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Not much to say about the game. Most of the team was pretty bad including a no show by any of the stars. I do think teams get really amped up to play the Oilers stars so they come out firing looking to bang the Oilers early and often to start games.

I saw a few times the Kings looked like they were playing a 1-3-1 and not really pressing much after the first. Oilers need to figure out a way to get around that as more teams are just going to sit back, not let the Oilers get any speed in the neutral zone and just wait for the Oilers to get frustrate, start pressing and make mistakes. I saw McD slamming some gates last night so teams are going to see that and just keep doing it. The Oilers players don't appear to be the type of team willing to change how they play. It's got to be show time, cross crease passes, 3 or 4 passes before the guy just taps it in. When things aren't working, sometimes you just have to simplify your game get lots of pucks on goal, look for tips and rebounds but they don't seem to be willing to do that.

I had hoped with Skinner getting the start in Seattle, it would break the cycle of Koskinen having a bad game after multiple good ones. NOPE. I thought the Oilers had some life after that Nurse goal and then in my opinion, visibly sagged big time after Koskinen let that second goal stinker.

I did find it pretty laughable and pathetic of the NHL that of all people McD gets a 5 and a game. Sure he hit him but given the amount of crap McD takes that doesn't get called, some of it dangerous, just shows how far gone the refs are. At least Tippet ripped a strip off the ref and from reading his lips, I am pretty sure he said exactly the same thing. Long, long, long, long overdue.

Move on, be better next game.



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