 Throughout the season, the Oilers lost various players to injury and illness; at one point, they had 11 players out of the line-up and had to rely on emergency call-ups to fill their roster.In 2007–08, the Oilers had a 16–21–4 record after the first half of the season.They improved in the second half of the year, however, going 25–14–2 in 41 games for a final record of 41–35–6.