Edmonton Oilers Pregame
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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