Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 5
That year was the first thing that came to my mind after the Edmonton Oilers played a first period from Hockey Hell on Thursday night. I’ve written about this team having a weird obsession with adversity, I’ve written about them loving to prove doubters wrong. Never in my wildest dreams did I think they could […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 4
The penalty minute count for Game 3 between both teams was 140, the 4th highest number ever in a Finals game. The Edmonton Oilers were also shorthanded 11 times, which is the most in a Finals game. In fact, you should go to the penalty box just for reading this article. Granted, the 114 PIM […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 3
Corey Perry and Brad Marchand keep proving that age is only a state of mind. Perry scored a miracle tying goal with less than 20 seconds left in regulation, setting up the second straight Overtime tilt in a series that’s still only two games old. It was his 9th career goal scored in a Final […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Stanley Cup Final – Game 2
There haven’t been enough mentions about Corey Perry’s subtle backhand pass on the Overtime winner. The 40-year-old was probably our team’s worst forward in last year’s Playoffs, but the complete 180 he’s made in this year’s Playoffs is what you’d read if you looked up Fountain Of Youth on the internet. Also, with the third-period […]
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Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 1
Maybe I’m biased, but has this NHL season had a bigger Next Man Up team than this one? No one ever roots for injuries, but before needing to fill spots left by Zach Hyman and Connor Brown, we’d practically given up on the idea of Jeff Skinner playing another Playoff game for the Edmonton Oilers. […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 5
Happy belated 9th Birthday, Ben Stelter. Tuesday night’s win was for you. We’re just one win away from a second straight Finals appearance. We always wish Ben were still with us and imagine how joyful he’d be to watch the Edmonton Oilers in these Playoff runs the last couple of years. A really nice gesture […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 4
Over the last few years, it’s been a running joke for Edmonton Oilers fans that an afternoon game is always a guaranteed loss for the team. A 6-1 victory is certainly no joke, however. At the same time, people were perplexed that the NHL would give a Conference Final game a 1 pm Mountain Time/3 […]
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Edmonton Oilers Recap: Round 3, Game 3
The Edmonton Oilers return to Rogers Place for the third game of the third round after tying the series 1-1 at the American Airlines Centre. Game 2 ended with a 3-0 final score, Stuart Skinner recorded his third shutout in four starts. Roope Hintz, the top-line centerman for the Dallas Stars, was a game-time decision […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 2
The Edmonton Oilers, for a team that didn’t play any games for exactly one week, looked really good in the first and second periods of Game 1. There were no signs of rust whatsoever. They looked like they would take a 1-0 series lead in Round 3, just like they did last year. If only […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 3, Game 1
You know, Stu. Just when we think you couldn’t possibly allow any more pucks, you go and do something like this… AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF! This is what makes Playoff hockey so thrilling. Whatever you did in the regular season, whatever you did in the previous game, whatever you did in seasons prior, none of […]
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