Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
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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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2, Game 5
“I decided to play this position, so it’s completely my fault” – Stuart Skinner after the Edmonton Oilers Game 4 Nobody needed Monday night’s win more than the guy between the pipes. If you’re an Edmonton Oilers fan on social media, you know what I’m talking about. If you don’t use social media apps, bless […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2, Game 4
Corey Perry held a Mother’s Day event for all of his Edmonton Oilers teammates yesterday. I’m sure all the mothers liked that better than the last-second present they got the night before. The Edmonton Oilers are still up 2-1 in the series, and they were due for a loss after six straight wins. It’s how […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2, Game 3
“Death, Taxes and you being upset with the refereeing” – Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch, a week ago. I’ve almost never talked about NHL officiating when writing my articles, because every hockey fan has the exact same feelings about them. Why bother repeating an argument that’s redundant and parodied leaguewide? In my view, we […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2, Game 2
It takes four wins to advance, but the Edmonton Oilers historically lose almost every Game 1. In their last 15 rounds, including Tuesday night, they’ve won only four series openers. Even in 2006, they only won one Game 1. If you include that Playoff run, just for laughs, the record is 5 Game 1 wins […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2 Game 1
Hockey weekends like this past one are always more fun when it’s not your team playing a tight and stressful game. But now it’s time we got back to watching our games. As I’m writing this, the Los Angeles Kings are mutually parting ways with former defenseman and now former GM Rob Blake. I alluded […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 6
I remember this quote from TSN’s Craig Button about Edmonton Oilers Mattias Janmark during a home game against the Montreal Canadiens in March. “You wanna know what a 2 goal scorer looks like?” My friends, that is what a 2 goal scorer looks like. Never forget how much of an impact your bottom six can make in Playoff […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 5
As I pointed out in my Game 2 preview, the Edmonton Oilers are obsessed with adversity. They’ll start off playing average or terrible hockey, but then suddenly turn into the Harlem Globetrotters on ice when everybody on social media loses their minds prematurely. They went from hating Evan Bouchard’s defense to loving how he kept […]
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Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 4
It’s always nicer to write these after a win when everyone’s happier. Calvin Pickard got the start in Game 3, and I’m not too picky about how he played. The only goal out of 4 that I completely blame him for was the 4th one. The Oilers had just tied the game 3-3, and then the […]
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