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The Edmonton Oilers rebuild is going in the wrong direction.

Despite being visually better according to general manager Craig MacTavish, the Oilers finished with fewer points this season than they did a year ago.

Visually or not, it’s points that matter in the standings and the Oilers did not come anywhere close to getting enough of them to earn respectability this season, much less challenge for a playoff spot.

So as the club misses the playoffs for the ninth-consecutive season, the question arises; How is the club is going to clean up the mess they’ve made?

Heading into this season, the Oilers believed their goaltending deficiencies and struggles on the blue line would be solved.

They weren’t.

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And in an ironic twist, the goaltender the Oilers discarded last season, Devan Dubnyk, went on to have an MVP-type run with the Minnesota Wild.

Defensively, the club struggled again and offensively, they were unable to score enough goals.

Eventually, the axe fell on head coach Dallas Eakins, who lasted less than a year and-a-half into a four-year contract.

Todd Nelson took over in the interim, showed immediate dividends and should garner consideration to be the head coach next season.

But despite showing improvement under Nelson, the Oilers still appear to be a long way off from snapping a franchise-high playoff drought.

Their goaltending is still suspect and their blue line remains young and inexperienced.

There doesn’t seem to be much help in the way of prospects coming up through the system, so once again, MacTavish is going to have to try and trade his way out of the mess.

MacTavish believes the Oilers can return 80% of this year’s roster and be competitive next season, which is hard to fathom. ​

The Oilers look well on their way to matching a record for futility by missing the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season next year.

If it were up to you, the fans, who do you think the Oilers should keep or get rid of for next season?

You be the boss.