"Connor McDavid gonna opt out of his contract": EDM fans irate after Oilers' dismal 5-1 loss to worst Eastern Conference team

Edmonton Oilers fans on social media were irate following the team’s dismal 5-1 loss to the Eastern Conference’s bottom-place Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

Despite dominating the Sabres 33-28 on shots attempted, the Oilers managed to put one goal past them, thanks to Jack Roslovic, who tied it 1-1 at 4:29 of the second period.

As for the Sabres, they won their back-to-back games, having previously defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in overtime on Saturday. Here's how Edmonton Oilers fans on X (formerly called Twitter) reacted to the defeat.

One tweeted:

"McDavid gonna opt out of his contract."

Another chimed in:

"Just when you think this team can’t fall any lower they ‘step down’ their game."

Here are some of the other top reactions on X:

"This team is embarrassing themselves on a never seen before level. Nobody looks inspired to even try to win. It's no wonder McDavid didn't sign long term, he's outta here as soon as possible," a third fan wrote. "Garbage effort. Garbage goaltending. Garbage coaching. Garbage GM," one disgruntled fan posted. "Stan Bowman & Jeff Jackson should feel ashamed about how Connor get run over every game & this team have no toughness," another X user wrote. "I don’t often criticize them, but that was pathetic. Just going through the motions. I sure miss Kane and Perry," another chimed in.

How Buffalo Sabres down the Edmonton Oilers?

On Monday, the Buffalo Sabres (7-8-4) increased their winning streak to two games after defeating the Edmonton Oilers (9-8-4) 5-1 at KeyBank Center.

Noah Ostlund opened the scoring for the Sabres after finding the puck in the back of the net on the power play at 19:03 of the first period. Roslovic, who was the lone scorer for the Oilers in the matchup, tied it 1-1 at 4:29 of the second period.

Bowen Byram made it 2-1 for the hosts at 8:41 before Beck Malenstyn's tip-in increased the lead to 3-1 before heading into the final period. Ostund scored his second of the night to make it 4-1 for Buffalo. With less than three minutes remaining, Tage Thompson's empty-net strike won the game for the Sabres.

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Edited by Abhishek Dilta