Author: Stephen Vani

Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

These comeback wins we’re seeing lately have been pretty fun for Oilers fans. Seeing 22-year-old Yaroslav Askarov, the 11th overall pick by Nashville in 2020, come up with a 39-save performance and almost steal 2 points from us reminded Edmonton Oilers fans of when Lukas Dostal goalie-d our team for the Ducks at this same […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

You can always count on them to be Bruin up a win. Ha, get it? I think Gene Principe would approve. Being down 2-0 after a subpar first period, comebacks are always fun, especially after allowing the opponents in the previous game to come back and beat you. It was even better to see Evan […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

A bad game was bound to happen; take it easy, Oilers fans. One positive to take out of Monday night’s debacle is Zach Hyman showing his warrior side. He took a Bouch-bomb in the face and still had a glorious scoring chance in the third period. If he had scored on it, it would’ve been […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Sportsnet was airing an Edmonton Oilers game from the 80s on Saturday. Oh, what? It was a 2024 Oilers game? My mistake. Stuart Skinner can laugh now at his blunder that inched the Golden Knights 2 goals closer to a comeback from 5-0 down. Stopping 38 shots out of 41 is still a solid night, […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

You won’t win every game, but for the Oilers, some wins feel way better than others. First of all, if you’re a Wild fan reading this, whether you saw Thursday’s game in person or on TV or on the radio, I’m sorry you had to sit through that. No team enjoys getting blown out; this […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

People are liking 25 and 74 again, I think that’s nice. In his last five starts, Stuart Skinner is 4-1 with a .947 SV% and a 1.40 GAA. Only citing these games seems like a cherry pick, as his overall stats still don’t look great this season. But what matters is they are trending in […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

The boobirds won. I wouldn’t say I’m 100% on the side of booing players who used to be on your team. But I understand the reasons why fans are doing it. Sometimes when fans boo, it’s not always because they dislike the player(s). It could be a more cynical acknowledgment and appreciation, like, “Hey, I […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Zach Hyman wasn’t picked for Team Canada, and he took that personally. Thursday night was his first game back from his injury and he came up with a 2 goal performance. He was even part of a successful coach’s challenge made by the other team, that never happens. On second thought, maybe that’s why he […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

A Playoff type of game in early December, that’s pretty cool. Edmonton failed to sweep their three game road trip, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. In the first two periods, both the Oilers and Golden Knights were playing a tight defensive game. Then the third period made it possibly the most entertaining […]

Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts

Who told them to play a game as good as that one? That’s unfathomable. How dare they confuse Oilers fans like that. Edmonton entered the second half of a back-to-back road trip and held it together against an elite offensive team. Though the Avalanche have been dealing with depth injuries and have had as unideal […]