Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Such a nice birthday present. Connor McDavid scored the only goal on Monday night, and it wound up being the game-winning goal. He is now tied with Glenn Anderson for the most game winning goals in franchise history with 72. But the credit for that goal, all of the credit belongs solely to Leon Draisaitl. […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
This was almost a mopey article, but it doesn’t have to be. The Oilers didn’t play a bad game against the Blackhawks on Saturday night, but it was a bad win by their standards. I’m not giving up on Calvin Pickard being the backup, as I also defended Stuart Skinner in the last article. But […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Stinkers happen every once in a while, even just one period. The Oilers have had a chance to at least get a loser point were it not for how bad their first period was. But I didn’t realize just how dominant they’ve been against the Penguins in recent years. They were 7-0 heading into Thursday […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
He scored, and got a point. Hallelujah, rejoice. When any other hockey player goes 2 games without a point, or 7 games without a goal, it’s normal and nothing new. When this streak happens to Connor McDavid, it’s breaking news nationwide. On Tuesday night against the Bruins, he broke his goal drought on a breakaway […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Congrats to Oilers defenseman prospect Paul Fischer for winning the gold medal with Team USA at the World Juniors on Sunday night. Edmonton almost did that thing against Seattle that they also did against Anaheim twice. The thing where they have a multi-goal lead and then let it slip away. But they didn’t, so no […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Now that’s a duck hunt, better than the first one. Credit to Anaheim for coming back in last night’s game. Lukas Dostal continues to be a great young goaltender for them. It would’ve been 3-0 in the second period were it not for a great save he made on Corey Perry moments before the cut […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Happy New Year, Oil Country. Not only was Tuesday night a good win to end 2024, it was also an interesting display of line juggling. Connor Brown was promoted to the top line with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. He responded to his promotion with 2 assists in the second period, 20 seconds apart from […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
To quote the mothers with Gene Principe on the Oilers road trip, “Mamma Mia.” Edmonton has usually been dominant against the Ducks, beating them in 7 straight games. The powerplay merchants started making a comeback throughout December. But their even strength showing on Sunday afternoon left a sour taste. There were moments in Anaheim where I […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
At least the team’s mothers had a good time. I don’t have a lot to say about yesterday’s game. Warren Foegele and Viktor Arvidsson were both productive against their former teams, though Foegele had more fun with two more points than Arvidsson. There looked to be a bit of controversy after LA’s Overtime goal when […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
I hope every fan in Oil Country, as well as all the other fanbases, enjoyed the Christmas break and time off from hockey viewing. It’s rare for this team to enter the holidays with their current record. Given how the Oilers tend to operate on the ice, they’re either barely hanging on a Playoff spot […]
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