Author: Stephen Vani
Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.
Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Before I talk about the obvious, Darnell Nurse deserves a lot of love. A 3 point game, two of them being goals and one of those being the overtime winner on Thursday night. I even remember a shift where he blocked an attempt at the puck getting to his team’s net. He normally overcommits to […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
They won, that’s all that matters. They won. Tuesday night’s game had no business going to overtime. Edmonton made it a two goal game in the third period against a team riddled with injuries, and then they just couldn’t buy a save. The first Islanders goal was a nice shot, I don’t blame Stuart Skinner […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Brett Kulak is on pace for a 21 goal season. I just thought that was a fun thing to say. The way the second period ended brought flashbacks of last year’s second round, when the Oilers had a 3-0 nothing lead in the third period of Game 7 against the Canucks and nearly blew it. […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
At least the captain is back, that’s cool. Although Connor McDavid didn’t get a single point in his return on Wednesday, he did have two pretty good rush chances. In his first game back from an injury last season, he had two shots then as well, along with an assist and two blocked shots. I […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
First, I’ll recap a trade that happened before Monday night’s game. The Edmonton Oilers acquired prospect defenseman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for prospect defenseman Ben Gleason. It was pretty much an AHL move, but it doesn’t hurt to have another right-handed blue liner in the system. We’ll see how it turns […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
I liked that Battle of Alberta better than the first one. Leon Draisaitl has had two consecutive 3 point games. For all the talk from outside the Oilers fanbase that he can only get points on the powerplay or his stardom is only a product of Connor McDavid, he has historically performed well in the […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
That was a fun Halloween night of hockey. Leon Draisaitl once again went trick-or-treating on the Predators with another productive game against them. Viktor Arvidsson and Zach Hyman finally scored their first goals of the season. Their struggles to put the puck in the net haven’t been for the lack of trying or signs of […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Unlike pregame articles in the past, this one will exclude a recap of the previous game. Not because it was a really bad loss, as I’ve never shied away from writing about ugly Oilers hockey. Related Post: Connor McDavid Leaves Game With Injury; Returns to Edmonton for Evaluation The team announced that Connor McDavid is […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
Leon Draisaitl had himself a nice birthday, didn’t he? #29 had his best game of the season so far on his 29th birthday. He scored a tying goal, assisted on a tying goal, and scored the winning goal in Overtime. Per a tweet from the Sportsnet Twitter account, he is the 11th player in NHL […]
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Edmonton Oilers Pregame Thoughts
A shutout? I mean, a shutout. After the first period, every Oilers fan started fearing that Pittsburgh’s goaltender Joel Blomqvist would get the shutout instead. There’s always something about backup/third-string goalies who look like Vezina trophy winners whenever they play against Edmonton. Stuart Skinner, as referenced, had a great night in net. He didn’t face […]
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