He's been called up to the NHL. Klim Kostin wasn't even an Oiler until he was acquired by trade for Dmitri Samorukov. His game hasn't translated to actual offence. he's conservatively projects as a utility player rather than a significant scorer.

Hamblin, Kostin and Holloway are new to the team. They are averaging under 10 minutes per appearance. 5 of the 9 players under 25 have seen their ice time reduced.

Edmonton Oilers have a lot of young prospects, but none of them is meeting expectations. In Bakersfield, the same thing is happening. Olivier Rodrigue is making progress in Bakerfield. The prospects under contract have been underperforming. Allan Mitchell posted a table of NHL prospects by year on his blog Lowetide. It shows that the 2022-23 season has been disappointing for the players under contracts.

The data presented in this post is still preliminary and one-dimensional. It's not clear who's to blame for the Edmonton Oilers' poor performance.