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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 […]

NHL Playoff Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 5/1/2025

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 […]

NHL Playoff Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 4/29/2025

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 […]

NHL Playoff Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 4/27/2025

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 3

We need another camera shot of Leon Draisaitl yelling on the bench, and another viral video of Connor McDavid dropping angry F-bombs in the locker room. Since the 2005 lockout, the Edmonton Oilers have only one series win after going down 2-0. That was in 2006 against the San Jose Sharks in the second round, […]

NHL Playoff Game Preview: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 4/25/2025

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 1, Game 2

It’s easier to have a more rational take a day or two after that kind of game happens. They very nearly pulled off the Miracle on Manchester in reverse. In Round 2 of 2022, the Oilers blew a 3-0 lead in Game 4, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the game-winning goal late and won the series […]